MYSURU, INDIA – The Indian government has set up as many as nine vision groups to focus on development in the area, one dedicated to growth in the semiconductor arena.

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Season Group is seeing a significant surge in enquiries as a result of the changes in US Tariffs with China, the firm says.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – The High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference is scheduled for Nov. 13-15 at the Chicago Marriott here.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.24 billion in billings worldwide in August on a three-month average basis, according to SEMI. Sales were up 2.5% year-over-year and down 5.9% sequentially, the trade group added.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil today reported preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter net revenue of $5.78 billion, up 15% from a year ago.

NORMAL, IL -- ACC Electronix has acquired an additional 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to meet higher demand for EMS services.

ATLANTA -- East West Manufacturing has acquired Team Manufacturing, a North Carolina-based EMS company, for an undisclosed amount.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global shipments of standalone and tethered augmented reality and virtual reality headsets are expected to total 4.2 million units in 2018, up 31% from 2017.

TATABANYA, HUNGARY – Sanmina-SCI is planning to expand capacity here, with a €20 million investment, according to reports.

PENANG -- Plexus has expanded its Engineering Solutions business here, increasing capacity and efficiency of the Penang Design Center by moving from its former location in the Penang-Riverside facility to the Penang-Islandview facility.

CORK, IRELAND – Dell EMC has ended its contract with Celestica and will move production in-house here, according to reports.

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI will hold a webinar next month to discuss a lifecycle assessment tool for greenhouse gas emissions of PCBs.