SAN JOSE -- Flex today announced that John Carlson has been appointed president of Flex Medical Solutions.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $333 billion in 2016, a decrease of 0.6% from 2015, according to Gartner. This is following a decline of 2.3% in 2015 due to weakened demand for key electronic equipment, elevated inventory levels, and the continuing impact of the strong dollar in some regions.

NORCROSS, GA – Cardinal Technical Training has opened an electronics manufacturing training facility here.

AMSTERDAM -- Next week, a group of non-governmental organizations in conjunction with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to discuss labor rights related to mining in third-world nations.

DOVER, DE – Automotive electronics will grow from $185.1 billion in 2015 to $352.9 billion by 2023, a 91% jump, new research suggests.

PHILADELPHIA -- ACI Technologies will provide support for the US Navy's Manufacturing Technology program through the ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence under a $99 million, five-year contract.

HANOVER, GERMANY -- The electronics of the future will be printed.  

MINNEAPOLIS -- CyberOptics today forecast revenues of $18.6 million to $19.1 million and strong profitability for the first quarter ended Mar. 31.

ATLANTA – The LED Assembly, Reliability, and Test (A.R.T.) Symposium will take place Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Midtown here, and show organizers are requesting abstracts.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.6 million units in the first quarter, down 11.5% year-over-year but in line with forecasts. 

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI has issued a call for participation for the High-Temperature, Pb-Free Die-Attach Material Project.

HONG KONG – Billed as the world's largest electronics sourcing show, Global Sources Electronics takes place Apr. 11-14 and 18-21 at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo. The show features 5,500 booths of electronics products from suppliers in Greater China, Korea and across Asia.