ANGLETON, TX -- In the face of an attempt by activist shareholder to seat several new directors, Benchmark Electronics is fighting back.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- The global advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) market will grow 29% compounded annually over the next decade, a new report forecasts.

SANTA ANA, CA – ParPro has acquired Cal Quality Electronics in a move to extend the Taiwanese company's reach into the North American ODM/EMS market.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Fujitsu Network Communications has built a 20-layer complex board manufactured using only an IPC-2581B design file.

TORONTO – The SMTA announced three new workshops for the 10th Annual International Conference on Soldering and Reliability (ICSR) being held May 9-11 in Toronto.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 6.2% year-over-year in February, the industry trade group Semiconductor Industry Association said.

STAMFORD, CT – Global smartphone sales will for the first time exhibit single-digit growth in 2016, says Gartner. Global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units, up 7% year-over-year. The total mobile phone market is forecast to reach 1.9 billion units in 2016.

PORTLAND, OR – Organizers of this year's Medical Electronics Symposium seek abstracts on the latest equipment and related manufacturing techniques for the annual event.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board sales rebounded in February, outpacing orders and reducing the book-to-bill ratio to 1.02, says IPC.

SUWANEE, GA – Asys's American subsidiary has moved its domestic headquarters, but customers won't have a hard time finding the new site: it's one door down from the previous location.

CHICAGO – Hirose has relocated its North American headquarters from the Simi Valley to a Chicago suburb.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Tablet shipment volumes are tumbling, and could fall by nearly one-third in the next five years.