FRAMINGHAM, MA – Preliminary smartphone shipment results indicate vendors eked out a margin increase in the second quarter, IDC said.

TAIPEI -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering reported sales at its EMS unit of NT$24,845 million (US$779 million), down 28% from a year ago.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board fabricators reported the 90-day moving average shipments rose 9.7% in June over last year.

AUSTIN, TX -- Strong market growth is predicted for wearable electronics fueled by new generations of wearables providing greater functionality in the same or smaller form factor, for the same or lower cost.

NEVADA CITY, CA – The worldwide market for contract electronics manufacturing services declined 1.5% in total revenue to $430 billion in 2015, a new report asserts.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $123.9 million, up 3% from a year ago.

SAN JOSE -- Chinese smartphone maker LeEco will acquire Vizio for $2 billion, subject to shareholder and other regulatory approval.

ATLANTA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened registration for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers. 

SRIPERUMBARDUR, INDIA – Foxconn will resume operations at its plant here as of the end of this month, according to reports.

ROSEMONT, IL – The 2016 Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference will be held here Oct. 25-27.

READING, BERKSHIRE, UK -- Stadium Group has integrated its global power business, comprising the Stadium Power and Stontronics brands.

SAN JOSE, CA – Sanmina reported fiscal third quarter revenue ended July 2 of $1.67 billion, up 8.5% year-over-year and 3.7% sequentially.