STAMFORD, CT – Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the market totaled $599.6 billion, which was marginal growth of 0.2% from 2021.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O reported sales of $7.2 million in the first quarter, up 46% as compared with $5 million in the first quarter of last year.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron saw record revenue of €190.6 million for the first quarter, an increase of 36% compared to the €140 million in revenue for the same quarter last year.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 14.6% year over year to 268.6 million units in the first quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus reported fiscal second quarter revenue of $1.07 billion, up 21% year-over-year.

TORONTO -- Celestica today announced first quarter revenue of $1.84 billion, up 17% from a year ago for the period ended Mar. 31.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Shipments from North American electronics manufacturing services companies fell 3.1% in March from a year ago, and bookings dropped 7.1%.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American PCB shipments rose 11.6% year-over-year in March and 30.1% sequentially, IPC announced today.

HELSINKI -- Incap today reported first quarter revenue increased 36.2% year-over-year to EUR 72.7 million ($80.2 million) and net profit rose 27.6% to EUR 8.4 million ($9.27 million).

SAN CLEMENTE, CA --XLR8 EMS announced today that it has received a significant equity investment from American Pacific Group, a $1.2 billion private equity fund.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a key component of the research and development program established by President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – APRIL 25, 2023 – Presentations on designing for ESD robustness, printed circuit board cost drivers, and preventing common errors caught by fabrication are among the free seminars at PCB East in May, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today.