MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 4% year-over-year to $26.8 billion in the second quarter, while quarter-over-quarter billings edged up 1% during the same period, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Report.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported revenue of $373.9 million for its full fiscal year, a decrease of 10% compared to fiscal year 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry has leased 52,700 sq. m. of space in the ALogis Santo Tomas industrial park in Batangas, Philippines, to build a new manufacturing facility in the country.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales hit $51.3 billion in July, an increase of 18.7% compared to the July 2023 total of $43.2 billion and 2.7% more than the June 2024 total of $50 billion, SIA announced.

BANGKOK – Cal-Comp Electronics reported sales of $975.1 million for the second quarter, a decrease of 10.6% from the same quarter last year.

ROSHEIM, FRANCE – French electronics manufacturer Alliance Electronics has announced the acquisition of EMS Factory, a specialist in prototyping and low- to medium-volume assembly.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

BOSTON – SMTA's Boston Chapter, IEEE Boston Reliability and iMAPS NE will host a joint meeting and tour on Sept. 10 at Nano Dimension's facility in Waltham, MA.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in July were up 1.9% compared to July 2023's total, IPC reported in its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.21.

SENAI, MALAYSIA – SKP Resources saw year-over-year revenue rise 17.1% in its first quarter, totaling RM505.5 million ($115.8 million).

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the PCB East 2025 Conference Task Group members.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in July were down 21.2% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.99.