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PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL – Eltek reported second quarter revenues of $8.2 million, down 5.7% year-over-year.

Read more: Eltek Reports Q2 Revenues Down 6%

AUSTIN, TX – Driven by advanced packaging substrate needs, the industry has reached an inflection point in IC substrate manufacturing, according to TechSearch International.

Read more: TechSearch Int’l: Industry Reaches Inflection Point in IC Substrate Manufacturing

MILPITAS, CA – 300mm fab equipment spending will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record topping $60 billion, says SEMI.

Read more: 300MM Fab Gear Spending to Top $60B in 2021

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – Taiwan’s printed circuit board industry’s total production value was NT$288.2 billion (US$9.2 billion) in the first half of 2019, up 0.14% year-over-year, according to the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association. The total includes China, which made up 63%.

Read more: Taiwan’s H1 PCB Value Nearly Flat YoY

SAN FRANCISCO – A maker of patented soft circuit systems and a veteran OEM of printed electronics systems have signed an agreement to manufacture soft circuit systems at scale. The collaboration will enable sensor, lighting and heating integrations, according to the companies.

Read more: Loomia, Eastprint Team on Soft Circuit Systems

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC submitted comments this week to the US Department of Labor concerning their proposal to establish a process for recognizing standards recognition entities, which in turn would recognize industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.

Read more: IPC to US Dept. of Labor: Qualifications for SREs ‘Not Sufficiently Defined’