MILPITAS, CA ─ Global silicon wafer shipments are projected to increase 4.8% year-over-year in 2022 to a record high of nearly 14,700 millions of square inches (MSI), SEMI reported in its annual silicon shipment forecast for the semiconductor industry. 

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND — SVI Public Company announced that revenues for the company's third quarter were THB 7.01 billion (US $187 million), up 58.9% from the third quarter of 2021.

The EMS provider said year-to-date revenues were up 59.6% from last year, with the company seeing THB 18.7 billion (US $500 million) so far this year compared to THB 11.7 billion (US $313 million) at this point in 2021.

WESTLAKE, OH — Nordson has announced that it has completed its acquisition of CyberOptics, a developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D optical sensing technology solutions. The completion of the deal follows the company's announcement this August that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the business.

In a press release announcing the completion of the transaction, Nordson said the acquisition enhances the company's test and inspection platform, providing differentiated technology that expands its product offering in the semiconductor and electronics industries.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Kenny Wilson has been named as Jabil's next Chief Executive Officer, and will continue to work closely with Mark Mondello, Jabil's current Chairman and CEO, before assuming the role of CEO on May 1, 2023.

Mondello, a Jabil employee for more than 30 years, will continue to serve as Executive Chairman following the effective date of Wilson’s appointment.