Another COVID-19 case at a Murata facility

On July 8, Murata Manufacturing confirmed that an employee of one of its partner companies working Murata’s Yokaichi Plant had tested positive for COVID-19.

The employee had showed symptoms of a slight fever and cold from June 28. On July 8, the employee visited a medical institution and was confirmed to be infected through an antigen test. The company states in a press release that it has been confirmed that the employee always wore a mask and had no close contacts within the company. Murata says that in consideration of the health and safety of all the employees, the company suspended operations from July 8 to 10 at the site.

The Swedish company has acquired a technology for process diagnostics and control in the semiconductor industry.

Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., an integrated solution provider, has completed its acquisition of Dream Chip Technologies GmbH (DCT), a fabless German semiconductor technology company.

The pace of change in the electronics industry continues unabated for all customer types – OEM, ODM and EMS. This is driven by all component manufacturer types – including semiconductor, passive, connector and electromechanical – dynamically changing pricing, lead time, life cycle management and more.

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As of the 1st of May 2020, Dirk Knorr and Josef Wörner have been appointed as General Managers for the German business of the Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG, having been a part of the management circle of the company for years.

GlobalFoundries has appointed David Reeder as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The global semiconductor packaging materials market will track chip industry growth to expand from USD 17.6 billion in revenue logged in 2019 to USD 20.8 billion in 2024, a 3.4% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), SEMI and TechSearch International forecast.

Analog Devices, Inc. has acquired the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) business of Santa Clara based INVECAS.

Changes to Intel’s technology organisation are coming. New leaders have been appointed and Murthy Renduchintala will leave the company.

Following many years of cooperation, the Schleuniger Group and Cirris Systems Corp. have signed an agreement for Schleuniger to acquire Cirris, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the basis of an asset deal.

Virginia-based Mu-Del Electronics LLC, an Ironwave Technologies Company and a manufacturer of high-performance RF and Microwave based systems, is acquiring Luff Research.