PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today issued a call for abstracts for the PCB West 2024 technical conference. The conference, the largest of its kind in Silicon Valley, focuses on training and best practices for printed circuit board design engineers, electronics design engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

SARASOTA, FL – Reshoring and foreign direct investment job announcements continued their record-breaking run in the first half of 2023, according to the Reshoring Initiative’s 1H 2023 Report.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings contracted 11% year-over-year to $25.6 billion in the third quarter, while quarter-over-quarter billings slipped 1% during the same period, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to see 7.3% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

MORGAN HILL, CA – The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization has revised its 2023 forecast for the global semiconductor market, anticipating a single-digit contraction of 9.4% for the year, followed by a robust recovery in 2024 with an estimated growth of 13.1%.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Escatec's board of directors has appointed Charles-Alexandre Albin chief executive officer, effective March 31, 2024.

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension reported revenue of $12.2 million in the third quarter, up 22% compared to the same quarter in 2022.

NASHVILLE, TN – LFM Capital has announced an investment in SisTech Manufacturing, a printed circuit board assemblies manufacturer for defense, aerospace, industrial and consumer applications.

CHENNAI, INDIA – Syrma SGS Technology has formed a semiconductor-focused subsidiary, named Syrma Semicon, according to a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange.

TAIPEI – Foxconn will invest more than $1.5 billion in an Indian construction project to fulfill its “operational needs,” the company announced in Taiwanese security filings.

KUALA LUMPUR – Inari Amertron reported revenue of RM383.9 million ($82 million) for the first quarter of its fiscal year, up 1.8% from the RM377 million ($80.5 million) in revenue for the same quarter last year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in October were up 3.9% 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 0.97.