TOKYO -- Kaga Electronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 70% of the shares in Fujitsu Electronics Inc. (FEI) from Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (FSL). 

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 19% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to the latest report from SEMI.

LAS VEGAS -- The call for papers is now open for the 2019 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC 2019), to be held May 28 to 31 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

TORONTO -- SMTC today announced the opening of its supply-chain center in Phoenix, one of several key initiatives in the electronics manufacturing services company’s ongoing drive to deliver “best-in-class” vertically integrated supply chain services.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- PCB West, the Silicon Valley's largest conference for the printed circuit board industry, opens here Tuesday.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- The North American electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry has an $81 billion served available market with great potential for further growth, according to IPC's annual report on the sector, published last week.

ARLINGTON, VA – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) submitted comments to US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer on the administration's proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports.

STAMFORD, CT – Five distinct emerging technology trends will blur the lines between humans and machines, according to new research from Gartner.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 43.7% year-over-year to $22.5 billion during the second quarter, said International Data Corp. Worldwide server shipments increased 20.5% to 2.9 million units.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The market for compute and storage infrastructure for telecoms was sized at nearly $10.8 billion in 2017, says the International Data Corp. However, as telecoms aggressively build out their infrastructure, IDC projects this market will see a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2%, with purchases totaling $16.35 billion in 2022.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter, as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year, says the International Data Corp.

KOKOMO, IN -- ICAPE Group and Divsys have merged their US business operations and will offer global, unified PCB services to electronics assembly customers.