Gresham has secured new RF orders supporting established US programmes. The $5.4 million bookings cover radar, electronic warfare, communications, and other mission-critical defence systems.
Photronics reported stronger semiconductor demand as delayed designs resumed production. High-end IC masks reached a record 44% of IC revenue while US and Korean capacity investments continued.
Nordson has expanded Vantage dispensing for panel-level semiconductor packaging applications. Vantage XL combines thermal control, alignment, confocal height sensing, and inspection for larger-format advanced packaging processes.
Celera has raised $30 million for analogue design automation expansion. The Series B will support product development, customer programmes, and engineering growth in California and Portugal.
Trymax has secured equipment orders supporting AOI’s InP laser production. The systems will handle plasma ashing and UV curing as AOI expands high-speed optical transceiver capacity in Texas.
Ray Tech is expanding industrial X-ray inspection operations across India. Its new Chennai centre supports electronics inspection while the company evaluates local manufacturing and further capacity investment.