FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 3% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019, says International Data Corp. Global shipments were above expectations, reaching 58.5 million during the quarter.

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 14% to an all-time high of $64.5 billion in 2018, says SEMI.   

CUPERTINO, CA – Apple said it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers using only clean energy in production, including Foxconn, according to reports.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Key Tronic reported fiscal third quarter revenue of approximately $108 million, flat year-over-year but below previous guidance.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The electronics industry is still riding the crest of the current growth cycle, according to new data from IPC. The trade group said the 167 companies worldwide participating in its statistical survey reported average quarterly sales growth of 8.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018. The firms’ average forecast for first quarter sales growth was 9.8%.

TAIPEI — Foxconn today reported March sales rose 7.9% year-over-year to NT$376.6 billion ($12.21 billion). Sales were up  from $8.16 billion in February.

SAN JOSE -- The SMTA Silicon Valley chapter will hold its first technical meeting of the year on Apr. 18 at Intel in Santa Clara.

PHOENIX -- Merck will acquire Versum Materials for $6.4 billion plus $570 million in debt, the German pharmaceutical giant announced today.

WUXI, CHINA -- Neways Electronics has moved to another building with its manufacturing facility in China.

LIBERTY LAKE, WA – Nordson Select has moved its headquarters and North American operations into a new facility here.  

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, propelling semiconductor materials revenue to $51.9 billion, eclipsing the previous high of $47.1 billion set in 2011, according to SEMI.

NEVADA CITY, CA – In 2018, the top 50 EMS companies worldwide recorded $333 billion in revenue, according to New Venture Research’s newsletter Manufacturing Market Insider, up 10.6% year-over-year.