TORONTO -- Celestica today withdrew its previously announced first quarter financial guidance, citing government-driven factory shutdowns stemming from the Covid-19 outbreak.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The best papers from SMTA International 2019 were announced. Chris Gourlay, Imperial College London, won the Best of Proceedings category for the paper "Phase Formation and Solid Solubility in High-Reliability Pb-Free Solders Containing Bi, Sb, In."

LYON, FRANCE – Fan-out packaging adoption has grown in the past year, with TSMC the leader, according to a new report from System Plus Consulting and partner Yole Développement. Samsung subsidiary Semco is most likely second, say the firms, with PTI as a potential OSAT outsider in FO.

SAN MATEO – San Francisco Circuits said Bay Area employees are currently working from home after health officers issued a shelter-in-place announcement from Mar. 17 to Apr. 7 in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.