HUIZHOU, CHINA – Chinese electronics parts manufacturer Victory Giant Technology has agreed to buy Singaporean PCB maker MFS Technology for up to $460 million.

BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – Cicor Group announced 26.2% year-on-year sales growth for the first half of the year, reaching CHF199.2 million ($230.4 million) compared to CHF157.7 million (182.4 million) in the first half of last year.

WASHINGTON – The United States faces a significant shortage of technicians, computer scientists and engineers, with a projected shortfall of 67,000 of these workers in the semiconductor industry by 2030 and a gap of 1.4 million such workers throughout the broader US economy, according to a study released by the Semiconductor Industry Association in partnership with Oxford Economics.

STOCKHOLM – NCAB Group reported sales of SEK1.06 billion for the second quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 6%.