SMYRNA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened its 2017 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

SAN JOSE, CA – Flex says it reduced CO₂ emissions by 20%, exceeding its revenue-based goal, during the 2015 calendar year.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $79.1 billion during the second quarter of 2016, down 5.8% year-over-year and up 1% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

COSTA MESA, CA – US auto sales in July likely increased 2.4% year-over-year, but 2016 sales will not match 2015, according to JD Power and LMC Automotive.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments, inclusive of slates and detachables, were 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, says the International Data Corp. Growth continues to decline, with the market receding 12.3% year-over-year as vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers hold off on purchases.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nortech Systems will close its manufacturing facility in Augusta, WI, by the end of 2016.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL – Panasonic Factory Solutions has opened its cloud9 Innovation Center here, highlighting its foray into integrated, turnkey solutions for assembling electronics products.

STAFFORD, TX -- Contract electronics assembler TS3 Technologies will be sold at auction starting today.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron reported revenues and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter rose 1% to $60.8 million.

TABY, SWEDEN – Mycronic AB has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of electronics dispensing OEM Shenzhen Axxon Automation Co. for SEK 430 million ($50.1 million) in cash.

MINNEAPOLIS -- CyberOptics' second-quarter sales increased 82% to $18.6 million and the inspection equipment maker swung to a net profit.

REDMOND, WA -- Data I/O saw second quarter revenues jump 17% over the year earlier to $5.8 million.