ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit last night reported net profits of $110 million for the period ended May 31, up 84% from a year ago.
EL SEGUNDO, CA -- A pair of research firms offered conflicting assessments of where the semiconductor industry is headed this year.
STONY BROOK, NY -- The US Department of Defense has successfully used DNA to "mark" electronics components tapped for the war fighter plane and has committed funds to build a "forensically secure" supply chain from source to end-user.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Electronics manufacturing services firm Firstronic has appointed John Sammut CEO.
Sammut earlier served as president and CEO of EPIC Technologies for nearly 10 years.
Firstronic’s former CEO, Peter Barclae, has been named chairman.
ARLINGTON, VA – Jedec has published a revision to Inspection Criteria for Microelectronic Packages and Covers (JESD9B).
NATICK, MA – Cognex has promoted Robert Willett to CEO.
Willett was previously the firm’s president and chief operating officer, with management responsibility for sales, marketing, product development and operations.
As CEO, he also is now responsible for the company’s global finance and administration functions.
He will continue to report to Dr. Robert J. Shillman, who remains chairman of the board and has taken on the role of chief culture officer.