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Amphenol will acquire Trexon for about $1 billion.

Electroninks named Insulectro distributor of its MOD inks for additive manufacturing and advanced semiconductor packaging in North America.

HyProMag USA has signed a feedstock supply and site share agreement with global electronics recycler Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions.

Ji’an Shengyi Electronics is investing 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in an intelligent manufacturing high-layer-count circuit board project.

Kinwong will invest about $700 million to expand high-end PCB capacity, upgrading its Zhuhai site.

University of Maryland, Georgia Tech and University of Notre Dame researchers introduced DissolvPCB, a novel 3-D printing-based method to fabricate fully recyclable electronic circuits.

Metallium is advancing its Texas e-waste processing plant toward December with 60 tonnes of printed circuit board scrap to de-risk ramp-up.

Nvidia and AMD will give the US government 15% of China chip sales revenue in exchange for export licenses.

TechSearch’s latest Advanced Packaging Update explores how larger CPU substrates are driving packaging innovation, new materials and concern over warpage and thermal management.

Virginia Polytechnic researchers developed a recyclable circuit board material that works like plastic but behaves more like memory foam fused with metal. And it still carries a charge – even when bent, cut or broken.

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AIM Solder appointed Covermat distributor in Thailand.

Amber Enterprises plans to invest over ₹800 crore ($91 million) to build a copper laminate plant in Mysuru under India’s electronics component manufacturing plan.

Amber Group, an Indian EMS, is set to acquire a 40% stake in Unitronics, an Israeli maker of industrial automation and control systems.

Apple in August announced an additional $100 billion commitment to its American Manufacturing Program as part of a total $600 billion investment to expand US production and supply chain operations.

ASMPT and SMarTsol Technologies have opened an advanced competence center in Guadalajara.

ASMPT will close its Shenzhen manufacturing facility, impacting about 950 jobs, as part of a global restructuring to boost efficiency. China accounted for 38% of ASMPT’s revenue last year.

Benchmark Electronics has completed delivery of 24 AI-enabled mobile vehicle surveillance systems with radar to US Customs and Border Protection.

Blackline Safety expanded its in-house quality assurance program with upgraded inspection equipment, in-lab testing capabilities and a larger team.

BMK commissioned a heavy-duty conformal coating line with selective jetting and curtain applicators.

Circuit Check acquired Solution Sources Programming (SSP), a Silicon Valley-based provider of integrated test and programming solutions.

Clemsa installed a Europlacer SMT placement line.

Distron installed a Juki Cube inline selective soldering system.

ECD named AMS exclusive UK distributor.

EETech Group acquired Breadboard, developer of an AI-powered supply chain automation platform.

Federal Electronics Mexico installed a Heller reflow oven.

FlashPCB installed a Heller 1809 MKII reflow oven with a KIC ProBot automatic profiler.

GNG Electronics, a refurbisher of laptops and other electronics devices, set a date for its pending IPO.

Libra Industries purchased an Amada fiber-laser system for its Guaymas, Sonora facility.

Microtronix has breathed new life into a formerly defunct cellphone manufacturing facility in Durban, South Africa.

Motorola’s former CEO last month warned that smartphone assembly in America still faces the same hurdles it did a decade ago, especially when it comes to labor and supply chain fragmentation.

MSI plans to boost US production capacity, with California plant output potentially exceeding its initial 60% target amid new tariff pressures.

Parmi appointed Prosperar Solutions representative in Brazil.

Promex Industries added UV laser depaneling and advanced SPI systems.

SisTech Manufacturing expanded its electronic manufacturing capabilities, enhancing PCB assembly, conformal coating and obsolescence management.

Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. Robotics Division announced a new low-cost equipment program designed to help electronics manufacturers start production or expand capacity in North America.

YJ Link has opened a 7,272-sq. meter factory in Mexico to expand PCB handling equipment production.

Zestron added an i-Tech EPS 75 pallet cleaning system to its Manassas, VA, technical center.