Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra Elected Chair of Semiconductor Industry Association
SAN JOSE, Calif.-– The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced the SIA Board of Directors has elected Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), as its 2019 Chair and Keith Jackson, President, CEO, and Director of ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ON), as its 2019 Vice Chair. “It is […]
API Technologies Enters into Agreement with Kitron to Sell its Electronics Manufacturing Services Business
Marlborough, MA – API Technologies Corp. (“API”), a leading provider of high performance RF and microwave signal conditioning and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the capital stock of API Defense USA, Inc., its Electronics Manufacturing Services business (“EMS” or the “Company”), […]
2018 European Switch Market Starts with Sales Up 14% and Bookings 19% Higher than Q4 2017
From TTI’s MarketEye Michael Schwert in: Switches & Relays Total reported sales for all switch categories in Europe for Q1 of 2018 were 14% above the previous quarter and 4% better than first quarter of 2017. Sales units for Q1 2018 came in 14% more than units sold in Q4 and about 4% higher than Q1 2017. […]
IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for October: North American PCB Sales Growth Continues but at a Slower Pace
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the October 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-over-year sales and order growth were positive in October, and the book-to-bill ratio held steady at 1.04. Total North American PCB shipments in October 2018 were up 5.3 percent compared to the same month […]
Global Demand Growth for Flat Panel Display Expected to Ease Through 2021, IHS Markit Says
LONDON – After hitting 7.3 percent growth in 2018, global demand for flat panel displays (FPDs) in terms of area is forecast to expand 6.4 percent to 228 million square meters in 2019. It is the first slowdown in year-on-year growth in four years, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and […]