Apple commits $100B to US manufacturing and expansion August 07, 2025 Apple has announced a new USD 100 billion investment as part of a broader initiative to expand its operations and manufacturing footprint in the United States. The move raises the company’s total planned U.S. investment to USD 600 billion over the next four years.
SIA backs CHIPS and Science Act agreements to bolster U.S semiconductor sector January 20, 2025 The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has praised the U.S. Department of Commerce for a series ofagreements aimed at enhancing the U.S. semiconductor supply chain
Onto Innovation opens new packaging applications center October 02, 2024 Onto Innovation has officially opened the company’s Packaging Applications Center of Excellence (PACE), a facility dedicated to panel-level packaging (PLP) innovations enabling 2.5D and 3D chiplet architectures and AI packages.
Corning to invest $120.4m in smartphone glass factory January 24, 2024 US electronics maker Corning will team up with Indian telecoms company Optiemus Infracom to manufacture smartphone displays in Tamil Nadu.
AT&T and Ericsson to accelerate Open RAN in the US December 07, 2023 AT&T says it plans to lead the United States in commercial-scale open radio access network (Open RAN) deployment. The company says that it could spend roughly USD 14 billion over the 5-year term of the contract with Ericsson.
Fictiv expands its manufacturing network into Mexico November 06, 2023 Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, has added Mexico to its global network of manufacturing partners.
JV to start manufacturing smartphone glass in India October 27, 2023 Corning Inc and Optiemus Infracom are teaming up to start making smartphone cover glass for the first time in India. Their new combined entity will be called Bharat Innovation Glass Technologies.
Corning opens optical fibre manufacturing plant in Poland September 09, 2022 Corning Incorporated has officially opened a new optical fibre manufacturing facility in Mszczonów, Poland, as it looks to meet growing demand for high-speed connectivity in the EU and surrounding regions.
Corning to create 250 jobs with new optical cable factory September 06, 2022 On the back of a long-term relationship with AT&T, Corning Incorporated is expanding its manufacturing capacity for optical cable, as the carrier expands its fiber service.
Banned by the US, ChuZhou HKC shipments unaffected for now February 09, 2022 The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued the latest Unverified List (UVL) which includes ChuZhou HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., according to TrendForce’s investigations.
Panel prices to remain high due to the furnace explosion at AGC February 02, 2021 AGC Fine Techno Korea, which is a glass substrate manufacturing plant owned by AGC and located in the South Korean city of Gumi, suffered a furnace explosion that also led to injuries of plant personnel on January 29.
Foxconn invests in SigmaSense September 24, 2020 Touch screen technology company, SigmaSense, has closed a USD 22 million Series A funding round led by Foxconn Technology Group.
The old Oregon Hynix plant has a new occupant August 24, 2020 The old chip factory in Eugene, Oregon has been vacant for a dozen years, but now it could see new life as early as next year with the production of digital signage solutions for its new owner.
Reinhard Ferstl joins LS Laser Systems as new managing director June 26, 2019 German equipment manufacturer LS Laser Systems GmbH, manufacturer for laser trimming systems, has appointed Reinhard Ferstl as Managing Director.
APC acquires Wavelength Electronics January 29, 2019 a UK-based designer and distributor of specialist electronic products and components, APC Technology Group, announces that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Wavelength Electronics Limited for GBP 494’000 (EUR 571’122).
Apple spent $60 billion with 9000 US suppliers in 2018 January 29, 2019 Just over a year ago, component manufacturer Finisar was awarded USD 390 million from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund to expand production of a critical part of the TrueDepth camera system, introduced with iPhone X.
3M completes $870 million sale of its communications division June 05, 2018 The company announces that it has completed the sale of substantially all of its Communication Markets Division to Corning Incorporated, for approximately USD 870 million.
3M to sell its Communication Markets Division December 11, 2017 3M says that it has entered into agreements related to the sale of substantially all of its Communication Markets Division to Corning Incorporated, for USD 900 million.
CEOs leave Trump's Advisory Councils August 17, 2017 US President Donald Trump has announced that he will end two advisory councils. But it seems; the decision may not have been entirely his own.
Apple awards Corning a USD 200 million investment May 15, 2017 Corning will receive USD 200 million from Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The tech-giant has committed to investing at least USD 1 billion with US-based companies as part of the fund.
EPO upholds critical patent August 03, 2016 The European Patent Office (EPO) rejected a request to revoke patent EP-1556443 and ruled in favour of Dow Corning.
Apple supplier list February 24, 2015 As usual, Apple (and in turn Evertiq) is publishing a list of their 200 top suppliers as part of their Social Responsibility Report.
Corning Incorporated to acquire TR Manufacturing December 17, 2014 Corning Incorporated has reached an agreement to acquire TR Manufacturing, Inc. The terms of the agreement were not released.
Corning to buy Samsung's fiber optics business December 02, 2014 The South Korean tech-giant is planning to sell its fiber optics business to US glass panel supplier Corning.
iPhone 6 Plus: USD100 costlier for consumers to buy ... but an Apple win September 24, 2014 For consumers opting to buy Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 Plus rather than the iPhone 6, the additional 0.8 inches of screen size will cost $100 extra. However, for Apple, the iPhone 6 Plus costs only about $16 more to produce, delivering to the company an even heftier margin than normal for its wildly popular smartphone line.
Dow Corning ramps capacity July 09, 2014 Dow Corning has significantly ramped up production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS).
Apple: Supplier List 2013 February 13, 2014 Since a few years back, Apple has been providing the names of its 200 largest suppliers. Although it is a long list, there are some interesting names to be found. See below.
Dow Corning appoints Tang-Yong Ang to Vice President October 24, 2013 Dow Corning appointed Tang Yong Ang “TY.” to vice president of Dow Corning’s Compound Semiconductor Solutions
Will we see an Apple iTV in 2014? August 19, 2013 Once again the rumour mill has started spinning – and once again its Apple that’s on everyone’s lips. This time its about the possible launch of the 'iTV' in 2014.
High-Resolution tablet panels debut with strong shipments in 2013 July 23, 2013 Making a stellar debut, high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels featuring resolutions of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media tablets for the first time this year, with shipments set to approach 13 million units.
Dow Corning joins imec July 09, 2013 Dow Corning is among the newest member organizations to join imec, a research center for the advancement of nano-electronics.
Massive growth awaits flexible display market June 06, 2013 Demand for flexible displays is set to undergo massive growth during the next seven years, with a broad variety of applications—ranging from smartphones to giant screens mounted on buildings—driving a nearly 250 times expansion in shipments from 2013 through 2020.