Eighteen New Semiconductor Fabs to Start Construction in 2025, SEMI Reports

MILPITAS, Calif. — The semiconductor industry is expected to start 18 new fab construction projects in 2025*, according to SEMI’s latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The new projects include three 200mm and fifteen 300mm facilities, the majority of which are expected to begin operations from 2026 to 2027. In 2025, the Americas and Japan are the leading regions with […]

Cicor has successfully closed the acquisition of Profectus GmbH and further strengthens its market position in Germany

Bronschhofen – Cicor Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: CICN) has successfully closed the acquisition of the German EMS provider Profectus GmbH. Profectus GmbH, based in Suhl (Thuringia, Germany), is a service provider for the development and manufacturing of electronic modules and systems. Its long-standing customers include medium-sized companies and leading corporations, mainly in the industrial electronics […]

Vertical Aerospace chooses Monolith as ‘AI for engineering’ partner

 London-based Monolith to help Vertical Aerospace optimise its testing and simulation programmes to improve performance and accelerate time to market Flight and ground tests for eVTOL are incredibly complex, expensive, and time-consuming; Vertical Aerospace uses Monolith to accelerate development of VX4 and future models First project to focus on testing and simulation of the VX4’s […]

PCB East 2025 April 29 – May 2: Conference Registration Open

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA)  will open registration for the technical program for PCB East 2025, featuring more than 75 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training.   Rick Hartley, Susy Webb, Dan Beeker, Tomas Chester and Zach Peterson are among the headliners of this year’s conference. It will be held April 29 […]