BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in January were down 3.9% compared to the same month last year, IPC reported in its latest North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.93.

SUZHOU, CHINA – Panasonic has begun an expansion project at its SMT machine factory in China's Suzhou Industrial Park.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in January were up 2.6% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.20.

HELSINKI – Incap's fourth quarter revenue of EUR42.4 million ($45.9 million) marked a 46% decrease from the same quarter of 2022.

MIAMI – Element Solutions announced fourth quarter sales of $352 million for its Electronics segment, a 4% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022.

MEXICALI, MEXICO – TT Electronics has expanded its North American operations with a new manufacturing facility here.

SANTA ANA, CA -- Ducommun reported fourth quarter Electronic Systems net revenue of $106.7 million, down from $120 million in 2022 primarily due to lower build rates on various missile platforms and military fixed-wing aircraft platforms.

GUJARAT, INDIA -- Jyoti CNC Automation expects sales to electronics manufacturing services customers to rise to 25% of its business next year, up from 12.5% in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.

SOUTHFIELD, MI -- The United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR) today announced the publication of its “Roadmap for Automotive Smart Manufacturing” for standards-based openness and interoperability of platforms and applications to enable a more productive, competitive and resilient automotive manufacturing environment in the US.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron reported fourth quarter revenue of EUR 199.1 million ($213.6 million), up from 174.6 million last year, on higher demand for electrification and defense/aerospace.

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry recovery is taking hold with electronics and IC sales increasing in the final quarter of 2023 and more growth projected for 2024, SEMI announced in its fourth quarter 2023 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) report.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training is offering a five-day training class starting in April and ending in early May for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals, and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it.