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The Global Electronics Association released the December 2025 results from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program, reporting a book-to-bill ratio of 1.18.Total North American PCB shipments in December 2025 increased 11.0% year-over-year but declined 12.8% compared to Nove... Read More

Elite Material has expanded its manufacturing footprint in Taiwan with the acquisition of a production facility in Taoyuan, underscoring its push to scale operations in response to growing demand from AI and data center markets.The company said it invested approximately NT$2.78 billion (US$88 millio... Read More

The Embedded World 2026 Exhibition & Conference, the world’s leading event for embedded systems technologies, will take place from March 10–12, 2026, in Nuremberg, Germany. Embedded World 2026 will once again bring together industry experts, developers, researchers, and decision-make... Read More

The registration for the 2026 EMV Congress and Workshop is now open. The international Expo and Conference for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMV) will be held from March 24 to 26, 2026, and will once again serve as the central knowledge and presentation platform for research, industry, and practice... Read More

Global Electronics Association has partnered with Altium LLC to launch two new industry-recognized certification programs for printed circuit board (PCB) design: Altium Designer Associate Certification and Altium Designer Expert Certification. The collaboration marks a milestone for the Association,... Read More

A global high-density interconnect (HDI) printed circuit board manufacturer, Unitech PCB Co., Ltd., has launched its first production facility in Thailand, marking a significant foreign direct investment in the country’s electronics manufacturing sector.The new facility is located at S Ang Tho... Read More

In response to the trend of heterogeneous integration between semiconductors and PCBs and the rapid iteration of process technologies, Zhen Ding Tech. Group has fully launched its digital transformation strategy. Chairman Charles Shen emphasized, "The success of our digitalization and inte... Read More

Mycronic’s Global Technologies division has acquired ETZ, a company based in Germany, which manufactures test probes.The PCB Test business line within the Global Technologies division provides electrical test equipment for bare board PCBs. ETZ today supplies the majority of the test probes for... Read More

Meiko Electronics plans to invest 40 billion yen (approximately 255 million dollars) to build a new printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing facility in Vietnam, with production expected to support Samsung Electronics’ latest smartphones designed for generative artificial intelligence applica... Read More

With just a month until the doors open, Asia Photonics Expo (APE 2026) is poised to be the defining industry event for photonics and semiconductors in Asia-Pacific and in Singapore. As these technologies converge to power advancements in AI, data centers, quantum computing, and more, APE 2026 o... Read More

KKR has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Japanese chemical manufacturer Taiyo Holdings, people familiar with the matter said.The US alternative asset manager is the likeliest buyer ahead of other private equity rivals, according to the people, who asked to not be identified because the informat... Read More

The premier technical conference and product exhibition for the world’s semiconductor packaging industry, the IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), has announced a Student Innovation Challenge for ECTC 2026, the conference’s 76th anniversary. Six winning student te... Read More

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced an additional incremental expansion phase for the production of its specialty oligomers based on polyphenylene ether (PPE) technology. The expansion builds on earlier capacity increases in Asia and addresses the rapidly growing demand fo... Read More

Although aluminum offers lower weight and significantly lower cost than copper, conductor tracks on circuit boards have remained almost exclusively copper-based due to aluminum’s extremely limited solderability. Plasma Innovations now reports that it has overcome this longstanding barrier.Usin... Read More

Global Electronics Association has reported that the total North American PCB shipments in September 2025 were up by 32% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, September shipments were down 7.8%. September's year-to-date (YTD) shipments increased by 10.5% year-ove... Read More

Element Solutions, the parent company of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Micromax®, a leading global supplier of advanced electronics inks and pastes, from Celanese Corporation.  This acquisition is aligned with MacDermid... Read More

Cicor Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: CICN) has signed an agreement to acquire two production sites from Western Switzerland electronics supplier Valtronic on 27 October 2025. This acquisition will strengthen Cicor's medical technology business, secure a strategic location in the United States, ... Read More

Meiko Electronics has announced a strategic joint venture with Allied Circuits to establish a high-layer count (HLC) printed circuit board plant in Vietnam. This marks a significant step in Meiko’s expansion strategy.The collaboration aims to leverage Allied Circuits' expertise and Meiko&r... Read More

Omega EMS, a leading electronics R&D and manufacturing company renowned for its cutting-edge capabilities and commitment to excellence, has announced its expansion into Vietnam. This strategic move establishes a strong international footprint, significantly increases capacity, and reinforces Ome... Read More

electronica India and productronica India 2025, held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), concluded three days of significant business engagement, industry discourse, and technological exploration. The trade fairs, featuring over 6000+ global brands from more than 50 countries an... Read More