JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics reported fiscal first quarter net sales were $265.6 million, up 5% year-over-year.

TAIPEI – Compal Electronics reported third quarter consolidated revenue of $8.4 billion, up 7% sequentially.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Sparton reported fiscal first quarter net sales of $89.5 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year.

DUBLIN – The global SMT equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.37% during the period 2018-2022, according to Research and Markets.

TORONTO – SMTC reported third quarter revenues increased 56% year-over-year to $53.7 million. Sequentially, revenue increased 20.7%.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal first quarter revenue was $377.2 million, up 5.6% year-over-year.

SANTA ANA, CA – Ducommun’s Electronic Systems segment recorded third quarter net revenue of $85.7 million, up 8.5% year-over-year.

AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO – Continental is investing more than $59 million to build an electronic components plant here.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O reported third quarter net sales of $6.5 million, down 32.3% year-over-year and 9.7% sequentially. The year-over-year decline in sales is attributed to substantial demand in 2017, particularly for automotive electronics and programming center customers.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK – Prima Electronics was purchased by NJ Russell Holdings, according to reports. Some £2.15 million ($2.8 million) will be used to fund the acquisition and boost cash flow.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Smartphone vendors shipped 355.2 million units during the third quarter, resulting in a year-over-year decline of 6%, says International Data Corp. It was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide tablet market declined 8.6% during the third quarter of 2018, as global shipments fell to 36.4 million, says International Data Corp.