TTM Technologies completed its $1.1B acquisition of Epiq Design Solutions, while North American PCB shipments jumped 23 percent year-over-year in August.

A new, fully implanted cochlear implant from Med-El now offers the prospect of round-the-clock hearing without any visible sign.

Arrow’s lead for space business development discusses how spacecraft designers and operators have changed their attitudes toward risk, how the move toward massive megaconstellations has started to impact purchasing behavior in the space supply chain and the challenges and constraints of adding more AI-enabling computing power to spacecraft.

The October edition of CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY/PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB is now available, featuring the latest insights on AI in EMS operations, evolving inspection requirements for HDI and UHDI technologies, supply chain resilience and more.

Stackpole releases HCSK1216 shunt resistor.

Greatwall releases GW-TO70WV12 open frame power supply.

PCEA will host a 3.5-hour webinar on Nov. 4 led by Susy Webb covering signal routing techniques to improve signal integrity and EMI performance.

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for the 20th annual New Product Introduction Awards, with submissions for electronics assembly products due Dec. 14.

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North American PCB shipments increased 23 percent year-over-year, while the three-month book-to-bill ratio stood at 1.29.

TTM Technologies completed its $1B acquisition of Epiq Design Solutions.

VS Industry reported its first annual net loss of RM53.8M for FY2026 as revenue fell 3.6 percent to RM3.65B ($893M).

TDK and Taiyo Yuden have formed an alliance to collaborate on next-generation components for use with AI.

PSK Holdings reported first-half revenue of $55M, up 14 percent year-over-year.

Kyzen opened a Southeast Asian headquarters and production facility in Penang, Malaysia.

Toppan established its first overseas FC-BGA substrate production facility in Singapore.

Rapidise is investing approximately $22M to quadruple its electronics manufacturing capacity in Manesar, India.

Icape Group reported first-half 2026 revenue of $133M, up 12 percent year-over-year.

Absolute EMS installed an Aqueous Technologies Zero Ion Ionic Contamination Tester at its Silicon Valley manufacturing facility.

Aurora Boardworks added Parmi’s SigmaX Blue 3D SPI and Xceed II 3D AOI systems to its PCB assembly operations.

Micro-Precision Technologies appointed Kevin Kendrick vice president of sales.

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