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BANNOCKBURN, IL – The establishment of a pilot facility in the US for manufacturing IC substrates is a first step towards re-establishing semiconductor packaging within the United States, and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 can be used to jump start the effort, according to a white paper released by the IPC's Chief Technologist Council.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI – Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on a 315- acre plot of land currently owned by Foxconn in Mount Pleasant, WI.
SAN FRANCISCO – Tempo Automation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Optimum Design Associates, an electronic design services company with offices in the United States and Australia.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil has announced the construction of a new production facility in the Croatian city of Osijek.
WASHINGTON DC – President Joe Biden has authorized the use of the Defense Production Act to spur domestic and Canadian production of printed circuit boards, citing the technology's importance to national defense.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Though overall industry sentiment is upbeat, around 58% of the respondents to IPC’s monthly Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report expect to raise prices in 2023, with an average of an 8% increase.
