WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense's Office of Industrial Base Policy has awarded a combined $17.5 million in contracts to support two initiatives that will strengthen the resilience of the defense microelectronics industrial base – including a project to promote production of ultra-high density interconnects for PCBs.

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group reported revenue of €94.5 million ($99.4 million) for the first half of the year, a 12.1% decrease from the first half of 2022.

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – An estimated 1.2 metric tons of printed circuit boards end up in the total amount of annual e-waste, but only a third is recycled in environmentally sound facilities. This means that around 800 million kilograms may be traded, recycled in a non-compliant and polluting manner or may end up in a landfill.

COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW YORK – The copper-clad laminate market saw a sharp decline in both revenues and profits in 2022, primarily due to weak demand from PCB fabricators, according to Prismark's latest update on the industry.