SAN FRANCISCO -- Semiconductor equipment sales will fall 52% to $14.14 billion this year, according to SEMI's latest capital equipment forecast.

HELSINKI -- Nokia will build all its products in house at least through year-end, Reuters reported, quoting the company's chief financial officer.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The consumer electronics market will see overall shipment revenues decline 7.7% in 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Analysts remain cautious on near-term IT demand, with one leading firm forecasting soft organic growth in the current quarter.

TROY, MI -- On the heels of a federal bankruptcy court judge's decision last week, Delphi is set to emerge from Chapter 11, but several stakeholders appear concerned over just what the move will mean for them.

RENTON, WA — Microscan will move to a new, larger corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility, the company said today.

HERNDON, VA – The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative and Intel this fall will hold a symposium on global ICT environmental initiatives. 

The meeting is scheduled for Oct. 27-28 in Brussels.

The symposium will address low-halogen electronics, defined as the reduction or elimination of BFRs, CFRs and PVC from electronics products. Discussions will include the impact these changes will have on the electronics manufacturing supply chain. 

The agenda will also cover such topics as the Pb-free transition, lifecycle assessment for ICT equipment, and carbon footprints.

For more information, visit http://www.iNEMI.org/cms/calendar/Global_ICT_Env_Oct09.html.

ARMONK, NY -- IBM's second-quarter hardware revenue rose 19% sequentially but was down 26% year-over-year, the company reported.

STOCKHOLM -- NOTE Ab reported June quarter revenue fell 33% year-over-year to SEK 312.1 million ($39.9 million), swinging the operating profit to a loss.

FRAMINGHAM, MA -- PC shipments took a dive in in the second quarter, but analysts are seeing signs of recovery.

ENFIELD, CT – High-Tech Conversions has moved to a new facility here, quadrupling the size of its former plant.

ARLINGTON, VA -- Electronics component orders rose in June to their highest level of the year, according to the monthly index compiled by the Electronic Components Association.