PISCATAWAY, NJ – The 66th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting will be a virtual event Dec. 12-16.

ATLANTA – ECIA is convening experts to help modernize the component distribution channel’s design registration process. The trade group is assembling a group of subject matter experts and industry stakeholders representing the authorized component channel to include semiconductors, electromechanical/interconnect and passives, and will develop a multiphase initiative to assess the current state and what the future state might look like.

TAIPEI – Foxconn opened a research center this month to work on 5G telecommunications, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to reports.

COVENTRY, UK – Manufacturing Technology Centre has developed a smart factory demonstrator for the manufacture of electronic assemblies to help EMS companies “go digital.”

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in response to President Trump’s recent immigration executive order: