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BANNOCKBURN, IL – The Global Electronics Association reported a short-term pullback in North American electronics manufacturing services activity in November 2025, with the EMS book-to-bill ratio holding at 1.17, signaling demand remained slightly ahead of output.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – The Global Electronics Association reported continued growth in the North American printed circuit board market in November 2025, with the book-to-bill ratio holding at 1.12, signaling sustained demand across the industry.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Foxconn reported a sharp rise in fourth-quarter revenue as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerated, underscoring the growing influence of AI hardware on the global electronics manufacturing landscape.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – TrendForce has revised its 2026 global notebook shipment forecast downward, now expecting a 5.4% year-over-year decline to roughly 173 million units, as rising memory prices and cautious consumer spending pressure margins and limit pricing flexibility.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Mycronic’s Global Technologies division has acquired ETZ, a Germany-based manufacturer of test probes used in electrical testing of bare printed circuit boards.
Many years ago, in The Dark Knight, Batman’s nemesis the Joker famously observed that nobody panics when things go “according to plan – even if the plan is horrifying.” It’s when the unexpected happens that chaos erupts.
