WASHINGTON – An alliance of semiconductor companies and downstream users of semiconductors formed the Semiconductors in America Coalition (SIAC) and called on congressional leaders to appropriate $50 billion for domestic chip manufacturing incentives and research initiatives.

HANOVER, GERMANY – Viscom reported first quarter revenue was €15.7 million (US$19.1 million), flat year-over-year.

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – End-of-life printed circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps are among several electrical and electronic products containing critical raw materials, the recycling of which should be made law, says a new UN-backed report funded by the EU.

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA – In the first quarter, ViTrox revenue and core profit rose 44% and 46% year-over-year, respectively, resulting in the company recording its highest ever first-quarter sales.