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Global Electronics Association Establishes Global Electronics Policy Council for Coordinated Trade and Supply Chain Advocacy
The Global Electronics Association announced the formation of the Global Electronics Policy Council (GEPC), a new body designed to unite leading electronics companies worldwide to advance coordinated policy positions on trade, investment, and supply chain issues. The GEPC provides a formal
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Deep Dive Into Chemical Etchants Used in the Electronics manufacturing and Semiconductor Fabs
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing relies on precision-controlled processing of materials to achieve specific electrical and physical behaviors such as conducting, insulating, storing charge, sensing, oscillating, or resisting according to carefully designed functions. Ev
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OKI Circuit Technology Develops 180-Layer 15 mm-Thick PCBs for AI Semiconductor Wafer Testing Equipment
OKI Circuit Technology (OTC), the printed circuit board business unit of the OKI Group, has developed design and production technologies for 180-layer, 15 mm-thick PCBs intended for wafer testing equipment used with high bandwidth memory (HBM) mounted on AI semiconductors. The new configur
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Q2 2026 Semiconductor Price Adjustment Cycle Opens with DRAM and NAND Increases Followed by Analog, Power Device, and Foundry Changes
Memory prices lead the latest round of semiconductor adjustments entering Q2 2026. Conventional DRAM contract prices are projected to rise 58% to 63% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, following a Q1 increase of 90% to 95%. NAND Flash contract prices are expected to climb 70% to 75% QoQ, accelerati
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VMS Solutions Launches MOZART 3.0 AI-Native Supply Chain Planning Platform for Manufacturing
VMS Solutions has announced the launch of MOZART 3.0, an AI-native supply chain planning (SCP) platform. The platform integrates 25 years of semiconductor-grade scheduling expertise with Generative AI and Reinforcement Learning. VMS Solutions previously provided scheduling solutions for th
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XJTAG Launches Standalone XJBoardExplorer Tool for PCB Design Sharing and Exploration
Cambridge, United Kingdom based XJTAG announced the release of XJBoardExplorer as a standalone tool. This marks the first time XJTAG has made its project exploration and sharing capabilities available independently, separate from its broader boundary-scan testing suite. XJBoardExplorer enables de
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Octopart Introduces Discover Platform for Context-Driven Solutions Discovery in Electronics Design
Octopart introduced Octopart Discover, described as the next evolution of Octopart that incorporates design intent and persistent system context into solutions discovery, shifting from part search to discovering and evaluating system-fit solutions. Octopart Discover is showcased at Booth 3A-415 d
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurates Zetwerk Electronics Manufacturing Unit in Bengaluru for Defence, Automotive, and IT Hardware
Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil, inaugurated Zetwerk Electronics’ new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru. The unit
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Siemens Acquires ASTER Technologies to Integrate PCB Test Engineering into Xpedition and Valor Portfolios
Siemens announced the acquisition of ASTER Technologies, a privately held company based in Cesson-Sévigné, France, specializing in printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) test verification and engineering software. The acquisition integrates ASTER’s “shift-left&rdqu
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North American PCB Book-to-Bill Ratio Stays at 1.12 in November 2025
The Global Electronics Association announced the November 2025 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program on January 6, 2026. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.12. Total North American PCB shipments in November 2025 increased 21.1% compared to
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Global Electronics Association Names Hisashi Kitajima Japan Representative Effective January 2026
The Global Electronics Association announced the appointment of Hisashi Kitajima as its Japan Representative, effective January 1, 2026. In this role, Kitajima will support the Association’s activities in Japan, with a focus on stakeholder engagement, ecosystem development, and strat
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OKI Develops High-Accuracy Simulation Technology for High-Frequency Vias in 1.6 Tbps AI Data Center PCBs
OKI Circuit Technology (OTC), the OKI Group’s printed circuit board business company based in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, has developed High-Accuracy Simulation Technology for High-Frequency Vias. The technology enables precise control of via characteristics in multilayer PCBs desig
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