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Virtusa Corporation acquires India’s SmartSoC Solutions December 11, 2025 This acquisition expands US firm Virtusa’s industry portfolio to include the high-growth semiconductor sector and completes its full-stack, end-to-end service capabilities, spanning the entire technology ecosystem from the chip to the network, cloud and application layer.
Skycore Semiconductors raises €5 million in seed funding December 03, 2025 The funding will accelerate team expansion, product development, manufacturing capabilities, patent portfolio growth, and co-development projects with strategic partners in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure market.
Europe dreams of sovereignty – but its PCB industry is disappearing in plain sight December 02, 2025 When the EU launched the Chips Act, it wrapped the announcement in a familiar promise: technological sovereignty. More fabs, more capacity, and more control over the strategic products and semiconductors that will power Europe’s future.
The European duo driving a greener electronics industry November 25, 2025 Stephan Theil, CEO of the German company Factronix, presented technologies and processes at Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2025 that can drastically reduce electronics manufacturing costs, carbon footprint and dependence on unstable supply chains.
Circuits Integrated expands to UK to develop satellite chipsets November 21, 2025 The Greek semiconductor design company has joined Space South Central, one of the UK’s largest regional space clusters. Circuits Integrated’s UK expansion centres on Kythrion, its flagship chipset platform.
Productware modernises SMT production with Fuji systems November 20, 2025 For EMS provider Productware GmbH, outdated placement equipment had become a bottleneck in production. To address this challenge, the company decided to modernise its machinery.
Alter launches US semiconductor testing facility in Minnesota November 20, 2025 Alter, a provider of assembly, testing, qualification, and radiation services for high-reliability semiconductors and microelectronics, has officially opened a new semiconductor testing facility in Plymouth, Minnesota.
India’s Titan Intech to invest $28M in electronics facility November 20, 2025 Titan Intech signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to set up an Integrated Display Electronics Manufacturing Facility in the state’s Amaravati Capital Region.
DeepX: the future of Edge AI is low-power, on-device and closer to Europe than ever November 18, 2025 At this year’s Evertiq Expo in Warsaw, the conversation around AI hardware took a decidedly practical turn. While much of the global industry continues to debate cloud capacity and data-centre expansion, Korean AI chipmaker DeepX argues that the next wave of innovation will not come from hyperscale infrastructure — but from devices, robots and systems that run their intelligence locally.
MB Elettronica fully operational again – two weeks after fire November 17, 2025 MB Elettronica has returned to full operation just two weeks after the fire that damaged part of its Camucia facility in Cortona, Italy, according to a report by La Nazione.
Amber Group acquires majority stake in Shogini Technoarts November 17, 2025 Shogini provides PCB solutions across diverse applications such as automotive, defense, medical electronics, industrial electronics, power electronics, process control, telecommunication, computer peripheral and LED lighting.
Sponsored content by FlexLink FlexLink for PCB Management: Simple Solutions for Complex Requirements In the world of electronics, where precision is essential and complexity is constant, FlexLink introduces a new approach: modular, autonomous, and intelligent systems that transform motion into efficiency.
Sponsored content by Brady Corporation Easily track every PCB Complete traceability solution from BRADY can connect every circuit board in production to your Smart Factory set up. A fully automated printed circuit board labelling solution can enable traceability and manufacturing data analysis without human interference.
K&F Electronics boosts production with new Hanwha SMT line November 06, 2025 Michigan-based K&F Electronics has expanded its surface mount capabilities with the installation of a new Hanwha Semitech Americas SMT line. The sale was coordinated by The Murray Percival Company.
Mycronic secures turnkey order from Nordic defence supplier November 05, 2025 Mycronic has received an order for a full-line, turnkey solution from an unnamed major defence industry supplier in the Nordic region. The agreement, valued at USD 2 million, covers advanced circuit board manufacturing equipment and integrated software systems.
Hofstetter adds mass-PCB via filling and planarising system November 05, 2025 The Hofstetter PCB Group has purchased a new via filling and planarising system from Mass-PCB via distributor Adeon Technologies, expanding its manufacturing capabilities for the European Industry.
North American PCB industry posts double-digit gains November 04, 2025 Total North American PCB shipments in September 2025 were up 32% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, September shipments were down 7.8%. September's year-to-date (YTD) shipments increased by 10.5% year-over-year, reports The Global Electronics Association.
Skyworks and Qorvo to merge, creating a $22b company November 04, 2025 Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at approximately USD 22 billion.
Sponsored content by Brady Corporation Easily track every PCB Complete traceability solution from BRADY can connect every circuit board in production to your Smart Factory set up. A fully automated printed circuit board labelling solution can enable traceability and manufacturing data analysis without human interference.
Nvidia and Samsung to build AI factory October 31, 2025 Nvidia plans to build a new AI factory with Samsung Electronics. The AI factory will combine Samsung’s semiconductor technologies with Nvidia platforms to establish the foundation of next-gen, AI-driven production.
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.
Their experiments on a chip revealed quantum physics in action October 08, 2025 A major question in physics is the maximum size of a system that can demonstrate quantum mechanical effects. This year’s Nobel Prize laureates conducted experiments with an electrical circuit in which they demonstrated both quantum mechanical tunnelling and quantised energy levels in a system big enough to be held in the hand.
ShunYun Technology & NewPhotonics enter volume PIC manufacturing deal October 07, 2025 ShunYun Technology Ltd (SYT), a manufacturer of optical transceivers, and NewPhotonics, a designer of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips for data centre optical interconnect, have entered into a strategic OSAT partnership for volume manufacturing of the NewPhotonics NPG product line.
ESD industry posts $5.1 billion in revenue in Q2 2025 October 07, 2025 The Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 8.6% to USD 5,089.4 million in the second quarter of 2025 from the USD 4,685.5 million registered in the second quarter of 2024, according to the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community. The four-quarter moving average rose 10.4%, based on a comparison of the most recent four quarters to the prior four.
AT&S plans entry into the defence sector October 02, 2025 Austrian circuit board and IC substrate manufacturer AT&S said it plans to expand its portfolio to include the defence sector, citing growing demand for security-relevant technologies.
Axcelis and Veeco agree to $4.4 billion all-stock merger October 02, 2025 Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that values the combined company at approximately USD 4.4 billion. The deal will create one of the largest US suppliers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Panasonic Industry to double circuit board material production September 17, 2025 Panasonic Industry says it plans to double the production capacity of its MEGTRON multi-layer circuit board materials over the next five years to meet growing demand from AI server and ICT infrastructure markets.
Arrow CEO Sean Kerins departs; Bill Austen named interim CEO September 17, 2025 Arrow Electronics says Chief Executive Officer Sean Kerins has stepped down as director, president, and CEO of the company, and that board member William (Bill) F. Austen has been appointed interim president and CEO. No reasons were given for Kerins’ departure.
ABB to invest $110 million in US manufacturing September 17, 2025 ABB is investing in four US manufacturing sites to meet future demand in key industries, including data centers and the grid.
Scintil raises €50 million to scale integrated photonics for AI factories September 10, 2025 The funding enables France’s Scintil Photonics to expand hiring, accelerate production and deepen its international presence as it delivers the industry’s first single-chip DWDM light engine, integrating multi-wavelength lasers with silicon photonics, aligned with next-generation CPO.
Nathan Trotter to build $65 million tin processing facility in Virginia September 10, 2025 Nathan Trotter, a Pennsylvania-based supplier and recycler of tin and tin alloys, will invest approximately USD 65 million to establish a tin production and processing facility in Henry County, Virginia.