WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $123.1 billion during the first quarter, an increase of 17.8% year-over-year and 3.6% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

SANTA ANA, CA – Ducommun reported fiscal first quarter Electronic Systems segment net revenue was $99.1 million, up 1% year-over-year.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Electric vehicles and autonomy are expected to drive the printed electronics automotive market to $12.7 billion by 2031, according to IDTechEx.

BANGKOK -- Fabrinet today announced revenue jumped 17% year-over-year to $479.3 million for its third fiscal quarter ended Mar. 26.

SAN JOSE – Sanmina Corp. posted second quarter net sales were $1.7 billion, up 6.9% year-over-year.

MASON, OH -- Intervala today announced it has acquired certain assets of NeoTech's manufacturing business in here.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics has received an acquisition proposal from one of its largest shareholders in a bid to take the EMS company private.

NEEDHAM, MA – Tablets saw first quarter year-over-year growth of 55.2% and shipments totaling 39.9 million units, according to International Data Corp.

NEEDHAM, MA – The pace of recovery for the smartphone market accelerated in the first quarter, with 25.5% year-over-year shipment growth, according to International Data Corp. Smartphone vendors shipped nearly 346 million devices during the quarter.

KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry (VSI) said construction of its new electronics manufacturing facilities in Johor, Malaysia, are on track to be completed soon. The new capacity permits the EMS company to meet increased orders.

GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works reported first quarter test & measurement and electronics revenue was $552 million, an increase of 13.8% year-over-year and 3.4% sequentially. Organic growth was up 11%.

HAWTHORNE, CA – OSI Systems reported fiscal third quarter revenue of $283.8 million, down 3.1% year-over-year.