ERLANGER, KY -- A pair of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing engineers have been issued a US patent for a novel method for cooling power electronics inside printed circuit boards.
NEW DELHI – India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said foreign retailers can now meet local sourcing requirements by buying goods produced in units in Special Economic Zones.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Element Solutions posted fourth quarter electronics net sales down 4% year-over-year to $272 million. Electronics segment adjusted EBITDA was $63 million, up 7% year-over-year.
ORADEA, ROMANIA – Celestica will lay off some 450 people at its Romanian subsidiary, according to reports.
TAMPA -- An expert in printed circuit board procurement is encouraging buyers to seek rebates for tariffs paid on some types of PCBs no longer taxed under US trade rules.
ATLANTA, GA – The exhibition floor for PCB West is sold out for the ninth straight year, UP Media Group Inc. said today. The annual show, the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, returns to the Santa Clara (CA) Exhibition Center on September 8-11.
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