SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.59 billion in orders worldwide in April on a three-month average basis, up 1.3% from April 2015 and up 15.6% from the revised March figures.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Automotive electronics' share of the worldwide electronics market ticked up in 2015, and is forecast to grow for the next four years as well.

Vehicle electronics made up 8.9% of the $1.42 trillion worldwide electronic systems market last year, up slightly from 8.6% in 2014, says IC Insights.

GUIZHOU, CHINA -- Foxconn Technology is reportedly building a new factory here where it will assemble smartphones for Huawei.

KUNSHAN, JIANGSU, CHINA -- Foxconn reportedly has replaced as many as 70,000 workers at its sprawling campus with robots.