BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in May were down 6.8% compared to the same month last year, IPC announced. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.95.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Abstracts for next year’s PCB East technical conference are due September 6, 2024, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) said today. The conference, the largest of its kind in New England, takes place next spring in the Boston suburbs, and focuses on training and best practices for printed circuit board design engineers, electronics design engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in May were up 5% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.36.

ARENDAL, NORWAY – Kitron is planning a 7,500 sq. m. production facility here, with plans for completion during the first half of 2026.

SENAI, MALAYSIA – VS Industry Berhad reported a slight increase in third quarter revenue to MY1.01 billion ($214.4 million) from MYR996.8 million ($211.5 million) in revenue during the same period last year.

MILPITAS, CA – To keep pace with unremitting growth in demand for chips, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry is expected to increase capacity by 6% in 2024 and post a 7% gain in 2025, reaching a record capacity high of 33.7 million wafers per month (wpm: 8-inch equivalent), SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported revenue of $6.8 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year, down 20% from the $8.5 billion in revenue from the same quarter last year.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration for the PCB East 2024 conference and exhibits rose 18% overall year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today. Conference registration was up 12% from last year, while the expo-only trade show registration rose 9% over the same period.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets declined 67.4% year over year in the first quarter, according to new data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker.

TAIPEI – Smartphone production grew 18.7% year over year in the first quarter with a total of 296 million units shipped, but is projected to decline 5-10% in the second quarter due to inventory adjustments, TrendForce reported.

BOSTON – SMTA's Boston chapter will meet in person on June 25, with two presentations set for attendees: "The Impact of Ultra HDI Fabrication Technology on PCB Assembly" presented by Chrys Shea, and "SMT Specification Performance in PCB Assembly" presented by Mike Sivigny.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Keytronic is notifying potentially affected parties and regulatory agencies of a data breach that saw more than 500GB of its data stolen.