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Northvolt raises $1.1 billion for its factory rollout plans
July 05, 2022
Northvolt today announced the signing of a $1.1 billion convertible note to finance its expansion of battery cell and cathode material production in Europe to support the rapidly expanding demand for batteries.
Alliance Electronics enters France - along with 3 PCBA firms
June 29, 2022
Alliance Electronics, a technological and industrial group specialising in electronic subcontracting, is setting up in France (Rosheim, Bas-Rhin) and finalising its first three acquisitions.
The European PCB industry – a trip down memory lane
June 29, 2022
European PCB production has for a number of years been outcompeted and outperformed by production in Asia. It’s been previously documented that the prime movers were price competition and a strong outsourcing wave of the entire electronics industry in general. But how does the European PCB industry look today?
Edwards increases vacuum pump manufacturing capacity
June 27, 2022
Edwards, part of the Atlas Copco Group, has today inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in South Korea for vacuum pumps used in the global manufacture of semiconductors
Dexerials and SemsoTec to set up an optical solution center
June 24, 2022
Dexerials Corporation, a provider of leading-edge technologies, materials, and devices for smartphones, automobiles, and other products, and German automobile design house SemsoTec Group, will jointly establish an Optical Solution Center for leading-edge In-Vehicle HMIs in Cham, Germany.
NCAB Group acquires Kestrel in the UK
June 23, 2022
PCB supplier NCAB announces that it has acquired 100% of the shares in Kestrel International Circuits Ltd from the Merlin PCB Group Ltd.
2022 will see a focus on 12-inch capacity expansion
June 23, 2022
TrendForce says that global wafer foundry capacity will increase by approximately 14% annually in 2022.
GPV and Enics merges – creating a new European EMS giant
June 22, 2022
Danish EMS provider GPV is merging with Swiss-headquartered EMS provider Enics. The transaction values the combined business at more than DKK 4 billion (EUR 537.7 million).
ICAPE is going to the stock market
June 22, 2022
The French PCB supplier has launched its initial public offering as it is listing its shares on the Euronext Growth market in Paris.
BMW Group brings e-drives to Austria
June 21, 2022
From 2025 onwards, BMW's next generation of e-drives will be created in Steyr – with both production and development on site – as company's plant Steyr embarks on an electrified future.
1Q22 foundry output value up 8.2% QoQ, says TrendForce
June 21, 2022
TrendForce says that, although demand for consumer electronics remains weak, structural growth demand in the semiconductor industry including for servers, high-performance computing, automotive, and industrial equipment has not flagged, becoming a key driver for medium and long term foundry growth.
Applied Materials acquires of Finland-based Picosun
June 17, 2022
Applied Materials has acquired Finnish atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology specialist Picosun Oy.
Cicor expects around 30% growth in 1H22
June 16, 2022
EMS provider Cicor Group says that it expects a sales growth of around 30% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 as a result of acquisitions made and the successful management of challenges in the current difficult business environment.
Farnell expands Toshiba portfolio to support design engineers
June 15, 2022
The global distributor says that it has strengthened its global partnership with Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (Toshiba), resulting in a significant product line expansion and increased stock holding.
SK hynix pick Lam solution to enhance DRAM production
June 15, 2022
SK hynix has selected Lam Research's dry resist fabrication technology as a development tool for two key process steps in the production of advanced DRAM chips.
ZF launches expanded facility in Hyderabad
June 14, 2022
ZF strengthens its technology footprint in India with the launch of an expanded facility in Hyderabad to support the company's plan to grow to 5'000 engineers in the near future.
Latécoère closes its acquisition of EMS provider MADES
June 14, 2022
Latécoère, a provider of Aerostructures and Interconnection systems, has completed its acquisition of Spanish EMS provider Malaga Aerospace, Defense & Electronics Systems (MADES).
LEO satellite business booming - driving global output value
June 13, 2022
In 2022, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom will actively promote the deployment of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
EMEA market development for passive components 2019 - 2021
June 09, 2022
The European Passive Components Industry Association (EPCIA) has provided a helicopter perspective of the market development for passive components from 2019 (pre-covid) to 2021.
Kaohsiung flexes and aims for semiconductor dominance
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June 09, 2022
The Taiwanese city is looking to become the world's highest-valued semiconductor industry cluster.
