MANCHESTER, NH – Leo Lambert, vice president and technical director at EPTAC Corp., has inducted into the Raymond E. Prichard Hall of Fame, the highest IPC honor, for extraordinary contributions to the electronics industry and the IPC.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter, down 4.9% year-over-year.

SAN JOSE -- Flex today reported net sales grew 3% over last year to $6.9 billion for its third quarter ended Dec. 31.

KENOSHA, WI -- Foxconn will dial back plans for a major LCD manufacturing plant here, citing changes in the market and customer needs.

ST. LOUIS – Compass Electronics Group has acquired electronics manufacturing services provider Protech Global Solutions for an undisclosed price. Other terms were not disclosed.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Key Tronic reported fiscal second quarter revenue of $123 million, up 10% year-over-year.

SAN DIEGO – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 2019 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at IPC Apex Expo in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO – Jan. 29, 2019 – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY and PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN AND FAB announced the winners of the 2019 New Product Introduction Awards for electronics assembly equipment, materials, software, and PCB fabrication.

SAN JOSE -- David Anderson, chief financial officer of Sanmina, plans to retire from his role to spend more time with his family, the company announced today.

SAN JOSE -- Sanmina today reported fiscal first quarter revenue of $2.19 billion, up 25.4% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment reported three-month moving average sales of $2.11 billion worldwide in December.

AMSTERDAM – The 2019 Electronics in Harsh Environments Conference will take place here April 2-4.