MIAMI – Element Solutions reported second quarter net sales for the Electronics segment increased 51% to $382 million. Organic net sales increased 25%.

NEEDHAM, MA – Chromebook shipments in the second quarter grew 68.6% year-over-year, with volumes reaching 12.3 million units, says International Data Corp. While this wasn't a record quarter for Chromebooks, it wasn’t far off the prior two quarters, which shattered previous highs.

NEEDHAM, MA – The rebound from 2020 continued for smartphones in the second quarter, as overall shipment volumes grew 13.2% year-over-year, according to International Data Corp.

BINAN, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics reported second quarter revenue of $319 million, up 45% year-over-year and down 2.6% sequentially.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O Corp. reported second quarter net sales of $6.7 million, up 45% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Economic growth in the US in 2021 is expected to be 6.6%, while 2022 GDP growth is forecast to be 4.5%, says IPC. Manufacturing output in the US slipped 0.1% last month.

SAN JOSE – Flex posted fiscal first quarter net sales of $6.3 billion, up 23.1% year-over-year.

MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics Corp. reported record sales of $25.2 million for the second quarter, an increase of 58% year-over-year.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics reported second quarter sales of $544.6 million, up 10.9% year-over-year and 7.6% sequentially.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The SMTA announced the list of accepted speakers for the SMTA International Conference and Exposition, which will be held Nov. 1-4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

TORONTO – Celestica reported second quarter revenue of $1.42 billion, down 5% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.67 billion in billings worldwide in June, according to SEMI, up 58.4% year-over-year and 2.3% sequentially.