BANNOCKBURN, IL — A new report details quality control measurements including first-pass yields for various test methods in use at electronics assemblers.

SHENZHEN – BYD generated consolidated first-half revenues of $6.7 billion, up 43.7% year-over-year.  Net profit was $338.4 million, up 384.2% compared to the first six months of 2015.

HACKENSACK, NJ – A new white paper from Master Bond provides an overview of different types of fast cure adhesives, including assembly considerations.

GREATER NOIDA, INDIA – LeEco launched a $7 million smartphone manufacturing unit here.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - The SMTA recognized Atlanta with its Chapter of the Year award.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The decline of the worldwide tablet market is set to continue for the remainder of 2016 as year-over-year shipment growth will fall an all-time low 11.5% to 183.4 million units.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in July decreased 16.3% year-over-year, bringing year-to-date orders down 1.1%. Orders were down 26.1% sequentially.

DUBLIN – The global market for flexible printed circuit boards is projected to reach $15.2 billion by 2020, driven by the growing focus of electronics manufacturers on performance and design flexibility.

PALO ALTO, CA -- PARC, the research arm of Xerox, today announced the advanced technologies to be highlighted at the Aug. 31 NextFlex opening in San Jose.

TAIPEI -- Pegatron is denying accusations by a non-governmental organization that the ODM/EMS is violating customer and Chinese mandates covering worker overtime.

SAN JOSE, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.79 billion in orders worldwide in July (three-month average basis), up 13.1% year-over-year and 4.7% sequentially, says SEMI.

OSAKA – Foxconn is dissolving a Japanese unit that handled research and development on organic light-emitting diode panels. The unit's engineers have moved to Sakai Display Products.