SAN FRANCISCO -- Spurred by new construction of semiconductor fabrication plants, spending on fab equipment will set records this year and next, according to the latest World Fab Forecast report. 

HAMPSHIRE, UK --  Smart toy sales will reach $15.5 billion in hardware and app content revenues by 2022, up from an estimated $4.9 billion in 2017, a new report from Juniper Research forecasts.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus announced the expansion of its Engineering Solutions business in the US and Mexico, expanding an existing site and opening a second one.

TORONTO -- A consensus forecast calls for Celestica to report sales of $1.53 billion for the current quarter.

TAIPEI -- Major Taiwanese ODM/EMS companies saw May revenues generally fall as consumers took a relative break from electronics purchases.

VASTERAS, SWEDEN -- Enics Sweden has begun negotiations with employee unions at its plants here as a precursor to layoffs or even shutdowns. The moves will affect plants in Västerås and Malmö, the company said in a statement today.

HERNDON, VA – A new iNEMI project will explore PCB design, fabrication and board assembly processes that could affect board warpage.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market declined 4.6% year-over-year to $11.8 billion in the first quarter of 2017, says IDC.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Revenue from enterprise wearable devices such as smartwatches, smart glasses and wearable scanners will top $55 billion in 2022, a CAGR of 39% from 2017.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.3 billion in April, up 20.9% from a year ago, the Semiconductor Industry Association said today.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets continued to soar with a total of 2.3 million units shipped in the first quarter, according to IDC.

NEW YORK -- Few manufacturers have achieved the scale and integration required to drive enterprise value from i4.0, according to a report released last week by KPMG.