TORONTO – Firan Technology Group reported second quarter Circuits segment net sales down 35% year-over-year to $13.7 million. All sites were down, but the largest decline was seen at the Circuits Toronto plant, which is more heavily exposed to the commercial aerospace market.

BREA, CA – Additive Circuits Technologies appointed David Torp CEO, effective July 1.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND – TE Connectivity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ERNI Group. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the current quarter, following the receipt of customary regulatory approvals. No financial terms were disclosed.

SINGAPORE – A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) is collaborating with four companies to form a system-in-package (SiP) consortium, say reports. IME will team with Asahi-Kasei, Globalfoundries, Qorvo and Toray to develop high-density SiP for heterogeneous chiplet integration for 5G and other applications.