OFAKIM, ISRAEL – Flextronics said it would receive credit insurance to insure its $85 million contract with communications equipment maker ECI Telecom.
MINNEAPOLIS – Mike Bixenman of Kyzen won the SMTA International Best of Conference Award for his presentation “High Speed Cleaning in a Reduced Manufacturing Footprint.”
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89.8 million units in the fourth quarter, down 6.4% from 2011, International Data Corp. said.
TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) reported December non-consolidated revenues rose 13.9% over last year to NT$360.944 billion ($12.4 billion).
ANGLETON, TX – Benchmark Electronics said it expects to report fourth-quarter 2012 revenue slightly above the high end of guidance.
TORONTO -- An unspecified number of Canadian military transport planes have counterfeit Chinese electronics in their cockpit displays, a new CBC News report asserts. The report could prove embarrassing to Canadian defense officials, who have denied the presence of such parts, CBC News says.
