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Altair named Var Group channel partner for the EMEA region.

Centre Testing International Group (CTI) acquired a 51% stake in Microtek Changzhou, a move aimed at enhancing CTI’s service capabilities in the PCB and CCL industries. CTI Taiwan will now offer more comprehensive testing service.

China has issued more licenses permitting copper smelters to export metal tax-free.

Copper Mountain Technologies, a supplier of RF test and measurement solutions, has transitioned its manufacturing operations to Indiana from Eastern Europe.

Google DeepMind announced two generative AI models designed to power tomorrow’s robots.

MIT developed E-LIG, a laser-enabled, additive fabrication method for flexible, double-sided PCBs with integrated functional devices.

Nine European Union countries are working to speed up plans to boost the bloc’s computer chip industry and aim to present their proposals by the summer, one of the coalition’s leaders said in March.

The Northwest Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo (NEDME) is gearing up for its 2025 event and announced quantum computing hardware expert Jim Clarke as keynote speaker.

Schmid Group filed a lawsuit against Shenzhen China Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (China SC) alleging trademark infringement and unauthorized copying of proprietary technology.

SpaceX received a $17.3 million grant to expand its printed circuit board plant in Texas.

University of Cambridge and Eindhoven University of Technology researchers have created an organic semiconductor that forces electrons to move in a spiral pattern, which could improve the efficiency of OLED displays in television and smartphone screens, or power next-generation computing technologies such as spintronics and quantum computing.

Zhen Ding Tech chairman Charles Shen said four major product applications are expected to grow simultaneously this year, with the IC substrate business showing the most significant growth.

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Delta Electronics plans to invest $500 million in India under the country’s “Make in India” initiative.

Federal Electronics added more than 10,000 sq. ft. of additional manufacturing space at its Cranston, RI, facility to meet growing demand.

Foxconn expects its server revenue to outpace sales from Apple’s iPhones within two years.

Foxconn and the Mexican state of Sonora in March announced a memorandum of understanding covering “Smart City cooperation.”

Fuji announced a strategic partnership with Arch Systems to bring AI guidance to factories and users of Fuji SMT lines worldwide.

Heller Industries will represent VST’s thin film, vacuum deposition and other systems through its global sales channel. Heller also appointed REStronics sales representative for New England.

Henkel is expanding in India with a new Application Engineering Center in Chennai and an adhesive materials manufacturing facility in Kurkumbh, near Pune.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise plans to move 90% of North American production out of China by October.

India’s first domestic semiconductor chip is set for production by the end of this year, said the country’s minister for electronics and IT.

IPS Assembly installed a Cetec ERP system for its PCB assembly operations.

Kalyani Powertrain and Compal Electronics signed a technology license deal to produce X86 platform servers in India.

Lite-On Technology broke ground in March on the first phase of its $690 million electronics plant in Quảng Ninh Province.

McGill University researchers observed a mysterious electrical effect in ultra-thin bismuth that remains unchanged across a wide temperature range, from near absolute zero (-273°C) to room temperature.

Naprotek announced over $9 million in contracts in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TL) and Tranche 2 Tracking Layer (T2TL) programs.

Northlake Engineering, a subsidiary of Standex Electronics, plans to close its Bristol (UK) facility in June, resulting in the layoffs of up to 36 employees.

Northrop Grumman recognized NEOTech with its Supplier Excellence Award.

Garner Osborne Circuits installed a Heller 1707 MK7 reflow oven.

Pegatron has opened an office in Santa Clara, CA – directly across from Nvidia’s headquarters – as part of its strategic push to scale North American operations amid surging demand for AI server infrastructure.

SMTA announced the technical program for the Counterfeit Electronics & Materials Symposium.

Tata Group has become a global supplier to Tesla, reports indicate.

Variosystems announced the acquisition of Heicks Industrieelektronik, a German technology company specializing in electronic solutions for the aerospace sector.

Viscom named PBT Rožnov distributor in the Czech Republic.