TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics reported third quarter sales of $555 million, down 13.4% year-over-year and 7.8% sequentially.

TABY, SWEDEN – Mycronic reported third quarter net sales decreased 18% to SEK 900 million ($93.2 million), or 20% based on constant exchange rates. EBIT was SEK 198 million, a decline of 55%.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB orders in September increased 12.2% year-over-year and 2.5% sequentially. Year-to-date order growth was up to 3%, says IPC.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $810.2 million, up 5% year-over-year and 1.3% sequentially.

MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics reported sales of $12.4 million for the third quarter, down 26% year-over-year.

MILWAUKEE, WI — There is reportedly little evidence Foxconn’s plans for innovation centers in Wisconsin are moving forward, according to local media reports.

MILPITAS, CA – The 90-day moving average billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide fell 6% year-over-year in September. Sales totaled $1.95 billion, down 2.4% sequentially, the SEMI trade group added.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Almost 90% of US electronics manufacturers are troubled by the higher tariffs imposed by the US and China on each other’s imports, and some are investing less in the US and hiring fewer workers as a result, according to new IPC survey results.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI will hold a webinar Oct. 30 to review results of a survey on single mode edge vs. vertical coupling to PICs. The webinar will discuss the development of a demonstrator module.

KISTA, SWEDEN – NOTE posted third quarter sales of SEK 434 million (US$45 million), up 34% year-over-year. Excluding acquisitions, growth was 18%.

LYON, FRANCE - Coming off a solid rise in 2018, the power device market is in line for a second consecutive high-growth year, according to new analysis from Yole Développement.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Household refrigeration and laundry appliances are on track to ship 326 million units worldwide in 2019, with smart appliances accounting for a growing share of the market, according to Futuresource Consulting.