Amphenol to Acquire AdvancedPCB

WALLINGFORD, CT – Amphenol has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdvancedPCB, a leading US manufacturer of printed circuit boards for the defense and industrial markets.

Colorado-based AdvancedPCB is expected to have full-year 2026 sales of approximately $270 million and will be included in the company’s Harsh Environment Solutions segment post-closing. Amphenol and AdvancedPCB combined will have estimated printed circuit board sales of about $500 million.

The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Amphenol, which is also buying Dexgreen, Empire Electronics and Humanetics Sensors, said the aggregate price paid for all the companies will be $1.6 billion.End of article content 

PCB Technologies to Acquire Gorilla Circuits for $120M

SAN JOSE, CA – PCB Technologies Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gorilla Circuits for an enterprise value of $120 million, financed by credit facilities from two Israeli banks.

Gorilla has operated in San Jose for more than 20 years and employs more than 320 people. It provides high-mix, low-volume PCB fabrication and assembly to more than 700 active customers, mainly in semiconductor test, technology and aerospace and defense.

The deal will give PCB Technologies its first US manufacturing base and let it bid on contracts that require onshore fabrication. It requires regulatory approval, including from CFIUS, and is expected to close within eight months of the Oct. 8 announcement.End of article content 

TTM Technologies Completes $1.1B Acquisition of Epiq

SANTA ANA, CA – TTM Technologies has completed its acquisition of Epiq Design Solutions LLC for $1.1 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments.

Epiq supplies open-architecture, AI-enabled software-defined radios, high-performance RF products and radiation-tolerant space compute products for signals intelligence and electronic warfare. The business complements TTM’s RF and mission systems portfolio and supports its vertical integration strategy across land, air, sea and space applications in the aerospace and defense market. 

Kyzen Opens Southeast Asian Headquarters in Penang

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Kyzen has opened a Southeast Asian headquarters and production facility in Penang.

The site is designed to increase production capacity, improve delivery times and expand technical support for customers in Malaysia and the wider Asia-Pacific region. It also adds administrative space and strengthens the company’s regional supply chain.

The cleaning chemistries supplier has operated in Penang for more than 16 years and will continue to offer its chemistries and lab services from the new facility.End of article content 

Toppan Opens First Overseas FC-BGA Substrate Plant

SINGAPORE – Toppan has established its first FC-BGA substrate production site outside Japan at Advanced Substrate Technologies Pte. Ltd. (AST) in Singapore, with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board and Broadcom. An opening ceremony was held on Sept. 29.

The plant has about 95,000 sq. m. of total floor area, with about 70,000 sq. m. in phase 1. It will focus on large, high-layer-count substrates for generative AI, machine learning and large-scale network switches. Operations are set to start in December, and the site had 315 employees as of the end of September.

Toppan previously concentrated FC-BGA production at its Niigata plant in Japan. The company aims to raise its FC-BGA production capacity to at least 2.5 times its fiscal 2022 level by the end of fiscal 2027.End of article content 

Rapidise to Invest $22M to Quadruple Manesar Capacity

MANESAR, INDIA – Rapidise will invest about $22 million over three years to quadruple its electronics manufacturing capacity in Manesar.

The expansion adds a 120,000-sq.-ft. facility in Sector 8 to the company’s existing 40,000-sq.-ft. site in Sector 3. The plan includes 10 SMT lines along with automated manufacturing systems and digital production tools. A newly commissioned dual-lane SMT line brings total placement capacity to about 800,000 components per hour.

The company serves automotive, consumer electronics, telecom, security, networking, healthcare and agriculture customers. It plans to expand into server and AI hardware, defense and railways, and expects the expansion to create about 1,000 direct and indirect jobs during fiscal 2027.End of article content 

Amazon to Invest Nearly $50M in Gold Circuit Electronics

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Amazon.com will invest about $50 million in Taiwanese PCB manufacturer Gold Circuit Electronics through a private placement approved by the Gold Circuit board on Sept. 29.

Amazon, already a Gold Circuit customer, will buy about 1.86 million newly issued common shares at NT$856 each. Gold Circuit makes high-end multilayer PCBs for servers and counts Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google among its customers.

Gold Circuit’s board also approved a $7.9 billion budget for land and a new plant, to be invested in stages starting in the fourth quarter and funded by convertible bonds.End of article content 

CSI Sud-Ouest Inaugurates Rebuilt Toulouse PCB Plant

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – CSI Sud-Ouest, a subsidiary of Cimulec, inaugurated its rebuilt PCB plant in Toulouse on Sept. 29, two years after an arson fire destroyed much of the site.

The July 2024 fire destroyed 2,000 sq. m. of the site along with its production equipment. Reconstruction cost €25 million ($28 million), with the French government and the Occitanie region covering about €5 million left uncovered by insurance through the France 2030 program.

CSI kept all 57 employees through short-time work, remote work and temporary assignments, and it regained its 300 customers.End of article content 

Wistron Approves $150M Investment in US Subsidiary

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Wistron’s board of directors has approved an additional $150 million capital injection into its wholly owned subsidiary Wistron InfoComm (USA) Corp.

