SMTA Mexico announces its 2026 Regional Expos & Tech Forums, a nationwide series of technical expos for the electronics manufacturing industry
SMTA Mexico announces its 2026 Regional Expos & Tech Forums, a nationwide series of technical expos for the electronics manufacturing industry: SMTA Monterrey – CINTERMEX Thursday, April 23, 2026 SMTA SMTA Ciudad Juárez – CC Injectronics Thursday, May 21, 2026 SMTA SMTA Querétaro – Qro. Centro de Congresos Thursday, July 16, 2026 SMTA SMTA […]
Memory Price Surge to Persist in 1Q26; Smartphone and Notebook Brands Begin Raising Prices and Downgrading Specs, Says TrendForce
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that memory prices are projected to rise sharply again in the first quarter of 2026, exerting significant cost pressure on global end-device manufacturers. Consequently, smartphone and notebook brands are compelled to increase their product prices and reduce specifications. A further downward revision of shipment forecasts now seems unavoidable, with market resources […]
Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles
Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed a series of lawsuits in Texas this week, accusing some of the biggest US chip firms of negligently failing to track chips that evaded export curbs. Those chips were ultimately used to power Russian and Iranian weapon systems, causing wrongful deaths last year. SOURCE: Ars Tecnica Their complaints alleged that for years, […]
New EU and UK Export Controls on Emerging Technologies
The EU has adopted new export controls on a range of emerging technologies (including quantum technologies, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, advanced computing, advanced materials and coatings for high temperature applications, additive manufacturing and certain life sciences tools), under the new “500-series” of EU-only controls. By Steven Farmer, Iris Karaman, Julia Kotamäki-Thakker and Samson Verebes SOURCE: Pillsbury Global Trade Blog The update […]
EMS Spotlight: Microboard – Digital Transformation Enabled by a Strategic Partnership
Microboard, a family-owned electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider based in Connecticut, has doubled in size over the past four years by focusing on high-complexity, low-volume production for a select group of customers. Central to their success has been a strategic approach to digital transformation, with strategic equipment partnerships, particularly the inspection partnership with Koh Young, […]