Expanding Horizons: Microboard’s Growth Strategy and Cultural Values, with CEO Nicole Russo

How does a manufacturing company double in size with limited workforce availability? What role will AI play in the future of electronics manufacturing? Nicole Russo from Microboard provides powerful insights into these questions and more during our conversation at APEX 2025. Looking to establish their second manufacturing site, potentially in the western United States, Microboard […]

Incap’s Annual and Sustainability Report 2024 published

  Incap Group’s Annual and Sustainability Report for 2024 has been published in Finnish and in English in pdf format. The report includes the Report of the Board of Directors, including the Sustainability Report, as well as the Financial Statements for the financial period 1 January–31 December 2024. Incap publishes the financial statements in XHTML […]

The Consequences of China’s New Rare Earths Export Restrictions

On April 4, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets used in the defense, energy, and automotive sectors in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff increases on Chinese products. The new restrictions apply to 7 of 17 REEs—samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—and requires […]

Electronic System Design Industry Posts $4.9 Billion in Revenue in Q4 2024, ESD Alliance Reports

MILPITAS, Calif.  — Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 11% to $4,927.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from the $4440.9 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2023, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent […]