MILPITAS, CA – To keep pace with unremitting growth in demand for chips, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry is expected to increase capacity by 6% in 2024 and post a 7% gain in 2025, reaching a record capacity high of 33.7 million wafers per month (wpm: 8-inch equivalent), SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported revenue of $6.8 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year, down 20% from the $8.5 billion in revenue from the same quarter last year.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration for the PCB East 2024 conference and exhibits rose 18% overall year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today. Conference registration was up 12% from last year, while the expo-only trade show registration rose 9% over the same period.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets declined 67.4% year over year in the first quarter, according to new data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker.