AUSTIN, TX – Starting with shipments of a few 100 million packages in 2015, fan-out wafer level packages show a growth rate of 82% from 2015 to 2020, says TechSearch International.

SHENZHEN – Foxconn is looking for land to build a prototype factory to help develop Apple hardware prototypes here, manufacturing them to scale, according to published reports.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Industrial robot shipments will exhibit an average year-over-year growth rate of 16% by 2021, ABI Research forecasts.

MARKHAM, ONTARIO – The SMTA issued a call for abstracts for the International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, which will take place here June 6-8.

BEIJING -- Foxconn's chief executive plans to keep the bulk of the company's manufacturing in China, high-ranking officials told Bloomberg News.

HAMPSHIRE, UK -- While the number of high-end smartwatches is faltering, so-called smart analog or hybrid watches remain largely unaffected by the slowdown, a new study asserts.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Nasdaq has informed Sypris that the EMS company is failing to meet the stock exchange's minimum closing bid price and is subject to delisting.

LOGANSPORT, IN -- New Kinpo Group will reportedly expand its EMS operations here, possibly tripling its workforce.

MESA, AZ -- Apple is denying reports it plans to manufacture product at its plant here, saying its application for Foreign Trade-Zone status for the site is driven by tax benefits.

WASHINGTON – A survey conducted in December found 76% of people who work or invest in technology say the best days of the US technology industry are still ahead, compared with 59% of the general public, according to published reports.

HARTLEPOOL, ENGLAND -- Stadium Group announced the acquisition of Cable Power, a developer of computer cables and power supplies.

MESA, AZ -- Apple is seeking changes to its free trade zone status at its manufacturing operations here, where it plans to start building server cabinets for its data centers.