AUSTIN, TX – Fanout wafer-level packages are expected to grow almost 37% from 2018 through 2022, says TechSearch International, while fan-in WLPs are projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% for the four-year period.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil is suing GE to reclaim $2.1 million in unreimbursed raw material expenses that the EMS accrued, according to reports.

WASHINGTON, DC — Executives from electronics companies across the US are here this week to endorse the proposed US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) and call on the Trump Administration and Congress to support policies that will drive advanced manufacturing.

FREMONT, CA -- Zollner Electronics has added a 23,000 sq. ft. factory here, the German EMS company's second in the Silicon Valley.

HELSINKI -- Scanfil yesterday signed an agreement to acquire a German EMS company for cash and stock, giving it further inroads to the Central European market.

CLEVELAND, OH – A pair of private equity firms have taken a majority stake in Libra Industries in partnership with CEO Rod Howell, the Howell family and the Libra management team. 

WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson's electronics equipment business unit reported sales fell about 1% year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter.

WASHINGTON – IPC is hosting its annual US advocacy event May 21-22.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMi is holding a call-for-participation webinar on the Development of Cleanliness Specification for Expanded Beam Connectors Project, Phase 3.

CHICAGO – The number of transactions among electronics manufacturing services companies rose in the first quarter, a leading investment bank reported today. The largest deal involved the buyout of Sparton by a subsidiary of Cerberus, the private equity firm.

BROMONT, QUEBEC – C2MI and Varitron this week opened a $6.5 million advanced manufacturing center dedicated to electronic circuit board assembly and printed electronics.

LEEDS, UK – Ross-Shire Engineering has purchased a majority stake in electronics manufacturer Saftronics for an undisclosed sum.