ATLANTA – Optimism continues to improve in the electronic components supply chain as overall sentiment rose to 106.9 in the latest results from ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has announced the release of "J" revisions for two standards often used together for the manufacture of electronic assemblies.

CHENNAI – Pegatron is reportedly in advanced talks to sell its lone Indian iPhone manufacturing facility to the Tata Group.

ATLANTA — ECIA’s Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) will host a webinar on compliance issues related to PFAS on April 24. Experts from Claigan Environmental, a PFAS compliance consultancy, will explain the implications of recent legislation in the US.

CHENNAI – International Finance Corporation is weighing a potential $150 million investment into the India subsidiary of Salcomp, a Finnish electronics manufacturing services company.

NEW DELHI – Dixon Technologies is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in Transsion Holdings' Indian unit as it looks to strengthen its presence in India's smartphone market.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Orbic Electronics, through its affiliate Ashi Properties, has purchased a 27,000 sq. ft. building and and three acres of land here for $6.6 million as part of its plan to move manufacturing from China to the US.

VINH PHUC, VIETNAM – Ibase Technology has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility here, with plans to begin operations in early 2025.

SAINT HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix announced record annual revenue of EUR761.2 million ($826.7 million), up 7.5% from 2022's total.

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension reported preliminary revenue of $13.2 million for the first quarter, a year-over-year decline of 11.8%.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Orbit International announced bookings of $12.7 million for the first quarter, with deliveries already commencing and expected to continue through the first quarter of 2026.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $46.2 billion in February, a year-over-year increase of 16.3%, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.