SANTA CLARA, CA – Henkel opened an application center here designed to support product development for the company’s high-tech customers in the Silicon Valley region. The facility will help expedite proof-of-concept initiatives for electronics advances.

LYON, FRANCE – DRAM is expected to grow to $118 billion, up 25% in 2022, according to Yole Développement. NAND flash memory will reach $83 billion, up 24%. Both are records.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Key Tronic Corp. posted fiscal third quarter revenue of $138.4 million, up 3% year-over-year.

JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics reported fiscal third quarter net sales increased 18.6% year-over-year to $368.1 million. Foreign currency had a 2% unfavorable impact on net sales compared to the same period a year ago.

DALLAS, TX – CalcuQuote has launched a beta version of StockCQ, a peer-to-peer platform for OEM and EMS companies to directly trade inventory with each other.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Nine in 10 electronics manufacturers surveyed are currently experiencing rising material costs, while nearly four-fifths are experiencing rising labor costs, according to new data from IPC.

SAN JOSE -- Flex announced fiscal fourth quarter revenues rose 9.2% over a year ago, boosting the EMS firm to a record year.

ANAHEIM, CA – Summit Interconnect today announced the acquisition of printed circuit board fabricator Royal Circuit Solutions and its assembly affiliate Advanced Assembly for an undisclosed sum.

HAMBURG, GERMANY -- Yxlon International is rebranding as Comet Yxlon, the manufacturer of x-ray and CT inspection systems announced this week.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $151.7 billion during the first quarter, up 23% over 2021 but 0.5% less than the December period.

GLENVIEW, IL -- Illinois Tool Works reported first quarter revenue at its Test & Measurement and Electronics unit was up 8% year-over-year.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – May 3, 2022 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced Anaya Vardya and Doug Dixon have joined its board of directors.