FRAMINGHAM, MA –Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, up 0.7% year-over-year, according to the International Data Corp.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC’s statistical programs for the rigid printed circuit board, flexible circuit and contract electronics manufacturing industries in North America are now open to new participants for 2018.

TAIPEI – Advanced Semiconductor Engineering reported unaudited consolidated net revenues for the fourth quarter of $2.79 billion, up 14.5% year-over-year.

SYRACUSE, NY -- Lockheed Martin will hire up to 200 workers for its electronics plants in upstate New York.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn reported consolidated revenues rose 50.2% year-over-year in December to NT$675.1 billion ($22.84 billion).

CARLSBAD, CA -- Nordson Asymtek has acquired the rights and assets to progressive cavity pump (PCP) product lines from Infiniti Dosing, based in Polling, Germany.

DUBLIN – The man-portable military electronics market is expected to increase to $6.4 billion by 2027, a CAGR of 3.3% from 2017 to 2027.

WANTAGE, OXON, UK -- Europe's three largest EMS providers accounted for 44% of the 28.1 billion euro European EMS market in 2016, a new report says.

MILWAUKEE, WI – Air purification OEM Ult recently opened a US subsidiary here.

KUALA LUMPUR -- An independent advisor says Comintel's proposed divestiture of its EMS unit, BCM Electronics is fair and reasonable, and not detrimental to the interest of non-interested shareholders.

OXFORD, CT – MIRTEC reported record revenue for its North American Sales and Service Division for 2017.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Nordson has acquired Sonoscan, designer and manufacturer of acoustic microscopes and acoustic micro imaging systems.