2025 Top 25 European EMS/ODM: leaders and climbers October 29, 2025 The European EMS and ODM sector continues to show dynamic movement, according to the latest top 25 rankings presented at the Evertiq Expo in Warsaw.
Copper, gold, silver, platinum–palladium: What’s next for the electronics industry? October 28, 2025 Metal markets are drawing growing attention from both industry and technology sectors. For electronics and component manufacturers, metals such as copper, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium are essential elements of the value chain. Their prices, availability, and supply stability now have a direct impact on production costs, material innovation, and long-term strategic planning.
Aumovio expands manufacturing plant to strengthen production October 28, 2025 Aumovio, formerly the automotive group sector of Continental, today announced a USD 110 million investment to significantly expand its New Braunfels, Texas manufacturing facility.
Cicor acquires two production sites from Valtronic October 28, 2025 Swiss electronics manufacturer Cicor Group has signed an agreement to acquire two production facilities from Valtronic, a Western Switzerland-based supplier specialising in medical electronics.
LTSCT teams up with HYS to develop 650V to 3300V wafers October 27, 2025 India’s L&T Semiconductor Technologies Ltd (LTSCT) will utilize HYS’s facilities in Taiwan to engineer and produce wafers to meet specifications tailored for automotive and industrial applications.
QS, Corning announce agreement for ceramic separator development October 24, 2025 The two US companies will work together toward the goal of high-volume production of QS’s ceramic separators for commercial applications.
PRETTL Mechatronics invests $3.5 million in Edge Energy October 23, 2025 Edge Energy, a developer of energy conversion technology for electric vehicle fast charging, has secured a USD 3.5 million strategic investment from PRETTL Mechatronics & Actuators GmbH (PMA).
SCHMID Group wins major equipment orders for AI server PCB production October 23, 2025 SCHMID Group has secured two major orders for production equipment used in PCB for AI server applications, the company announced.
Norvestor to acquire EMS nompany Norautron October 21, 2025 Norvestor IX SCSp has signed an agreement to acquire Norautron from Embron Group AS. Following the transaction, the Broch family, through Embron, will remain as a minority shareholder.
Embraer partners with Mahindra to introduce C-390 Millennium to India October 21, 2025 The agreement builds upon the MOU signed in February 2024, deepening the scope of cooperation to include joint marketing, industrialization and developing India as a hub for the military transport aircraft C-390 Millennium.
Cicor reports strong order intake amid market challenges October 20, 2025 The Cicor Group continued to expand in the third quarter of 2025, posting a 33% increase in sales to CHF 160.1 million (EUR 173.3 million).
Neptune Robotics raises $52 million in Series B October 20, 2025 The new funds will fuel R&D, new robotic systems, AI-driven service platforms, and expansion into 20 markets worldwide, with Japan as a potential key hub.
Hitachi to acquire German data and AI services firm synvert October 20, 2025 This acquisition aims to accelerate the deployment of HMAX, Hitachi’s solution suite advancing operational autonomy and business model innovation through agentic and physical AI, solving customer and societal challenges in the AI era.
Tata Technologies collaborates with Synopsys on software‑defined mobility October 20, 2025 The collaboration aims to empower automotive manufacturers to tackle the complexities of next-generation mobility by combining Tata Technologies’ domain expertise in vehicle engineering with Synopsys’ virtualization solutions, enabling the deployment of electronics digital twins (eDTs).
Molex to acquire Smiths Interconnect October 17, 2025 Molex has signed an agreement to acquire Smiths Interconnect. Smiths Interconnect, a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Smiths Group plc, is a provider of high-reliability connectivity products and solutions serving the aerospace and defence, medical, semiconductor test and industrial markets.
Keysight completes acquisition of Spirent Communications October 17, 2025 The aggregate transaction consideration totaled approximately USD 1.46 billion on a fully diluted basis. UK firm Spirent’s shares will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange effective October 17.
