REDMOND, WA – Data I/O reported fourth quarter net sales of $6.4 million, up 28% year-over-year, a six-year high for the quarter.
SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil reported fourth quarter revenue of EUR 122.3 million (US$ 129.4 million), down 14.3% year-over-year.
BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, UK -- A holding company of engineered products and services has acquired SKN Electronics, a small EMS company based here.
MUNICH – Siemens is set to receive unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $4.5 billion bid for Mentor Graphics. Siemens announced the deal last November.
SHENZHEN – US manufacturers may encounter obstacles if they plan to return their operations to the US, Foxconn's CEO and chairman asserted, according to published reports.
SHENZHEN -- Foxconn plans to hire 18,000 skilled workers in China this year, its chairman said this week.