WESTWOOD, MA – Chase Corp. reported quarterly sales volume fell in its electronic and industrial coatings product line due to a slowdown in Asian markets. Overall fiscal first quarter revenue decreased 8% year-over-year to $66.8 million, the firm said.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group today announced dates for its popular PCB2Day workshop series for spring 2020.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – The augmented, virtual and mixed reality market will top $30 billion by 2030, according to IDTechEx Research.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Almost half the population living in the US, UK, France and Germany now owns a smart home device, up from one-in-three a year ago, according to Futuresource Consulting.

BERWYN, PA – Ametek is selling Reading Alloys to Kymera International for $250 million, according to reports.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported consolidated revenues of NT$539.5 billion (US$17.8 billion) for December, down 12.9% year-over-year and 10.5% sequentially.

SOUTHAMPTON, PA – Effective Jan. 1, IMET Electronics merged with TJM Electronics. The companies are now under the TJM Electronics brand.

NEVADA CITY, CA – The global market for IC packaging grew by double digits in 2018 but increased 3% in 2019, as the overall IC devices market declined 3.7%, according to New Venture Research.

MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – Foxconn will not set up its manufacturing units here, according to reports, while the firm resolves issues with proposed investments worth ₹30,000 crore (crore = 10 million).

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will be $128.7 billion in 2020, an increase of 17.1% over 2019, according to IDC.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide fell 10.8% year-over-year to $36.7 billion in November.

ATLANTA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Magazine today announced Rocket EMS as its EMS Company of the Year for 2019.