What’s New at This Year’s APEX Conference March 14-19
This year marks a major milestone: it’s the first APEX EXPO since IPC rebranded as the Global Electronics Association, reflecting the organization’s broader focus and its role as the voice of the worldwide $6 trillion electronics industry. The technical program has evolved significantly for 2026 with the rebrand to the Advanced Electronic Packaging Conference 2026, […]
ASTM Invites Interested Parties for Meeting on AI In Manufacturing Systems
All Interested Parties Invited to ASTM Organizational Meeting on Standards Development for Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems WASHINGTON, D.C., – ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting on March 4–5, 2026, to explore the potential establishment of a new ASTM Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems. The meeting will take place at ASTM […]
ALL Circuits & DBG: A Merger That Turns Tariffs Into Opportunity And Scale Into Customer Advantage
Tariffs changed the rules, but they also opened a door. Philip Stoten sits down with Stephane Klajzyngier, ALL Circuits’ Deputy CEO, to unpack how merging with DBG transformed a strong European EMS into a truly global partner with the footprint, capital strength, and operational discipline to win in a volatile market. From Mexico and Tunisia […]
Omdia: Subsea Optoelectronics Market Grows 32.5% in 3Q25 as PTC’26 Showcases Shift to Mesh Networks
LONDON: The subsea optoelectronics network equipment market grew to $337 million in 3Q25, up 32.5% from 2Q25. This robust growth comes as the AI infrastructure build-out supercycle catalyzes a significant terrestrial and subsea network refresh, a trend highlighted at PTC’26. “Omdia is forecasting robust subsea network growth in 2026 driven by the completion of more cables, […]
AI Infrastructure Spending Reached a Record $86B in Q3 2025, According to IDC
BOSTON – Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure reached a record $86 billion in Q3 2025, marking a sustained investment cycle as platform providers scale capacity for training and inference workloads, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Tracker. The record performance in Q3 2025 signals a shift from initial pilot phases into a […]