Kurtz Ersa partners with E-tronix for sales in Illinois, Wisconsin July 27, 2026 The partnership is intended to strengthen local support for electronics manufacturers by combining German company Kurtz Ersa’s equipment portfolio with E-tronix’s applications experience and regional presence.
Geely Auto, Ford establish manufacturing JV at Valencia plant July 27, 2026 The JV aims to transform Ford’s Valencia, Spain facility into a shared, high-tech manufacturing hub. Under the proposed ownership structure, Chinese firm Geely Auto will own 34% of the new entity and Ford will own 66%.
Samsung, KDDI complete AI-powered network optimization trial July 27, 2026 During peak hours, Samsung’s RAN Speed Optimizer (RSO) delivered an average increase of 31% in 5G downlink throughput across the overall trial area, with gains reaching a maximum increase of 52% in dense urban areas, on KDDI’s commercial 5G SA network in Japan.
Collins Aerospace opens UK hub to advance aircraft systems July 27, 2026 With a more streamlined solution, electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS) supports the elimination of actuation hydraulic interfaces and fluids and facilitates a 15-20% reduction of the nacelle actuation weight at the integrated aircraft system level.
Nvidia, Amkor sign $1.5 billion chip packaging agreement July 24, 2026 Nvidia and Amkor Technology will align their long-term roadmaps to advance technologies including high-density interconnects and next-generation heterogeneous integration.
NIELIT, SCL collaborate to advance chip innovation in India July 24, 2026 As part of this collaboration, the 1.2 µm Process Design Kit will be made available through eChipHub, and provide students, researchers, faculty members, startups, MSMEs and industry professionals with access to an indigenous semiconductor process technology for IC design and prototyping.
SuperX partners with Mercuria to build AI infrastructure ecosystem July 24, 2026 The two parties will draw on their respective strengths in global energy, power optimization, capital deployment, and AI data center technology to pursue in-depth cooperation in global AI infrastructure development.
AdvancedPCB installs new SES line at Aurora facility July 23, 2026 Supplied by Equip Tech and manufactured by Universal Circuit Board Equipment (UCE), the SES line incorporates automated chemical management, conveyorized material handling, and integrated process controls throughout the strip, etch and strip (SES) cycle.
India’s Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group raises $40 million July 23, 2026 The capital will be used to expand manufacturing capacity across the group’s facilities in India, the UK and the US, accelerate development of its upcoming manufacturing campus, and strengthen its mission systems and deep-tech & autonomous systems businesses.
Kontron secures European customer for 5G automotive modules July 23, 2026 This contract represents a milestone in Kontron’s strategy to establish a European alternative to non-European suppliers of mobile communications modules, as it marks the first time these modules will be used in a vehicle platform of a European car manufacturer.
Stop lobbying, start listening: Better policy begins with a conversation July 22, 2026 In late June I spent a full day in Brussels, moderating a room full of speakers, panelists, policymakers and manufacturers, all there to talk about the future of European electronics. By the end of it, one thing was obvious. Everyone in that room agreed the industry matters. Almost nobody disagreed about the stakes. And yet agreement is not the same as alignment, and the gap between "we support you" and "here is what we will actually do" is exactly where good intentions tend to disappear.
Paras to set up $644 million chip packaging facility in India July 22, 2026 Paras Semiconductors, a subsidiary of Indian company Paras Defence and Space Technologies, has signed an MOU with the Madhya Pradesh government’s department of science and technology to jointly set up an OSAT facility in the state’s Indore-Ujjain region.
Weald Electronics appoints Rayfast as new UK distributor July 21, 2026 Rayfast is a stocking distributor of interconnect solutions and harness components and electro-mechanical products. Their key markets include aerospace, defence, energy, industrial, rail and motorsport.
Automation without perfection: How intelligent robots can handle HMLV manufacturing July 21, 2026 Traditional automation performs best in a highly organised environment. Products must always arrive in the same position, production lines need to maintain a fixed rhythm, and individual tasks should remain predictable and repetitive. However, the European electronics industry is increasingly operating under completely different conditions. Short production runs, frequent product changes, component shortages and unpredictable order schedules can make a factory resemble a living organism rather than a precisely calibrated machine. Speaking at Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026, Piotr Owczarek, CEO of AiRob, argued that machine vision, 3D modelling and artificial intelligence could make robots better suited to this complex environment.
