BANNOCKBURN, IL – A recent IPC study on worker skills gap indicates most US electronics assemblers are having a hard time recruiting qualified production workers, and an even harder time finding qualified engineers and other technical professionals.
SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil reported first quarter revenue of EUR 122.2 million (US$132.9 million), down 6.2% year-over-year.
BILLINSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported revenue in the first quarter was NOK 585 million (US$68.1 million), up 17.7% year-over-year. Growth was particularly strong in defense/aerospace, the firm says.
COLLEGE PARK, MD – The Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials takes place June 27-29 here.
MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.03 billion in billings worldwide in March (three-month average basis), up 69.2% year-over-year and 2.6% sequentially, according to SEMI.
WASHINGTON – Key tech industry issues are receiving broad bipartisan support, according to the public policy trade group ITI. Successes include passage of permanent tax extenders, the USA Freedom Act, cyber information sharing legislation, and the Judicial Redress Act, the association says in its latest ITI Congressional Tech Voting Guide.
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