PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced a fourth conference day has been added for the annual PCB East conference and exhibition, the electronics industry’s East Coast trade show.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, will reach 282.6 million units in 2022, according to estimates by the International Data Corporation. The unit growth represents an 11.5% increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021. This growth is expected to continue as IDC forecasts used smartphone shipments will reach 413.3 million units in 2026 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2021 to 2026.

JASPER, IN — Kimball Electronics has announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Donald D. Charron will retire on Feb. 28 after nearly 25 years with the company.

ATLANTA — The North American electronic components sales sentiment increased by 7.7 points in the ECIA's December Electronic Component Sales Trend survey results, with the component index average of 65.8 marking a possible end to the downward trend the industry has seen for nearly two years.