SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Total semiconductor unit shipments, including ICs, optoelectronics, sensor/actuator, and discrete devices, are forecast to rise 13% in 2021 to 1.13 trillion units, setting an all-time annual record, according to IC Insights. This would mark the third time semiconductor units have surpassed one trillion units in a calendar year.

WESTWOOD, MA – Chase Corp. posted fiscal second quarter adhesives, sealants and additives revenue increased 29.2% year-over-year to $31.6 million, with $5.4 million from organic revenue growth. The revenue improvement was largely attributed to electronic and industrial coatings product line sales to Asian and European customers and contributions from ABchimie.

NEW DELHI – Bharti Enterprises has signed an agreement with Dixon Technologies to form a joint venture to build telecom equipment, including IoT devices, modems, routers and set-top boxes.

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions opened its Greater China Die Attach Application Center here on Apr. 1. The advanced technology and application center will house technical service and lab personnel, equipped with die attach assembly and process equipment.