SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS announced the launch of a “smart factory support center” to step up its support for small and medium-sized companies' adoption of smart factories.

PCD&F is undertaking its annual salary survey of printed circuit board designers, design engineers and other layout specialists.

OMRON introduces VT-M121 2-D AOI.

PCB WEST is accepting abstracts for the 2019 technical conference.

NEARLY SIX MONTHS after being appointed as interim CEO of Intel, Bob Swan has repositioned Intel from PC-centric to a data-centric company.

LEAD TIMES for some RF devices, mosfets and power devices are increasing, and prices for flash are dropping, while most other parts are stable.

THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION ELECTRONICS MARKET is expected to post a CAGR of close to 10% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.

OVERALL REVENUES FROM TAIWAN'S SERVER SECTOR are expected to rise over 20% year-over-year in 2018, with server shipments increasing over 10%, and are forecast to pick up another 7% in 2019.

PANASONIC will increase its production and development for its Megtron GX substrate material used in semiconductor packages and modules.

THE AOI MARKET is estimated to be worth $444 million in 2018 and is expected to reach $1.64 billion by 2024, a CAGR of 24.3% from 2018 to 2024.

ASUSTEK'S newly appointed CEOs are both familiar with the industry ecosystem and supply chain, and are therefore believed to be able to seamlessly take up their new posts without affecting the firm's operations.

LEONARDO, an Italian defense and aeronautics company, approved the simplification of its business structure in its Electronics, Defence & Security Systems sector.

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