SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Semiconductor industry capital spending is expected to be down 15% year-over-year in 2019 and 5% in 2020, after growth of 11% in 2018, said IC Insights.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American printed circuit board shipments in May were up 5.6% year-over-year, according to IPC. Year-to-date sales growth was 12.3%. Sequentially, May shipments increased 2.5%.
BERLIN – After two years of favorable results, the first signs of market stagnation are now becoming apparent in the German component distribution sector, says a key German trade group.
QUANG NINH, VIETNAM – Foxconn Vietnam is planning to open a $40 million TV screen component factory here, according to reports.
LONDON – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has signed a term sheet agreement to acquire 100% ownership in Advanced Electronics Co.
PASADENA, CA – The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued a call for interest to fabricate and assemble the engineering model of the Avionics Reference Bus Compute Element (RBCE) assemblies based on heritage designs from the Mars Science Laboratory mission.