BENGALURU, INDIA – B2B manufacturing startup Karkhana has acquired electronics manufacturing services provider Micron EMS in a deal valued at about $1.2 million, marking the company’s first move to directly own production facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales totaled $82.5 billion in January, increasing 3.7% from December’s $79.6 billion and jumping 46.1% compared with $56.5 billion in January 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

BOSTON, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall 12.9% in 2026 to about 1.1 billion units, marking the largest annual decline on record as a global memory shortage disrupts the consumer electronics supply chain, according to new data from IDC.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – March 4, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced that Francisco Aguilar, CEO of Bounce Imaging, will keynote PCB East 2026.

VEJLE, DENMARK – GPV reported 2025 revenue of $1.27 billion, a 3% decline from $1.30 billion in 2024, as demand across the electronics manufacturing services sector normalized following recent market volatility.