MOSCOW, ID – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has started construction on a 140,000 sq. ft. printed circuit fabrication plant south of Moscow. The captive factory is scheduled for completion by the end of 2022.

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ESPOO, FINLAND – Aspocomp reported first quarter net sales were €6.2 million (US$7.5 million), a year-over-year decrease of 7%. Net sales declined steadily in almost all customer segments, except for Industrial Electronics, which grew 22%.

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SUNRISE, FL – Nano Dimension Ltd. has signed and closed a definitive agreement to acquire 3-D-micro-printing company NanoFabrica. Nano Dimension will pay the shareholders of NanoFabrica a total ranging between $54.9 million and $59.4 million.

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WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association today released the following statement from president and CEO John Neuffer in support of a recent letter from top national security leaders to President Biden urging enactment of legislation to strengthen America’s technological edge, including federal investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research called for in the CHIPS for America Act and the Endless Frontier Act:

“A key part of strengthening US national security is ensuring America’s global leadership in semiconductors, which are essential to a range of critical defense applications. SIA joins defense and intelligence leaders in calling on President Biden and Congress to enact and fund legislation to bolster America’s global technology leadership and semiconductor supply chains through federal investments in domestic chip manufacturing and research. Funding the CHIPS for America Act and enacting the Endless Frontier Act will help ensure more of the semiconductors our country needs are produced on US soil, while also promoting America’s leadership in the strategically important technologies of today and tomorrow.”

Read more: SIA Echoes National Security Leaders’ Call for Federal Investments in Chip Technology