Intel builds the world's most advanced EUV litho machine
April 19, 2024
Intel's newly-formed chip foundry business says it has successfully assembled the most advanced piece of semiconductor kit ever made: a High Numerical Aperture Extreme Ultraviolet lithography scanner.
Tesla's German plant without power after pylon fire
March 05, 2024
Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany is without power following an electricity pylon catching fire near the plant.
Fire at Elkem Salten
December 11, 2023
A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at Elkem’s silicon plant in Salten, Norway, and emergency services were mobilised.
Intertek opens new battery centre of excellence Italy
November 27, 2023
Quality assurance, testing, inspection and certification solutions provider Intertek has opened a new Battery Xcellence Centre in Mestre, Italy.
Fire accident halts iPhone assembly in India
September 25, 2023
Taiwanese EMS provider Pegatron has reportedly temporarily shut down production at an iPhone assembly facility in India on Monday following a fire.
Fire hits South African electronics manufacturer
August 22, 2023
At 6.37 pm on Sunday, firefighters were alerted about an ongoing fire at South African electronics manufacturer SVA Electronics in Ga-Rankuwa, north-west of Pretoria.
Fire at Lithium producer Livent's North Carolina plant
June 26, 2023
In the early morning of Monday, June 26, 2023, a fire broke out at Livent Corporation's Bessemer City 800-acre manufacturing facility in Bessemer City, North Carolina.
Eltek reaches insurance settlement related to 2022 fire
June 22, 2023
PCB manufacturer Eltek Ltd. says that it reached a settlement with its insurance carrier under which the insurance company will pay an additional USD 2 million to cover costs and damages incurred by Eltek with respect to the fire in its plant in June 2022.
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PCB designs with high-power applications – demands and considerations
Electronic devices are becoming more and more complex. This means that the PCB must be designed with precision and care to ensure that the end product is successful. The most important thing to remember is that high-power circuits are not just a single component but a system. The system must be designed with consideration for all its components, including the circuit board, electronic devices, thermal management, and power supply.
Fire hits Apple supplier in India – production halted
February 28, 2023
Taiwanese Foxlink, a designer and manufacturer of connectors, cable assemblies, power management devices and an Apple supplier, has halted production at its manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India after a massive fire broke out.
ASML reports €21.2 billion net sales in 2022
January 26, 2023
The Dutch company finished the year on a strong note as it reports fourth-quarter net sales of EUR 6.4 billion, bringing the year total up to EUR 21.2 billion.
Unimicron Germany invests in PCB production
November 02, 2022
Unimicron Germany, based in Geldern in North Rhine-Westphalia, has invested a further EUR 12 million in new infrastructure, equipment and buildings in 2022.
Strong earthquake shakes Taiwan
September 19, 2022
Updated: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taitung in the southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, local time, reports the Central Weather Bureau (CBW), the country's seismological center.
Fire broke out at Eltek's PCB plant in Petah Tikva
June 16, 2022
PCB manufacturer Eltek Ltd. says that yesterday evening, a fire broke out in one of the production rooms in the Company's plant in Petach-Tikva, Israel.
Solid-state battery company plans pilot plant in California
April 08, 2022
Solid-State Battery battery company, Blue Current, has named its new CEO, Ben Eiref. And at the same time Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP) has invested USD 30 million to accelerate commercialisation of the company’s technology and build its first megawatt-scale factory in California.
Benchmark to manufacture the electronics for Dynetics' weapon system
March 24, 2022
EMS provider Benchmark has been selected by Dynetics, a Leidos subsidiary, to manufacture electronic components for the company's Enduring Shield mobile ground-based weapon system.
elvia scrambles to return from fire at Loire Valley facility
March 03, 2022
On January 30, 2022, a fire broke out at elvia’s Loire Valley – CIRETEC facility. The fire destroyed the entire production workshop and the company has since been working to keep everything running as smooth as possible.
AKM is still puzzled by the fire from 2020
February 21, 2022
While investigations into the fire that ravished Asahi Kasei Microdevices’ (AKM) semiconductor factory in Nobeoka, Japan back in October 2020 has been completed, some questions still remain.
Precision Micro opens refurbished facility following 2019 fire
February 03, 2022
Two years after a fire broke out at chemical etching manufacturer Precision Micro’s Birmingham site in Autumn 2019, the company has completed a GBP 5.1 million refurbishment – which has resulted in a 10% increase in capacity
Fire struck French PCB manufacturer
February 02, 2022
A fire broke out on Sunday 30th January 2022 in the early afternoon at elvia’s Loire Valley – CIRETEC facility.
Eurocircuits looks back at a year of growth – despite the challenges
January 31, 2022
European PCB and EMS provider Eurocircuits looks back at 2021 and summarizes the year with a short but simple sentence; “You grow with the challenges”.
ASML provides an update on Berlin fire
January 10, 2022
ASML is providing an update on the fire that occurred inside a part of its factory in Berlin, Germany on the third of January.
Fire at ASML Berlin may impact EUV optical component supply
January 05, 2022
A fire occurred at ASML’s factory in Berlin, Germany on January 3. According to TrendForce’s preliminary inquiry, approximately 200 square metre out of a factory floor covering 32,000 square metre was affected by the fire.
Fire incident at ASML Berlin
January 04, 2022
On Tuesday morning, ASML reported that there had been a fire inside a part of its factory in Berlin, Germany, the night before
AKM provides an update on its fire damaged fab
November 29, 2021
In late October last year a fire broke out at Asahi Kasei Microdevices' (AKM) semiconductor factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture. The fire completely ravished the fab and took a total of three days to completely extinguish. But how does the company fare today?
What happened to my chip supply?
November 15, 2021
The pandemic did indeed send massive ripples through supply chains around the globe – but it was never the start of the semiconductor crisis, the semiconductor supply chain was on shaky legs long before COVID-19 shut down entire countries and trade.
Eurocircuits: “we escaped a major disaster”
November 08, 2021
On October 27, a fire struck Eurocircuits operations in Hungary. The company says that the fire hit the pan of the Hot Air Level (HAL) machine in one of the buildings at the factory. The flames grew and spread quickly and soon the entire HAL department stood in flames.
Automotive MCU sales to surge 23% in 2021 despite shortages
August 18, 2021
32-bit designs are expected to generate almost 77% of automotive microcontroller revenues this year, followed by 18% from 16-bit and 6% from 8-bit, says market researcher IC Insights.
Renesas is back to 100% after the fire
June 28, 2021
It was back in March 19, 2021 that a fire struck the N3 building, housing the company's 300mm line, of Renesas Naka factory on the Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Since then the company has worked to get the fab back up and running at full capacity – something which has now been reached.
Component shortage - an evaluation of the situation
June 16, 2021
The component shortage takes control of most processes in the electronics industry. As Head of Strategic Purchasing at EMS service provider A+B Electronic, Marcus Hartwig has to deal with the subject on a daily basis. “To say the time is about to run out, that would have been right six months ago. It is high time.”
A fire-fighting robot developed in Sweden - by Scanfil
June 15, 2021
Realisator Robotics has, together with Scanfil and in close cooperation with the larger Swedish Rescue Services and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), developed a fire-fighting robot Fumo.
Massive fire at Chinese polysilicon plant
June 09, 2021
Updated: A Chinese manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon, has suffered an "explosion" at a polysilicon plant in Shihezi City, Xinjiang, China yesterday.
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