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NEWS

SigmaTron Reports 9% Revenue Decrease for Fiscal Q2

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported revenue of $98.7 million in the second quarter of its fiscal year, a decrease of 9%... Read More...

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Names Green Circuits EMS Company of the Year

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Magazine today announced Green Circuits as its EMS Company of the Year for 2023. Read More...

Foxconn Reports NT$650B in November Revenue

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported November revenue of NT$650 billion ($20.6 billion), an increase of 18% compared to last year. Read More...

Asteelflash Names New CEO

NEUILLY-PLAISANCE, FRANCE – Asteelflash's board of directors has appointed Nicolas Denis as its new chief executive officer, effective Dec. ... Read More...

USPAE Awards Nearly $10M to 7 Microelectronics Firms

WASHINGTON – Seven microelectronics firms received nearly $10 million in combined funding to commercialize technologies of interest to the U... Read More...

October Semiconductor Sales Up 3.9% Sequentially; Projected to Increase 13% in 2024

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $46.6 billion in October, an increase of 3.9% compared to September's total of $44.... Read More...

Circuits Assembly 2024 NPI Award Submissions Due Dec. 15

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The deadline for submissions for the 2024 New Product Introduction (NPI) Awards for electronics assembly equipment, mat... Read More...

Hanza Acquires Orbit One

STOCKHOLM – Hanza will acquire all shares in Orbit One, a Swedish company that offers contract manufacturing of electronics and electromecha... Read More...

Icape Group Acquires Bordan Electronic Consult

Icape Group has acquired Bordan Electronic Consult, a German company specializing in tailored technical component distribution. Read More...

FEATURES

'A Good First Step': PCBAA Talks Legislation Status

PCBAA's executive director lauds recent funding wins but says the heavy lifting remains. Year-end is typically not the time when big announcements are made, bu... Read More...

Green Strength: The CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY EMS Company of the Year

An emphasis on speed – same day turns! – keeps Green Circuits’ customers coming back. When we last visited Green Circuits, in late 2018, the company was just c... Read More...

5G Open Radio Unit White Box

An overview of the design and development process. 5G radio networks provide increased bandwidth at the expense of reduced range. To compensate for the reduced... Read More...

Will IC Package Substrate Makers be Next to Rule?

Massive investment suggests the segment could occupy a major portion of the largest fabricators' production. The heartbreak of the pandemic of 2020-21 is reced... Read More...

The Power of Personal Branding: Creating an Authentic and Sustainable Perception

Learn from successful entrepreneurs and specialists at the annual Women’s Leadership Program. We can find heroes all around us, but we will challenge you to lo... Read More...

Closed-Loop Process Optimization between Screen Printer and SPI in an SMT Line

An experiment investigating print alignment adjustments. Printed circuit board assembly requires extraordinary precision and repeatability. The screen printing... Read More...

3-D Printing of Plastic Structures onto PCBs for Circuit Protection Strategies

A design, equipment, process and materials methodological approach. Electronics for automotive applications, as well as for other industries, are expected to r... Read More...

Selectively Assembling High-Value Components Based on Warpage in Order to Improve Reliability

Can predicting board and part flatness at critical points in the reflow/reliability profile reduce failures? Surface warpage, or flatness, is an established so... Read More...

Public Sector Efforts ‘Chip Away’ at PCB Funding Deficit

The PCBAA is ramping up efforts to secure funding for R D and capacity in the US. What constitutes the printed circuit board industry? And how much, if any, in... Read More...