TORONTO – SMTC Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $42.2 million, up 109.3% year-over-year, with $23.5 million attributable to the MC Assembly acquisition.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported fiscal second quarter net revenue of $6.1 billion, up 14.4% year-over-year.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Veteran industry engineer Ed McBain passed away in February due to complications from cancer.

MILPITAS, CA – Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14% ($53 billion) in 2019 but stage a recovery of 27% ($67 billion) to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.

ZAKARPATTIA, UKRAINE – Jabil Circuit is building a second electronics manufacturing site here, according to reports.

MORRISVILLE, NC — The loss of its only customer will force AsteelFlash to close its plant here by early May, a decision that will cost more than 200 workers their jobs.

AUSTIN, TX – Morning commutes by air taxi, supersonic business travel between continents, and an emerging market for space-based research and manufacturing in 2050. This is the future of flight, according to a new study from the Aerospace Industries Association and McKinsey & Co.

ANGERS, FRANCE – All Circuits will inaugurate a new design office here next month. The new campus, which opens Apr. 2, is part of the region’s development and promotion of IoT, Industry 4.0 and technological innovation.

MILPITAS, CA – SEMI FlexTech announced new projects featuring novel interconnect and integration strategies to move innovations to market-ready products. The projects include thin batteries, printed audio speaker systems, and flexible fan-out wafer-level packaging advances.

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – Taiwan Printed Circuit Association and five local government bodies signed a declaration for the perseverance and safety of the PCB industry. The plan is for mutual integration of resources and enhancement of security, and the development of international safety standards with a goal of zero disasters.

TAIPEI –  PC DRAM pricing dropped precipitously in the first quarter as quarterly contracts gave way to monthly deals.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 12.6% year-over-year to $23.6 billion during the fourth quarter of 2018, says International Data Corp. Worldwide server shipments increased 5% year-over-year to under 3 million units.