SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers reported the 90-day moving average orders rose 12.9% over 2015 in June.
The sector posted $1.71 billion in orders worldwide in June, the trade group SEMI said, down 2.1% sequentially but still up definitively from a year ago.
BAWAL, HARYANA, INDIA -- Karbonn Mobiles has opened a handset manufacturing facility here, its third in India, and plans to hire up to 4,000 new workers.
CHANDLER, AZ – Ace Production Technologies and Phase 4 will host a selective soldering workshop here Aug. 10.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide smartwatch market fell 32% year-over-year in the second quarter, the first time the segment has declined.
HONG KONG -- Shanghai Samsung Semiconductor has taken a 2% stake in BYD Electronic, the contract assembly arm of BYD.
TORONTO – Celestica reported second quarter revenue ended June 30 of $1.49 billion, up 4.8% year-over-year and 10% sequentially.