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NEWS

FTG Ratifies 4-Year Employee Contract

20 November 2019

TORONTO – Firan Technology Group’s new contract with its represented employees at its Aerospace – Toronto facility has been negotiated and ratified. Read More...

Eltek Reports Q3 Revenues Up Over 9%

20 November 2019

PETACH-TIKVA, ISRAEL – Eltek reported third quarter revenues were $9.3 million, up 9.4% year-over-year. Read More...

N. American Semi Billings Up 4% in Oct.

20 November 2019

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.11 billion in billings worldwide in October, up 3.9% year-over-year and 7.... Read More...

Report: Wearables to Reach $108B by 2023

19 November 2019

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Wearable technology continues to gather pace, building an ecosystem of connected devices and capturing consumer attention to the tune of $10... Read More...

Productronica Boasts 44,000 Visitors, 1,500 Exhibitors

15 November 2019

MUNICH – Productronica boasted 44,000 visitors from 96 countries this week. The trade show also had 1,500 exhibitors from 44 countries. Read More...

NCAB Acquires Altus PCB

14 November 2019

BROMMA, SWEDEN – NCAB Group signed an agreement Nov. 14 to acquire 100% of the shares in Altus PCB for an undisclosed sum. Read More...

Taiwan’s PCB Smart Manufacturing Roadmap Gets Updated

14 November 2019

TAOYUAN, CITY – The TPCA, the Institute for Information Industry and the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research have updated the “Roadmap of Smart Manufacturing ... Read More...

ITA, RMI Release Criteria for Tin Supply Chain Requirements

13 November 2019

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The International Tin Association and the Responsible Minerals Initiative have developed and published criteria to clarify a common upstream... Read More...

Iljin Materials Receives Investment of $515M for Malaysia Subsidiary

13 November 2019

SEOUL – Iljin Materials has received an investment for its subsidiary in Malaysia of some 600 billion won ($515 million) from a private equity fund. Read More...

Schweizer Posts Q3 Sales Up 4%

07 November 2019

SCHRAMBERG, GERMANY – In the third quarter, Schweizer Electronic had sales of €34.1 million ($37.7 million), an increase of 4% year-over-year. Read More...

AT&S Says H1 Sales Still Lagging, But Outlook Improving

07 November 2019

LEOBEN, AUSTRIA – AT S today reported first half-year revenue of €490.3 million ($542.5 million), down 5.1% from a year ago, for the period ended Sept. 30. ... Read More...

Ucamco to Add Assembly to Gerber X3 Format

07 November 2019

GENT, BELGIUM – Ucamco today announced plans to extend its Gerber data transfer format to include components. Read More...

ANSYS Posts Q3 Revenue Up 19%

06 November 2019

PITTSBURGH – ANSYS reported third quarter GAAP revenue of $343.9 million, up 18.8% year-over-year. Read More...

PCB West 2020 Show Floor 80% Sold Out

05 November 2019

ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 5, 2019 – The exhibition floor space for PCB West (http://pcbwest.com/) 2020 is 80% sold, UP Media Group Inc. said today. Read More...

Q3 Global Semi Sales Down 15%

04 November 2019

WASHINGTON — Global semiconductor sales reached $106.7 billion during the third quarter of 2019, down 14.6% year-over-year and up 8.2% sequentially, says the Se... Read More...

FEATURES

Transparent Flexible Circuits

Five years ago, a material supplier in Japan commercialized a clear polyimide film to use as the base material for heat-resistant flexible circuits. Read More...

Consumption Tax Increase in Japan

Japan increased its national sales tax rate to 10% from 8%, effective Oct. 1. Read More...

Researchers Report a New Way to Produce Curvy Electronics

Contact lenses that can monitor your health as well as correct your eyesight aren’t science fiction, but an efficient manufacturing method – finding a way to pr... Read More...

Software Success Was a Leap of Faith

After three decades in ECAD sales, some things haven’t changed at North America’s largest VAR. Read More...

At AltiumLive, Lots of Sun (and One Big Cloud)

There were robots galore, but nothing mechanical about the annual users conference. Read More...

Electroless Plating for Flexible Circuits

Electroless plating is a popular method in manufacturing printed circuits or flexible circuits. Read More...

Designing for Higher Power in Smaller Form Factors

The redesign of a power adapter, using thermal modeling software. Much has been written about the benefits of moving thermal design activity higher up the prod... Read More...