ICEYE, IHI sign agreement to build Earth observation satellites October 17, 2025 IHI has placed an initial order for four satellites and associated image acquisition system, with the option to procure a further 20 satellites at a later stage. The first satellites are expected to begin phased commissioning and data delivery from around April 2026.
Vertical secures $11M to advance development of GaN transistors October 17, 2025 Built on a decade of research at MIT’s Palacios Group, Vertical’s breakthrough transistors use GaN. Vertical has demonstrated the technology on 8-inch wafers using standard silicon CMOS semiconductor manufacturing methods.
Caracol raises $40M to accelerate scale-up of manufacturing tech October 17, 2025 This new funding will further accelerate Caracol’s global scaling and international expansion. The Italian firm also aims to deepen the capabilities of its multi-process, multi-material platforms, with a focus on software, automation and AI.
TASE completes acquisition of US firm Joined Alloys for $12M October 16, 2025 TASE Global has a factory in Tamil Nadu and is also working on a brownfield expansion with an investment of USD 17 million. The company specializes in precision manufacturing of components and providing solutions for aerospace, medical and industrial applications.
Hanza acquires German EMS company BMK October 15, 2025 Swedish EMS provider Hanza has signed an agreement to acquire the German EMS provider BMK Group – becoming Europe’s largest listed contract manufacturer
Foxconn’s talks with ZF Group stall over valuation and debt October 15, 2025 Foxconn’s plans to acquire a stake in ZF Group’s powertrain division have come to a halt after the Taiwanese company’s due diligence revealed a gap in valuation expectations and higher-than-anticipated debt levels, Reuters reports.
Hanza receives SEK 40 million drone order October 14, 2025 Swedish EMS provider Hanza has received an initial order worth approximately SEK 40 million from an unnamed technology company developing drones for both civilian and defence-related applications.
ABB and Nvidia partner on next-gen AI data centre October 14, 2025 ABB has entered into a collaboration with Nvidia to develop power solutions for next-generation, gigawatt-scale data centres.
Mitsubishi Power receives order for BFG-fired M100S gas turbine October 13, 2025 The order for Jiangsu Lihuai Steel, a subsidiary of Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang Group, was placed through Mitsubishi Power’s local subsidiary. The M100S power plant has an output of 100 MW in a combined cycle setting.
Applied Materials and ASU open $270M semiconductor research centre in Arizona October 13, 2025 Applied Materials and Arizona State University have officially opened the Materials-to-Fab Center, a USD 270 million research and prototyping facility aimed at accelerating innovation in semiconductor manufacturing.
Stoke raises $510M to scale manufacturing of reusable launch vehicle October 10, 2025 The new capital will expand production capacity for the Nova vehicle and complete activation of Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral. The US company will also invest in supply chain, its Boltline product, and infrastructure to prepare for high-cadence launch operations.
Mercedes-Benz spins off chip team to form Athos Silicon October 09, 2025 Mercedes-Benz has announced a collaboration with semiconductor company Athos Silicon to accelerate the development of advanced chiplet architectures for autonomous computing.
From startup to Gazelle – Evertiq on a strong growth path October 09, 2025 Evertiq AB has been named one of Sweden’s Gazelle Companies 2025 by Dagens industri. The award recognises some of the country’s fastest-growing and best-managed companies – businesses that demonstrate strong growth, sound finances, and sustainable business models.
Qualcomm to acquire Arduino October 08, 2025 Qualcomm Technologies has agreed to acquire open-source hardware and software company Arduino, integrating one of the world’s largest developer ecosystems into its edge computing and AI portfolio.
ABB to sell Robotics division to SoftBank for $5.4 billion October 08, 2025 ABB has signed an agreement to sell its Robotics division to Japan’s SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of USD 5.375 billion, ending its earlier plan to spin off the business into a separate listed company.
C-Hawk unveils new Vietnam facility October 07, 2025 C-Hawk Technology, a manufacturer of components, assemblies, systems and surface treatment processes for the semiconductor and health imaging industries, has opened its new manufacturing facility in Vietnam.