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Altium and Mouser Electronics announced a strategic partnership to provide access to design tools and resources.

PCB manufacturer APCB is reportedly shutting its Taiwan plant before December.

Doosan opened a flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) plant in Gimje, Korea.

Eagle Circuits was selected to build the first set of Occam test assemblies.

Elite Material and Zhen Ding signed a strategic cooperation agreement to collaborate on copper-clad laminate research.

Eltek received new printed circuit board orders totaling $3.5 million from two defense customers.

Global Brands Manufacture, the PCB manufacturing arm of PSA Walsin Technology, opened a new plant in Penang, Malaysia.

Jingguo Thailand’s PCB plant will be sold to Tongye Shenghong Technology Group for about $23 million.

KRET invested RUB28.5 million ($311,000) to build an automated direct metallization line.

Taiwan’s Passive System Alliance began production at its new PCB plant in Malaysia as it looks to tap the booming demand for AI servers and automotive components.

Scrona announced a collaboration to use Electroninks’ materials within its MEMS-based EHD printhead technology.

Starteam Global will integrate Notion Systems’ n.jet solder resist system and Peters’ Elpejet IJ 2467 inkjet solder mask at its new factory in Flero, Italy.

Unitech PCB purchased a 22-acre plot of land in Ang Thong, Thailand, to build a new PCB manufacturing plant.

PCB equipment manufacturer Yangbo said its Zhongli expansion is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025.

Zhen Ding Technology was granted a patent for a covering film that includes a thermal conductive layer sandwiched between a covering layer and an adhesive layer. It also partnered with Taihong Technology on material research and development, supply chain management and smart manufacturing.

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ABB acquired Germany-based electronics manufacturer Födisch Group for an undisclosed sum.

Active-PCB Solutions installed a second Koh Young Zenith 3-D AOI system.

Apex International released its annual Corporate Sustainability Report.

Apex Instruments selected Cetec ERP’s operational system.

Arrow Electronics and Citrix signed a strategic distribution agreement to provide additional support to MSPs in North America and Europe.

ASMPT will collaborate with Tata Electronics for workforce training, advancing service engineering infrastructure, automation, spare supports and boosting R&D initiatives.

Assembly Technologies purchased a SASinno Americas MAS-i2 inline selective soldering machine.

BAE Systems will provide electronic warfare systems for the US F-15E jet fighter-bomber in a $14.8 million order.

Bestec Group plans to invest INR200 crore ($24 million) in a new manufacturing unit near Bengaluru, India.

Bittele Electronics opened a sales office in Charlestown, MA.

BYD Electronics will supply the frame for the upcoming Apple iPhone 16 Pro.

CalcuQuote announced its integration with Texas Instruments’ complete Backlog API suite.

Circuit Technology Center installed four Hentec Odyssey 1325 robotic hot solder dip machines.

Delta Electronics opened a headquarters and global research center in Bengaluru, India, and plans to almost double its workforce in the country over the next five years.

Dixon Technologies plans to take a 74% stake in a joint venture with China-based display firm HKC to manufacture display modules for smartphones, laptops and tablets with an initial investment of INR250 crore ($30 million).

Escatec has seen accelerating growth at its business unit in Bulgaria (EBG) in its first year of operation.

Europlacer appointed Realize SMT Canada manufacturers’ representative in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Foxconn announced plans to expand its investments in the US, Mexico, India and Europe, with a total investment of around $840 million.

Hanwha Techwin Automation Americas will distribute Neotel products across the Americas.

Huaqin Technology and Bhagwati Products formed a joint venture to make smartphones in India for Vivo.

Kaynes Technology opened its new advanced electronics unit, Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd., in India’s Kongara Kalan state and will build a $413 million chip plant in the nation’s Gujarat state.

Libra Industries opened a manufacturing clean room at its Dayton, OH, facility.

Luxshare acquired Germany-based wire harness manufacturer Leoni.

NeoTech expanded its microelectronics clean room and assembly line.

Nidec established a new subsidiary, Nidec Advance Technology India, to expand its inspection systems’ presence in the Indian market.

Optiemus Electronics began making telecom equipment for Tata Group-owned Tejas Networks under the Indian government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

OptiTrack announced a significant expansion to its Corvallis, OR, electronics manufacturing facility.

Padget Electronics, a subsidiary of Dixon Technologies, will manufacture notebooks, desktops, and all-in-one PCs for HP.

Scanfil will manufacture carbon capture units for Skytree and announced the approval of its near-term science-based targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Silicon Mountain installed a Scienscope Xspection 3000 x-ray inspection system.

Synopsys announced a definitive agreement to sell its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies.

Tata Electronics is poised to commence iPhone production at its new facility in Hosur, India, as early as November.

VS Industry has leased 52,700 sq. m. of space in the ALogis Santo Tomas industrial park in Batangas, Philippines, to build a new manufacturing facility.

Western Digital Storage Technology will expand its investment in hard disk drives and peripherals manufacturing in Thailand by THB23.5 billion ($691 million).

Yura Harness, a South Korean car electronics assembler, plans to expand its operations in Cambodia.