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PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training is offering a five-day Certified Professional Circuit Designer (CPCD) training and certification class May 9, 16, 23, 30, and June 6 for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals, and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it.

Read more: Upcoming PCEA PCB Design Training Class for May

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The 90-day moving average shipments by North American electronics manufacturing services companies rose 1.7% in year-over-year in February and ticked up 0.2% over the previous month.

Read more: EMS Shipments Rise Again in February

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The 90-day moving average shipments among North American printed circuit board fabricators rose 11.3% in February from a year ago, according to new data from the IPC trade group.

Read more: N. American Bare Board B2B Hits High Mark, IPC Says

NEEDHAM, MA – Global shipments for AR/VR headsets grew 10% in 2024, according to new data from IDC. The launch of new products during the holiday quarter, as well as multiple new entrants, helped the market return to growth after two years of declines.

Read more: AR/VR Shipments Face Bumpy Road, According to IDC; Jitesh Ubrani and Ramon T. Llamas Comment

TAIPEI – NAND flash prices are expected to stabilize in the second quarter, while prices for wafers and client SSDs are projected to rise, the result of production cuts and inventory restocking across the PC, smartphone, and data center sectors, TrendForce reported today.

Read more: NAND Flash Prices to Recover in Q2 as Production Cuts and Inventory Rebuilding Take Effect, Says...

MILPITAS, CA - Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities in 2025 is anticipated to increase 2% year-over-year to $110 billion, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth since 2020, SEMI announced today.

Read more: Semi Fab Equipment Investment Expected to Reach $110B in 2025; Ajit Manocha Comment

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