MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Nortech Systems today reported net sales for its fourth quarter rose 3% year-over-year to $31.4 million.

ESPOO, FINLAND -- VTT Technical Research Centre has developed new technology that takes care of the thermal, moisture and flow-technical behavior of smart clothing.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Virtual reality took a step forward at the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments will drop to 195 million units in 2016, down 5.9% from 2015, according to a new International Data Corporation forecast.

MANASSAS, VA – Zestron released its 2016 Cleaning Webinar Series schedule, a total of six webinars covering a range of electronics manufacturing and semiconductor topics.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn's attempted purchase of Sharp is "on the right track," Reuters is reporting, citing a person familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 5.8% year-over-year to $26.9 billion in January.

TAIPEI -- Contract prices of NAND flash memory chips fell by nine to 10% in the fourth quarter due to oversupply conditions, TrendForce reports.

RALEIGH, NC -- A group of cleaning and process specialists will conduct a pair of workshops on electronics reliability in North Carolina in April.

WIXOM, MI -- Industrial I/O OEM Acromag announced the formation of an electronics contract manufacturing division.

NANNING, GUANGXI, CHINA -- Foxconn last week reportedly signed a deal to invest several billions of dollars in a new technology park here, according to the Chinese government.

COATESVILLE, PA ― Nathan Trotter & Co. is expanding its tin and solder bar manufacturing site by an additional 20,000 sq. ft., for a total of 50,000 sq. ft.