SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers fell 26.3% year-over-year in November, dashing hopes for a near-term turnaround.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – Overall cellphone shipments will increase approximately 1% this year but for the first time in 14 years, Nokia will not be the leader at year-end.
THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE, UK -- Electronic Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (EMS) has acquired Applied Assembly for an undisclosed amount.
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MANIEMA PROVINCE, DRC -- Mines in a second province here in the Democratic Republic of Congo are gaining final approvals for shipping tin and other ores to Western nations. Most of the war-torn country's mines have faced international bans that prevented Western companies from buying or trading in minerals from the DRC.
LOD, ISRAEL -- Sanmina is considering closing its electronics assembly plant here, according to local reports. The site is a major supplier to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the maker of Israel's anti-missile defense system known as Iron Dome.
