TAIPEI – Pegatron Technology reported consolidated revenues of $2.9 billion for June, up 33.3% year-over-year and 40.3% sequentially.

SUZHOU, CHINA – Seica Electronics has doubled its local technical support team in the first half and expects to expand further in the near future.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.4 million units in the second quarter, down 4.5% year-over-year, says International Data Corp. The results beat the research firm's previous forecast of a 7.4% drop.

KELSO, SCOTLAND -- Plexus will invest $500,000 toward a new building to house component testing equipment for its manufacturing facility here.

SAN JOSE, CA  – Jabil has completed the first phase of qualification of Invensas' Bond-Via-Array (BVA) interconnect technology.

TAIPEI – Foxconn is acquiring Microsoft Mobile Vietnam for a consideration of $22 million, according to reports.

STAMFORD, CT – Market research firm Gartner today raised its 2016 worldwide IT spending outlook to $3.41 trillion, flat with 2015's results. Last quarter the firm predicted IT spending would drop 0.5%. The change in the forecast is mainly a result of currency fluctuations, the firm says.

BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Chase Corp., the parent company of Humiseal, today reported revenue of $64.2 million for the quarter ended May 31.

WASHINGTON — The Semiconductor Industry Association today announced the release of the 2015 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS), a collaborative report that surveys the technological challenges and opportunities for the semiconductor industry through 2030.

SAN JOSE, CA – Power Design Services has invested $500,000 in a 5,000 sq. ft. expansion at its PCB assembly manufacturing facility here.

BRADENTON, FL – A local engineering company has developed a process attaching electrical terminals to PCBs by removing the ear sections on certain GBBA and FAE terminals and replacing them with pins that plug directly into a printed circuit board.

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Elite Manufacturing Services has purchased Lawrence, MA-based Multi-Lab for an undisclosed sum.