BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – One Equity Partners has purchased HEB Swiss Investment's shares in EMS firm Cicor Technologies for an undisclosed sum.

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways plans to lay off an additional 100 full-time employees as a result of a reorganization at the end of 2020, according to reports.

VIHN PHUC, VIETNAM – Valuetronics’ new EMS factory in Vietnam will be fully operational in the third quarter. The 550,000 sq. ft. site will house 60 injection molding lines and 30 SMT lines.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor sales were $40 billion for January, an increase of 13.2% year-over-year and 1% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.