MILPITAS, CA – Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities in 2023 is expected to decline 15% year-over-year to $84 billion from a record high of $99.5 billion in 2022 before rebounding 15% YoY to $97 billion in 2024, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

BOSTON – SMTA's Boston chapter is holding an evening meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at Lewis & Clark in Nashua, NH. The topic of the meeting is The Art of Buying Used SMT Equipment, and the event will include a talk from Lewis & Clark CEO Jennifer Clark and a tour of the company's facility.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the PCB East 2024 Conference Task Group members.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The forecast for US economic growth, initially expected to be 0.5% at the beginning of 2023, is now expected to grow by 2%, according to IPC’s August Economic Outlook report.