TOKYO – TKR Corp., the EMS business of Nippon Manufacturing Services, passed a resolution in February to expand into Vietnam. The tentative name of the new site is TKR Manufacturing Vietnam Co.

FRANKFURT – In 2017, the global microelectronics market grew 21% to $412 billion, the largest growth since the turn of the millennium, according to ZVEI.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter, a 1.4% decline year-over-year, according to Gartner. The PC market experienced a 14th consecutive quarter of decline, dating back to the second quarter of 2012.

HELSINKI -- Scanfil raised its outlook for sales and operating profits for 2018, citing stronger-than-estimated customer demand.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) in the first quarter totaled 60.4 million units, flat year-over-year, says International Data Corp.

NEVADA CITY, CA – The top 50 EMS companies worldwide surpassed $300 billion in revenue in 2017, up 11.4% year-over-year, says Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI).

POIPET, BANTEAY MEANCHEY, CAMBODIA -- A subsidiary of Sumitronics Manufacturing will build its own factory here, firming up stakes established with the Japan EMS company's leasing of its first plant in the country two years ago.

WARRENDALE, PA -- The Counterfeit Avoidance and Accreditation Program has expanded its scope to include distributors.

BELTSVILLE, MD – DfR Solutions and Electrolube are participating in a joint research study examining the cracking defects of conformal coatings.

ATLANTA, GA – More than half the presentations at this year’s PCB West conference will be two hours or more in duration, UP Media Group Inc. said today.

MILPITAS, CA — Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37%, says SEMI.

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI will host a PCBA Cleanliness Project webinar Apr. 16 (North America and Europe) and 17 (Asia and North America).