YAVNE, ISRAEL – Orbotech Ltd. will see a change in senior management starting in July. The current president and COO, Arie Weisberg, will retire after 18 years of service.
 
Aher Levy, with the company since 1990, was named Deputy CEO of global business. Amichai Steimberg will become Deputy CEO of global finance and operations. He has been with Orbotech since 1992. Erez Simha, with the company since 2004, has been named CFO.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – The quarter is looking good for Unimicron Technology. Order visibility shows signs of improvement, as demand for notebook and consumer electronic devices gains momentum, reports DigiTimes.
 
The company expects PCB utilization rates to increase more than 80% during the second quarter, according to Tsai-Sheng Shen, Unimicron spokesperson.
 
An 8% to 9% rise in sales from the HDI segment are forecast, on the increase of HDI boards in notebooks, says DigiTimes.