Jabil expands manufacturing capacity in India July 21, 2026 Located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) industrial zone, this facility is the latest addition to Jabil’s India footprint, which has grown from 500,000 square feet to 1.2 million square feet over the past year.
Emesent secures $17M to boost autonomous intelligence platform July 21, 2026 Capital will be deployed to scale manufacturing at Emesent’s Queensland facility and to advance Cortex AI, the company’s onboard autonomy intelligence, and Aura, its cloud-based platform for 3D data processing, visualization and analytics.
Qolab secures $54M to advance scalable quantum systems July 21, 2026 The financing will support the US company’s continued development of scalable superconducting quantum computing technologies, expansion of semiconductor collaborations, and acceleration of its target toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Electronic components market: A crisis gathering momentum July 20, 2026 Artificial intelligence, geopolitical tensions, rising raw material prices, and increasingly longer delivery times create a combination of factors that could make life much more difficult for electronics manufacturers.
ENEVO, Kraftfeld sign EPC contract for 220 MWh BESS in Romania July 20, 2026 Drăgănești-Olt project strengthens ENEVO Group’s position as an EPC partner for utility-scale battery storage in Romania, adding to a portfolio that now stands over 1 GWh of storage projects in execution or already in operation.
Report: Samsung cuts US jobs ahead of HQ move July 20, 2026 The South Korean company said that 739 roles in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, have been affected by Samsung Electronics America’s (SEA) plans to move its headquarters to Texas.
Jabil opens next-gen intelligent logistics hub in Penang July 17, 2026 The digitalised facility is set to boost the company’s back-end operations and support customers’ growing product complexity and capacity demands using AI-enabled capabilities to streamline inventory management, enhance traceability and tracking and deploy autonomous robots.
Zollner expands capacity, builds phase 2 of Costa Rica project July 17, 2026 With completion of construction, the focus has now shifted to ramping up the new production and logistics operations. The investment lays the foundation for continued growth while strengthening the German EMS provider’s global manufacturing footprint.
Niche demand, MLC migration to drive SLC NAND prices up to 170% July 16, 2026 Meanwhile, demand for SLC NAND continues to grow in AI edge computing, data centers, and automotive electronics, causing the supply-demand gap to widen quickly, TrendForce notes.
SCHMID reports order intake of €30.7 million for second quarter July 16, 2026 Germany’s SCHMID Group reported revenues of EUR 27.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. For the full-year 2026, management maintains the guidance of more than EUR 100 million in revenues.
India approves $13.3 billion for fresh semiconductor push July 16, 2026 Companies involved in the manufacturing and R&D of the machines and manufacturing of materials, chemicals and gases that are essential for manufacturing semiconductors will be incentivized.
Intel uses next-gen ASML tool to produce its laptop chips July 15, 2026 Intel Foundry has entered high-volume manufacturing for a subset of Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, code-named Panther Lake, using ASML’s EXE High NA EUV technology.
Mitsubishi Motors, Highlanders sign MOU to develop humanoid robots July 15, 2026 Under this MOU, the two companies will explore the joint development of humanoid robots for use at Mitsubishi Motors’ manufacturing facilities as well as mass production of Highlanders products at Mitsubishi Motors’ Kyoto Plant.
10 years on – Brexit and the “new normal” July 15, 2026 A decade after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the EMS and CEM sector is still adapting to the consequences. Brexit realised many fears around supply-chain disruption, labour shortages and regulation, but it also accelerated structural change and pushed companies to modernise operations.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to advance high-thrust RDRE July 15, 2026 The round will fund Venus as the Texas-based company scales development and production, moving its RDRE propulsion system from successful flight demonstration toward deployment for a range of near-term defense and space applications.
Havells enters BESS segment through collaboration with Pixii July 15, 2026 By combining Havells’ manufacturing base, sales and distribution network, and understanding of the Indian market with Norwegian company Pixii’s energy storage technology, the collaboration aims to enable reliable, efficient and scalable solutions.
esmo marks 25 years, expands in Germany, China and Taiwan July 15, 2026 Today, the esmo Group employs approximately 285 people and generates annual revenue of around EUR 60 million through its two business divisions: semiconductor test solutions and special-purpose machinery.
PCB People reports ‘record-breaking’ first half of 2026 July 14, 2026 The milestone comes as electronics manufacturers demand more resilient and transparent PCB supply chains, with PCB People recording 30% increase in new customers and a 36% rise in new part numbers.