MILPITAS, CA – SEMI, in partnership with Ignited Education, Foothill College and Krause Center for Innovation, has won a $1 million California Apprenticeship Initiative New and Innovative Grant for the development of a semiconductor pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship program to expand the pathway to careers in the microelectronics industry.

SEOUL – Printed circuit board fabricator BH said it will acquire LG Electronics’ in-car handset wireless charging business unit for 136.7 billion won (US$111.5 million), according to reports.

VIENNA – AT&S expects the global semiconductor shortage to persist well into 2023, says the firm’s CEO Andreas Gerstenmayer.

PETACH-TIKVA, ISRAEL – Eltek reported fourth quarter revenues were $9.5 million, flat with the same period in 2021.