North American PCB Industry Sales up 4.3 Percent in April
IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for April 2020 IPC announced today the April 2020 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.19. Total North American PCB shipments in April 2020 were up 4.3 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, […]
The United States No Longer Considers Hong Kong Autonomous from China,
Designation sets the stage for rule changes that could disrupt trade and economic relations Originally posted on Pillsbury’s Global Trade Blog Since the handover of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom to China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed separate treatment from the mainland by the United States, other countries and international organizations pursuant to […]
COVID-19: Business Travel Restrictions to South Korea Start to Lift
By Jaegwan Shim, SEMI Korea Blog By many measures, South Korea is swiftly restoring life as usual after suffering a heavy COVID-19 caseload in March. The region has logged an average of about 10 new COVID-19 cases per day since mid-April, it enjoys an ample supply of facial masks and sanitizer, and the Korean government on […]
Gartner Identifies Next Steps for Sales Leaders to Prepare for Post COVID-19 Quarantine
New Research Reveals the Key Actions Sales Leaders Are Taking to Respond and Adapt to Coronavirus Disruption As sales organizations prepare to resume business operations, Gartner, Inc. has identified three key workstreams to help respond to, and prepare for, a rebound in sales post COVID-19 quarantine. CSOs around the globe are taking decisive action to […]
Movie Monday: EMS@C-LEVEL Episode #10 Rainer Koppitz, CEO, KATEK SE Group
In response to the COVID-19 lock-down and as part of a series of interviews with C-Suite leaders from the EMS Industry, host, writer and journalist, Philip Stoten is joined from Bavaria, Germany by Rainer Koppitz, CEO of KATEK SE Group. Rainer and Philip explore the impact of COVID-19 on their business and on the EMS […]