The funds will cover facility improvements, machinery and equipment at the company’s Westport (D2) plant in Texas, with capital expenditure capped at $146 million.

The board also approved up to $59.1 million for facility upgrades and equipment at Wistron InfoComm (Vietnam) to support its server business, plus a Dallas facility lease for subsidiary SMS Infocomm to support after-sales service.End of article content 

ICTC Acquires Trinity Manufacturing

BROOKSVILLE, FL – Interconnect Cable Technologies Corp. has acquired Trinity Manufacturing Corp., a cable and wire harness manufacturer based in Bradenton, FL.

The acquisition expands ICTC’s domestic manufacturing footprint and US production capacity. It also strengthens its ground support wire harness and electronic box-build capabilities. ICTC is a global contract manufacturer of cable and wire harnesses, PCB assemblies and electronic box builds. Terms were not disclosed.End of article content 

Draper Breaks Ground on Microelectronics Center

LOWELL, MA – Draper broke ground Oct. 6 on a 111,000-sq.-ft. building that will house its Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center.

The center is in the Hamilton Canal Innovation District, part of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC) linking the UMass Lowell campus with downtown. It will provide high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, including advanced chip packaging and precision navigation and timing systems.

The project is expected to create more than 100 jobs and is supported in part by state and local funding. Wexford Science & Technology is the developer.End of article content 

Xi Electronics Acquires C.J. Rogers Electronics

ORANGE, CA – Xi Electronics LLC has acquired C.J. Rogers Electronics, a Southern California contract electronics manufacturer.

C.J. Rogers operated for more than 50 years under founder Carol Rogers, who is retiring. The company will operate as Xi Electronics, and the C.J. Rogers team will remain.

Xi Electronics provides SMT and through-hole PCB assembly, mixed-technology assembly, prototyping, NPI support and production manufacturing. The company plans to invest in advanced equipment, automation, quality systems and expanded manufacturing capabilities.End of article content 

SEL Invests $25M to Expand West Lafayette Operations

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories will invest $25 million to expand manufacturing at its West Lafayette facility in the Purdue Discovery Park District, with completion expected in March 2027.

SEL will add SMT, electronic assembly and conformal coat production lines, bringing PCB assembly capabilities to the site. The expansion will raise recloser control production capacity by more than 35% and create about 130 jobs.

The project is part of more than $500 million SEL plans to invest in US manufacturing from 2026 to 2028, including more than $70 million for a new 305,000-sq.-ft. electronic device manufacturing facility in Moscow, ID.End of article content 

Samsung to Invest $4B in Vietnam Chip Testing

THAI NGUYEN, VIETNAM – Samsung Electronics plans to invest about $4 billion in memory chip testing facilities at Yen Binh Industrial Park in northern Vietnam. The first production line is set to start in the fourth quarter of 2027, with another planned for 2028.

The facilities will perform final testing of DRAM and NAND chips packaged at Samsung’s Cheonan plant in Korea and will not make wafers. About 63% of the funding will come from reinvested profits of Samsung’s Vietnamese operations.

Separately, Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to invest $4.7 billion in FC-BGA substrates. That total includes $2.9 billion in Sejong, Korea, targeting mass production in September 2028, and $1.7 billion in Vietnam, targeting June 2030.End of article content 

Amber Subsidiary Takes Full Ownership of Ascent Circuits

BANGALORE, INDIA – IL JIN Electronics (India), a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India, has agreed to acquire the remaining 1.5% stake in PCB maker Ascent Circuits, making Ascent a wholly owned subsidiary.

Founded in 1999, Ascent makes single-sided, double-sided, multilayer and RF PCBs for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, telecom and data center markets. IL JIN raised its Ascent stake from 60% to 98.5% in June.End of article content 

Microart Consolidates Markham Operations in Expanded Facility

MARKHAM, ON – Microart Services has consolidated its Markham operations into an expanded 100,000-sq.-ft. facility. As part of the move, Microart added SMT buffers and an additional wave-soldering system.

Microart provides electronics manufacturing services. It previously operated a 42,000-sq.-ft. main facility and a 20,000-sq.-ft. support building in Markham.End of article content 

Microscreen Opens Baltimore Manufacturing Facility

BALTIMORE, MD – Microscreen has opened a manufacturing facility in Baltimore, its third US manufacturing site and its second new location this year.

The facility will produce laser-cut production and step stencils and offer MicroGlide and MicroGlide Platinum nanocoatings. Equipment includes Watt Laser Nevis and SE12 systems and a proprietary robotic nanocoating system.

The Baltimore site joins Microscreen’s longtime headquarters in South Bend, IN, and a recently opened facility in Oxford, CT. Founded in 1981, Microscreen makes SMT solder stencils and custom tooling.End of article content 

Amber Takes Full Control of Power-One Micro Systems

BANGALORE, INDIA – IL JIN Electronics (India), a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India, has agreed to acquire the remaining 40% stake in Power-One Micro Systems, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Power-One makes solar inverters, UPS systems, battery energy storage systems and EV chargers. It joins PCB assembly and bare-board operations in Amber’s electronics business as the group moves beyond air conditioner boards into higher-value electronics.End of article content