SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Volex PLC plans to close its Servatron Inc. manufacturing facility in Spokane Valley at the end of the year, consolidating production and customers into its Irvine Electronics subsidiary in California.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – March 13, 2026 – The early bird discount for the PCB East 2026 technical conference ends March 27, conference organizers said today. From March 28 through April 28, registrants will pay the advanced conference price, which is $100 more than the “early bird” rate.

TOKYO – Kaga Electronics is establishing a circuit board assembly plant in Singapore as the Japanese electronics manufacturer responds to rising demand from Chinese companies relocating production outside mainland China amid ongoing US-China trade tensions.

BENGALURU, INDIA – B2B manufacturing startup Karkhana has acquired electronics manufacturing services provider Micron EMS in a deal valued at about $1.2 million, marking the company’s first move to directly own production facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales totaled $82.5 billion in January, increasing 3.7% from December’s $79.6 billion and jumping 46.1% compared with $56.5 billion in January 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

BOSTON, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall 12.9% in 2026 to about 1.1 billion units, marking the largest annual decline on record as a global memory shortage disrupts the consumer electronics supply chain, according to new data from IDC.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – March 4, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced that Francisco Aguilar, CEO of Bounce Imaging, will keynote PCB East 2026.

VEJLE, DENMARK – GPV reported 2025 revenue of $1.27 billion, a 3% decline from $1.30 billion in 2024, as demand across the electronics manufacturing services sector normalized following recent market volatility.

HONG KONG – ASMPT said it is considering divesting its surface mount technology (SMT) solutions business after receiving acquisition interest, as the company looks to focus more heavily on end-market businesses and expand investment in areas where it holds stronger competitive advantages.

THAILAND – Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited reported full-year 2025 revenue of $3.9 billion, a 5.6% decrease from $4.1 billion in 2024. Sales totaled $3.8 billion, down 6.0% from $4.1 billion a year earlier.

KUALA LUMPUR – Ge-Shen Corporation Berhad reported fourth quarter revenue of $22.3 million, up 80.5% from $12.4 million a year earlier, driven primarily by stronger sub-assembly contract manufacturing demand and continued customer program ramp-ups.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA –February 27, 2026 – PCB Detroit will be returning to Wayne State University in June, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. The conference will include a variety of technical sessions, as well as a tabletop exhibition.