HOVVAHGEN, SWEDEN -- Icape Group has signed a deal to acquire NTW, a Japanese distributor of PCBs in Asia. The deal is subject to customary suspensive conditions and is expected to take place on Sept. 19.

LUND, SWEDEN – Note will build a new factory here to meet a projected increase in demand in coming years.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics has opened a new production facility in Penang, Malaysia, which will focus on serving customers in the semiconductor capital equipment and commercial aerospace sectors.

VANCOUVER, WA – SnapChip has announced the release of SnapChipGPT, which it calls the first-ever customized GPT for searching electronic components.

DAEGU, KOREA – YJ Link, a Korean manufacturer of surface-mount technology equipment, plans to use the proceeds from its upcoming IPO on South Korea's Kosdaq market to accelerate its overseas expansion.

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association has released its annual State of the Industry Report, highlighting opportunities for continued growth and innovation across the semiconductor industry and notes current and upcoming challenges to the industry’s sustained success.

SYDNEY – Australian PCB manufacturer Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing has announced the acquisition of New Zealand-based electronics design and manufacturing specialist Nautech Electronics.

Enniskillen, UK – Ireland-based Elite Electronic Systems has announced the acquisition of CB Technology, a contract manufacturer headquartered in Livingston, UK.

TRICHY, INDIA – Jabil is set to build a new manufacturing plant here, with a INR2,000 crore ($238 million) investment to set the foundation of a new electronics manufacturing cluster.

JACKSONVILLE, IL – Foxtronics EMS has added additional expertise in life science and aerospace and defense capabilities with the acquisition of Accutron.

ATLANTA – Positive market sentiment expressed by participants in the electronic components supply chain improved in the August measurement as it reached 108.4, according to ECIA's monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend survey.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported a 32% year-over-year rise in revenue for August, totaling $17.1 billion.