SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics reported third quarter net sales of $604 million, up 5.2% year-over-year and down 2.1% sequentially.

PARIS – Catherine Cardinal-Simon from Thales Microelectronic won the IPC Hand Soldering Competition at IFTEC, taking home a cash prize of €300 and a JBC soldering station. She earned 443 points out of a possible 446.

TAIPEI – Foxconn and IDG Capital plan to raise $1.5 billion to seed startups in automotive technologies from self-driving AI to battery development, according to published reports.

SAN FRANCISCO – Awareness of green electronics is growing, but compliance is not.