WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales reached $298.5 billion in the first quarter, up 25% from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). March sales totaled $99.5 billion, increasing 79.2% year over year and 11.5% sequentially from February.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – May 6, 2026 – Attendance for the PCB East 2026 conference and exhibition rose nearly 48% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. Attendance among the technical conference was up 38%, while overall registration grew 42% from a year ago.

Having returned from the IPC Apex trade show and listening to comments from stakeholders who are charged for volunteering their time to develop standards, one wonders if there is a better way.

Having spent four years of my career in standards development, I know the process well. Groups of engineers, often from competing companies, gather around tables to debate the ins and outs of everything from what an end-product should look like and how it should perform to the placement of commas and the meaning of “shall” versus “should.”

COPENHAGEN – GPV reported first quarter revenue of approximately $312 million, down 3% year over year, while profitability improved as restructuring measures implemented in 2025 began to take effect.