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SAN JOSE -- EMS manufacturers are beginning to feel the downside of the increase in business: component shortages.

CHICAGO -- EMS mergers and acquisition activity slipped in the third quarter, as just six deals were completed, down from 14 a year ago.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics today reported third-quarter sales of $510 million, down 18.3% from a year ago.

SMYRNA, GA – PCB Atlanta drew more than 340 registrants for the one-day technical conference and exhibition, show organizers announced today.

SINGAPORE – Flextronics International today reported second-quarter net sales of $5.8 billion, down 35% year-over-year, and up 1% sequentially.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O today reported third-quarter 2009 revenues were $5.3 million, down 32.1% compared to the third quarter of 2008, and up 26.4% sequentially.

COCONUT CREEK, FL – Celestica has struck a deal whereby EMS firm Zurvahn will handle certain engineering, prototype and repair programs.

Zurvahn, which operates plants in Coconut Creek, FL, and Suwanee, GA, will also provide low-volume production, repair, and refurbishment services to customers of Celestica, the world’s fourth largest EMS company by revenues.

No financial or other terms were disclosed.

MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill to ban computers, fax machines, and other so-called e-waste from Wisconsin's landfills.

In signing the bill, Doyle acted upon recommendations from a governor’s task force on Waste Materials Discovery and Disposal, which outlined a plan for reducing waste and use resources in an economically and environmentally sound manner.

The task force had suggested promoting recycling and reuse of discarded televisions, monitors, and laptop and desktop computers.

The decision is sure to force a change on consumers’ e-waste disposal habits. A recent Consumer Reports survey of 2,000 Americans found only 11 to 17% said they recycle electronics.

The prohibition takes effect on September 1, 2010.

NEW YORK -- Dover reported third-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, down 24% year-over-year but up 8% sequentially.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Buoyed by demand for Windows 7, PC shipments are forecast to grow 10% next year, touching off a three-year run of double-digit growth.

AUSTIN, TX — September shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% year-over-year.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Overland Storage will outsource certain data storage product manufacturing to Foxconn Technology Group. The companies did not specify the terms of the contract.

The agreement will lead to an increased manufacturing capacity and improved operating efficiency, Overland said. It did not disclose which product line would be outsourced, or where production would take place.