SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil Group reported fourth quarter revenue of €140.2 million, down 2.9% year-over-year.

BILLINSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported fourth quarter revenue was NOK 739 million ($85.5 million) an increase of 11% year-over-year. Order backlogs increased 16%.

LYON, FRANCE – The semiconductor industry grew 21.6% in 2017 to $412 billion, says Yole Développement.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC Validation Services has introduced a new Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) program to address gaps in current electronics industry trusted supplier accreditation programs.

PICKERING, UK – Electronics manufacturing services firm Contract Production (CPL) has purchased a head office and production facilities here, expanding into a third adjoining unit.

MILWAUKEE, WI – Last summer Foxconn said it planned to upgrade its Milwaukee headquarters into a state-of-the-art facility, but little progress has been made, according to reports.

MARSHFIELD, MA -- Andrew Chase, president and CEO of Sunburst EMS, has passed away after battling cancer.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The IPC Apex Expo conference brought in 5,292 attendees from 56 countries last month, up 15.7% over 2018, says IPC.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – German electronics industry orders were down 12.2% year-over-year in December, according to ZVEI.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Annual semiconductor unit shipments, including integrated circuits and optoelectronics, sensors, and discrete (O-S-D) devices, grew 10% in 2018 and surpassed the one trillion unit mark for the first time, says IC Insights.

BILLERICA, MA -- A fire reportedly broke out at MC Assembly's EMS plant here this morning.

AYER, MA -- A new full-service EMS company has sprung up in the Boston suburbs.