FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide tablet market continued its slump, as vendors shipped 43 million units in the third quarter, a year-over-year decline of 14.7%, according to the International Data Corp. Third quarter shipments were up 9.8% sequentially.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- MacDermid Performance Solutions, the business unit which includes Alpha Assembly, said net sales jumped 153% over 2015 to $455 million for the three months ended Sept. 30. 

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics recorded net third quarter sales of EUR 96.5 million, flat year-over-year, with higher sales from the semiconductor, automotive and defense sectors offset by lower demand from medical.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES — Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. reported third-quarter revenue was basically flat at $206 million on lower demand for consumer and computing end-products.

LOS ANGELES – Ducommun’s Electronic Systems segment posted net revenue for the third quarter of $71.6 million, down 26.6% year-over-year.

MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems reported net sales of $29.7 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, down 2.3% year-over-year.

JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics reported fiscal first quarter sales rose 13% year-over-year to $226.5 million.

CAVE CREEK, AZ -- The High Density Packaging (HDP) User Group is launching a project to update the industry protocols for electrochemical migration testing. 

PROSPECT, CT – Design-2-Part (D2P) Shows have released the 2017 schedule.

TAIPEI -- The average contract price of DDR3 4GB modules fell 10% sequentially in October to $16.75 on slower notebook sales, TrendForce says.

NEENAH, WI -- Business at Plexus in Mexico is so good, the company is considering increasing its capacity there.

PHAKALANE, BATSWANA -- A locally owned company will open an electronics design and assembly site here later this year, where it will employ 250 workers.