SAN DIEGO – The Electronics, Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), the international packaging conference, will again be virtual this year, running Jun. 1 through Jul. 4.

TORONTO – Firan Technology Group reported first quarter sales at its printed circuit board fabrication unit were down $4.5 million, or 27%, year-over-year. All sites were down, but the largest decline was seen in the Circuits Toronto plant, which is more heavily exposed to the commercial aerospace market.

PETACH-TIKVA, ISRAEL – The domestic Ministry of Economics approved a recommendation to the Israel Land Authority to allocate land in the north of Israel to Eltek to build a second production facility without the need for a bidding process.

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association submitted comments to the US Department of Commerce in response to President Biden’s executive order on securing America’s critical supply chains, highlighting the importance of the global semiconductor supply chain to maintaining a strong semiconductor industry and identifying a range of vulnerabilities.