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February 11th, 2025
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THE LEAD

Honeywell, one of the last remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.

What will really matter in the long run? MIT experts tackle these questions each year for their annual list of technologies to affect the world in a big way, for decades to come.

TECH NEWS

Christophe Fouquet, president and CEO of ASML, delivered a pointed analysis of the semiconductor industry's future, saying the US has an advantage as China faces a 100 to 15-year gap in advanced chip technology.

PCEA will host a new technical conference and exhibition on June 2-3 in Detroit for printed circuit designers, design engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

Kenny McGee, chief executive of Component Sense, talks about the market for recycled electronics, how major OEMs are circumventing European Union reuse and recycling laws, what companies can do with excess stock, and the horrific conditions at a reclaim dump in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, that inspired him to make a documentary, on the latest PCB Chat podcast.

MacDermid Alpha Electronics released Alpha HiTech CF31-4026 reworkable edgebond.

Priyansha Bagaria, founder and CEO of Loopr AI, a company at the forefront of AI-powered solutions for manufacturing inspection, discusses AI use in electronics assembly on the Reliability Matters podcast.

PCEA opened registration for the technical program for PCB East 2025, featuring more than 75 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training.

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened registration for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material, service, and software suppliers.

 

THE FLEXPERTS
To Array or Not Array? That is the Question
As you complete your new flex or rigid-flex design, thoughts naturally turn to the next steps. No circuit is complete until the components are placed and it is installed into the next higher-level assembly.

NICK KOOP

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BUSINESS NEWS

Auto retail sales rose 7% in January, with passenger vehicles surging 16%, a leading industry trade group said.

Mycronic reported fourth quarter net sales increased 5% to SEK 2.1 billion ($191.9 million). Based on constant exchange rates, net sales increased 4%. Orders rose 64% to SEK 2.38 billion.

A planned ElectroCraft expansion in Michigan includes advanced equipment for in-house PCBA production, allowing it to manufacture printed circuit board assemblies onsite.

Nissan officials met with an executive of Hon Hai Precision during a visit to Japan in January, a local news agency reported Friday.

Würth Elektronik has finalized the closure of its PCB plant in Schopfheim, Switzerland.

While Malaysia is not a direct target of Donald Trump's tariff war against trading partners, the Southeast Asian nation is concerned about potential impacts and is advocating for trade diversification.

Key Tronic reported fiscal second revenue of $113.9 million, down from $147.8 million the same period of 2024.

Incap implemented automated paste inspection at its EMS plant in Slovakia.

SVI Public Company reported consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter was THB 5.34 billion ($157.4 million), down 4% sequentially but up 1.1% year-over-year.

FOCUS ON BUSINESS
Celebrating Made in USA
One positive of the last election is that the Trump administration is pro-US manufacturing and is considering tax incentives to reward companies that manufacture in the US and tariffs to punish countries restricting US-made goods.

SUSAN MUCHA

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TECHNICAL ARTICLES


NIST 800-171 Compliance
PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY



Multidimensional Computed Measurement for Highly Accurate PCBA Defect Detection
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Inkjet-Printed Electronics for Rapid and Low-Cost Prototyping of Digital Microfluidic Devices Using an Off-the-Shelf Printer
Scientific Reports

EVENTS

Feb. 28-April 4: PCEA Training Certified Printed Circuit Designer CourseOnline
March 18-20: IPC Apex Expo 2025Anaheim, CA
April 1: SMTA Dallas Expo & Tech ForumPlano, TX
April 22-24: NEPCON China 2025Shanghai, China
April 22: SMTA Huntsville Expo & Tech ForumHuntsville, AL
April 24: SMTA Atlanta Expo & Tech ForumAtlanta, GA
April 29-May 2: PCB EastBoxborough, MA
May 9-June 6: PCEA Training Certified Printed Circuit Designer CourseOnline
June 2-3: PCB DetroitDetroit, MI


 

BOOK-TO-BILLS/MARKET TRENDS
             Dec. Trend
EMS 1.26 Up
ICs 17.1% Up
PCBs 1.19 Up
Component Sales Sentiment 98.4% Up
Changes are year-over-year.    

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