News Briefs

Hirose FY 1Q 2026 Sales up +26.8%

June Semi Sales Up +123.6%

Leeno Industrial Employees Form Union

Amphenol & TE Market Sectors CY 2Q26 Results and 3Q26 Outlook

Amphenol 2Q26 Sales Up +30% Organically; Bookings Up +78%

TE Connectivity CY 2Q26 Sales Up +14% YOY; Orders up +7% Sequentially

Business is Excellent and Confidence is High

Raw Material Costs Increased 18.5% YOY in 1Q26

Carlyle to Acquire Majority Share of Omron's DMB Segment

May Semi Sales up 104.1%

How's Business: OEM 1Q2026

A Watchful Eye on the Connector Industry

April Semi Sales Up +93.9%

No Surprise. Connector Prices are Rising.

Hirose FY 2025 Sales up +14.4%

Industry Approaching Historical Levels of Demand for Connectors

March Semi Sales up +79.2%

Amphenol & TE Market SectorsCY 1Q26 Results and 2Q26 Outlook

TE Connectivity CY 1Q26 Sales Up +14.5% YOY; Orders up +4.4% Sequentially

Amphenol 1Q26 Sales Up +33% Organically; Bookings Up +78%

February Semi Sales up +61.8%

Business Confidence Soars!

Raw Material Costs Increased 12.3% YOY in 4Q25; Full Year 2025 Increased 8.6%

January Semi Sales up +46.1%

How’s Business? OEM

December Semi Sales up 37.1%

Hirose 3Q FY 2025 Sales up +9.3%; Bookings up +17.5%

Price Index to Increase in Next Six Months

HUBER+SUHNER Preliminary Results Show Record High Order Intake in Full Year 2025

Amphenol & TE Market Sectors; CY 4Q25 Results and 1Q26 Outlook

Amphenol 4Q25 Sales Up +37% Organically; Bookings Up +68%

TE Connectivity CY 4Q25 Sales Up +22% YOY; Orders up +28%

Raw Material Costs Increased 8.0% YOY in 3Q25

November Semi Sales Up +29.8% Year-over-Year; Connector Sales Up +19.9% Year-over-Year

Business Is Good; Confidence Trend Rises

October Semi Sales Up +27.2% Year-over-Year; Connector Sales Up +17.5% Year-over-Year

Aptiv to Finalize Spin-off During First Quarter of 2026

Top 10 in Market Sector Sales Selecting a Connector Vendor – Part 3

September Semi Sales Up +25.1% Year-over-Year

How’s Business? OEM

HUBER+SUHNER Bookings Grow +14.8% while Billings Decline -0.9%in First Nine Months of 2025

Top 10 in Regional Sales - Selecting a Connector Vendor – Part 2

Hirose 2Q FY 2025 Sales up +6.8%; Bookings up 10.2%

Amphenol & TE Market Sectors CY 3Q25 Results and 4Q25 Outlook

Amphenol 3Q25 Sales Up +41% Organically Bookings Up +38%

TE Connectivity CY 3Q25 Sales Up +17% YOY; Orders up +22%

Industry Predicts a 3% - 4% Increase in Prices 6 Months from Now

Molex Agrees to Acquire Smiths Interconnect

Top 10 in World Sales – Selecting a Connector Vendor - Part 1

Confidence in Future Business Rises

August Semi Sales Up +21.7% Year-over-Year

Molex and AirBorn: A Grand Slam for Their Customers and the Connector Industry

July Semi Sales Up +20.6% Year-over-Year

How’s Business – OEMs 2Q25

June Semi Sales Up +19.6% Year-over-Year and +7.8% Over First Quarter

HUBER+SUHNER Sales Grow 3.6% in CHF and 6.7% in US Dollars in the First Half of 2025

Amphenol Strikes Again

Raw Material Costs Increased 5.8% YOY in 2Q25

Hirose 1Q FY 2025 Sales up +9.1%; Bookings up +7.3%

Industry Predicts Prices Will Continue to Rise

Amphenol 2Q25 Sales Up +41% Organically; Bookings Up +36%

Amphenol & TE Market Sectors CY 2Q25 Results and 3Q25 Outlook

TE Connectivity CY 2Q25 Sales Up +14.0% YOY; Orders up +8.0%

Business Conditions Positive Except in Europe

May Semi Sales Up +19.8% Year-over-Year

March Semi Sales Up +21.1% Year-over-Year, While April Semi Sales Were Up +22.7%

How’s Business: OEMs – 1Q2025

Raw Material Costs Increased 5.3% YOY in 1Q25

Hirose FY 2024 Sales up +14.4%

Connector Demand Continues to Grow – Outlook 2025

We Expect Only Modest Increases in Price

Amphenol & TE Market Sectors CY 1Q25 Results and 2Q25 Outlook

TE Connectivity CY 1Q25 Sales Up +4.4% YOY; Orders up +5.9%

Amphenol 1Q25 Sales Up +33% Organically; Bookings Up +58%

February Semi Sales Up +17.1% Year-over-Year

Business Confidence Rising

How’s Business: OEMs – Full Year 2024

January Semi Sales Up +17.9% Year-over-Year

Raw Material Costs Increased 7.3% YOY in 3Q24 and 9.1% YOY in 4Q24 for a Full Year 2024 Increase of 5.0%

December Semi Sales up +17.1%

Hirose Sales up +18.1% in Calendar Year 4Q

Industry Grows +5.6% in 2024

Connector Prices Will Increase

Amphenol & TE Market 4Q24 Results and 1Q25 Outlook

Amphenol 4Q24 Sales Up +20% Organically; Up +21% Full Year 2024

TE Connectivity CY 4Q24 Sales Up +0.1%; YOY Book-to-Bill 1.05

Confidence is Positive, But Just Slightly

HUBER+SUHNER Preliminary Results for Full Year 2024

Connector Sales Up +6.4% YOY in November; Semis Up +20.7%