TAIPEI -- Compal Electronics reported December's consolidated revenues fell 13.8% from 2015 to NT$71.7 billion ($2.23 billion).

TAIPEI -- Inventec reported consolidated December revenues of NT$38.5 billion ($1.2 billion), down 0.26% year-over-year.

WESTWOOD, MA – Chase Corp. reported revenue of $61.4 million for the quarter ended Nov. 30, up 7% year-over-year.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson has acquired assets of ACE Production Technologies, a Spokane, WA-based designer and manufacturer of selective soldering systems.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to remain flat in 2017 compared to 2016, totaling 2.3 billion, says Gartner.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $737 billion in 2016, as organizations invest in the hardware, software, services and connectivity that enable IoT, says International Data Corp. Global IoT spending will experience a CAGR of 15.6% from 2015 to 2020, reaching $1.29 trillion in 2020.

LOS ANGELES -- Ducommun today announced Stephen G. Oswald will join the company as president and chief executive effective Jan. 23.

BERLIN – iNEMI will host a webinar on fan-out wafer level packaging on Jan. 12.

AUSTIN, TX -- Software driving hardware is the theme of NI's annual automated test outlook, released today. 

COATESVILLE, PA – Nathan Trotter & Co. today announced its acquisition of the Loctite bar solder division of Henkel Electronics.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide reached $31 billion in November, up 7.4% from a year ago. 

TAIPEI -- Foxconn's CEO today reiterated the company's commitment to China, announcing a multi-billion investment in a new factory for flat panel displays and underscoring the manufacturing environment there.