TAIPEI -- Foxconn's lingering attempts to finalize its contested deal to acquire Sharp continued over the weekend, with the Taiwanese ODM/EMS reportedly lowering its already accepted bid due to late revelations of red ink at the Japanese OEM.

CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND -- A new EMS company has been registered here this month.

MAPLE GROVE, MN -- Circuit Check has acquired sales and support rights to the TSL AFS500 series of in-circuit test printed circuit board handlers.

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.26 billion in orders worldwide in February, down 3.9% from a a year ago.

LAS VEGAS — Patricia (Patty) Goldman, once the head of the body that oversees all IPC's technical activities, was inducted into the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award this week.

LAS VEGAS — A group of electronics assembly equipment and software providers agreed this week to write a standard for shop floor communication.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit reported preliminary fiscal second quarter revenue of $4.4 billion, up 2% year-over-year.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton today announced that its board of directors has been exploring a range of strategic alternatives.

LAS VEGAS – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY announced the winners of the 2016 New Product Introduction Awards for electronics assembly equipment, materials, and software.

LAS VEGAS – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 2016 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at IPC Apex Expo in Las Vegas.

PITTSBURGH -- Ducommun LaBarge Technologies posted revenue of $95.6 million in its fourth quarter, down 12.5% year-over-year. The segment's revenue drop was primarily due to a 20% decrease in the industrial end-market and a 10% decrease in military and space sales.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The outlook for PC shipments continues to call for eventual stabilization as competition from other devices eases, upgrades to new models and Windows 10 boost demand, and economic conditions around the world stabilize or improve. However, the decline in PC volume since early 2012 is still expected to linger through 2016 with later years struggling to boost volumes as economic issues and competing products continue to present headwinds, according to IDC.