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PULLMAN, WA – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has promoted Greg Zweigle to chief technology officer, a role formerly held by SEL founder and president Edmund O. Schweitzer III.

Read more: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Promotes Greg Zweigle to CTO

BOMMASANDRA, INDIA – Krypton Solutions is planning to invest $100 million to establish a PCB fabrication facility in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Read more: Krypton Solutions to Invest $100M in Karnataka Fab Facility

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group has announced the acquisition of three US companies: PCB Solutions, Ustek Incorporated and Nujay Technologies.

Read more: Icape Group Makes 3 US Acquisitions

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense's Office of Industrial Base Policy has awarded a combined $17.5 million in contracts to support two initiatives that will strengthen the resilience of the defense microelectronics industrial base – including a project to promote production of ultra-high density interconnects for PCBs.

Read more: DoD Awards $17M to Microelectronics Industrial Initiatives

FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, FRANCE – Icape Group reported revenue of €94.5 million ($99.4 million) for the first half of the year, a 12.1% decrease from the first half of 2022.

Read more: Icape Group Sees 12% Revenue Drop in H1

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – An estimated 1.2 metric tons of printed circuit boards end up in the total amount of annual e-waste, but only a third is recycled in environmentally sound facilities. This means that around 800 million kilograms may be traded, recycled in a non-compliant and polluting manner or may end up in a landfill.

Read more: TNO Presents Roadmap to Sustainable Printed Electronics