WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson Corp. reported Advanced Technology Solutions segment sales of $290.8 million, up 17.6% year-over-year. Organic sales increased 13 percentage points, while favorable currency impacts and acquisitions added approximately three and two percentage points, respectively.  

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.41 billion in billings worldwide in April, according to SEMI, up 49.5% year-over-year and 4.1% sequentially.

PHETCHABURI, THAILAND – More than 800 new employees at the Cal-Comp Electronics factory here have tested positive for Covid-19, forcing a voluntary two-week shutdown, according to reports. This brings total confirmed cases in the region to nearly 1,700.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – After a steep drop in 2019, sales of memory ICs rebounded 15% during Covid-plagued 2020, says IC Insights. Following up on that increase, stronger DRAM pricing is expected to lift total memory revenue 23% this year to $155.2 billion.