CORK, IRELAND – Dell EMC has ended its contract with Celestica and will move production in-house here, according to reports.

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI will hold a webinar next month to discuss a lifecycle assessment tool for greenhouse gas emissions of PCBs.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO, issued the following statement on the decision of the US government to impose additional tariffs on about $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, the third such list announced this year:

AUSTIN, TX – VirTex Enterprises has acquired fellow EMS firm PPI-Time Zero for an undisclosed sum. The deal extends the respective companies’ footprints and service offerings.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES -- Cal-Comp Technology's subsidiary here is pushing back its initial public offering to next year due to market conditions.

ST. LOUIS -- Compass Group Equity Partners today announced the formation of a new holding company Compass Electronics Group, which includes a pair of EMS firms and potential additional acquisitions.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton today announced fiscal fourth quarter sales at its contract manufacturing unit were $62.5 million, down 6.7% from a year ago. 

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Worldwide tin use grew 4% in 2017, but tin use growth forecasts are expected to be weaker in 2018, says the International Tin Association.  

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron today reported revenues for the fiscal quarter ended Jul. 31 revenues increased 0.003% year-over-year to $71.4 million.

TOKYO -- Kaga Electronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 70% of the shares in Fujitsu Electronics Inc. (FEI) from Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. (FSL). 

MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 19% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to the latest report from SEMI.

LAS VEGAS -- The call for papers is now open for the 2019 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC 2019), to be held May 28 to 31 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.