SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics today reported 2020 net sales fell 10.3% to €478.6 million ($577.7 million) due to reduced demand in automotive and the automotive-related industrial electronics.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board orders in January increased 17.6% year-over-year, while orders decreased 9.2% sequentially, says IPC.

KARNATAKA, INDIA – Dixon Technologies is looking for land to set up an electronics manufacturing unit here.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American electronics manufacturing shipments in January were up 9.7% compared to the same month last year. Sequentially, January shipments fell 6.4%, says IPC.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The best technical conference paper of IPC Apex Expo 2021 is “Signal Integrity, Reliability, and Cost Evaluation of PCB Interlayer Crosstalk Reduction” by Sarah Czaplewski, IBM.

MORRISVILLE, NC — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative today announced the appointment of Dr. Shekhar Chandrashekhar as chief executive officer, effective Mar. 8.

MILPITAS, CA – Lenthor Engineering reported fourth quarter revenue of $10.3 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI is hosting a call for participation webinar for its RDL Adhesion Strength Measurement Project Mar. 2 and 3.

STAMFORD, CT – Global sales of smartphones to end-users declined 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to Gartner, while smartphone sales declined 12.5% in 2020.

WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson Corp. reported fiscal first quarter Advanced Technology Solutions sales of $238.2 million, up 3% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.04 billion in billings worldwide in January, the first time monthly billings have reached $3 billion, according to SEMI.

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA – TopLine Corp. has been granted US patent D908648 for a novel design for an adjustable fixture for aligning column grid array substrates.