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NEWS

Katek Announces 15% Annual Revenue Growth

MUNICH – Katek announced record revenue of EUR782.8 million ($831.4 million) for 2023, representing growth of 15% from 2022's total. Read More...

Worldwide Smartphone Market Up 7.8% in Q1

NEEDHAM, MA – Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter, according to IDC's Worl... Read More...

Report: Growth Slowed 6% YoY Among Top 50 EMS Firms in 2023

NEVADA CITY, CA – Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI) today announced revenues among the EMS companies the research firm ranks as the 50 larg... Read More...

Zetwerk Plans Expansion of Manufacturing Capacity

NEW DELHI – Zetwerk has announced a Rs1,000 crore ($119.6 million) investment to ramp up its electronics manufacturing capacity. Read More...

Semiconductor Equipment Sales Decrease 1% in 2023

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment edged down 1.3% to $106.3 billion in 2023 from an all-time record of... Read More...

Colorado EMS to Expand, Add 100 Jobs

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies has received $1.3 million in tax credits from the Colorado Economic Deve... Read More...

IPC Publishes Strategy to Address Electronics Industry’s Workforce Challenge

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released an expansion of its strategy to address the workforce challenges of the US electronics manufacturing indu... Read More...

Manufacturing Technology Orders Fall 26.5% in February

MCLEAN, VA – Orders of manufacturing technology totaled $343.3 million in February, marking a 2.1% increase from January but a 26.5% decline... Read More...

Global PC Shipments Return to Growth in Q1

NEEDHAM, MA – After two years of decline, the worldwide traditional PC market returned to growth during the first quarter with 59.8 million ... Read More...

FEATURES

Preserving Solder Paste Integrity

A closer look at mixing methods and automated mixers. While automation in manufacturing brings efficiency and consistency, the use of automated solder paste mi... Read More...

Exploring the Impact of AI

A special panel discusses the growth of AI tools and its possible effects on the industry. “Will AI take my job?” That’s the question on the mind of many arou... Read More...

Can Artificial Intelligence Solve Manufacturing Problems?

Why Andrew Scheuermann thinks AI will be the assistant every engineer has needed. We in electronics design and manufacturing know automation is part and parcel... Read More...

Low-Temperature Solder: Challenges, Opportunities and Considerations

An exploration of the factors affecting the development and growth of low-temperature soldering. Low-temperature soldering (LTS) is a rapidly developing field ... Read More...

Optimized Materials to Deliver Ruggedized Electronics

A showcase of testing methods used in the development of robust materials. Ruggedization means “to strengthen (something, such as a machine) for better resista... Read More...

Windy City Tour

Chicago’s EMS companies place an emphasis on responsiveness. While major manufacturing centers in Mexico, plus the more than 250 EMS companies in the Silicon V... Read More...

High-Density Interconnect Technology: An Overview

Design and manufacturing considerations for HDI PCBs. High-density interconnect (HDI) technology has been a major enabler of advancement in the electronics ind... Read More...

'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...