STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.9 million units in the third quarter, down 5.7% year-over-year, according to Gartner. This was the eighth consecutive quarter of PC shipment decline, the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry.

STAMFORD, CT – Growth is expected to return to the global semiconductor capital equipment market, according to new data from Gartner.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics reported consolidated third-quarter revenues of NT$1.07 trillion ($33.8 billion), up 16.4% sequentially and 0.8% year-over-year.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics today confirmed a workforce reduction of approximately 73 full time employees at its facility here.

BROMONT, CANADA — Cogiscan is partnering with Siemens PLM software to enable Industry 4.0 for electronics manufacturers.

HANOI – Panasonic has opened its Panasonic Solution & Innovation Center Vietnam here.

DUBLIN – The contract electronics manufacturing industry is expected to grow 6.2% compounded annually between 2015 and 2020, according to a new Research and Markets report.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI -- EMS firm Target Corp. has filed for court-supervised protection and is up for sale.

MIAOLI, TAIWAN -- Sinbon Electronics has broken ground on a new plant here, where it plans to conduct R&D and assembly.

CHICAGO -- National Technical Systems last week celebrated the grand opening of its newly expanded test and inspection facility here.

TAIPEI -- DRAM contract prices are forecast to rise nearly 30% in the current quarter on stronger-than-expected notebook demand.

ALBUQUERQUE -- IEC Electronics has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Store Capital Acquisitions for the sale its manufacturing facility here for an aggregate purchase price of $5.75 million.