TAIPEI – Inventec is building a site here for startup businesses to run trial production and test prototypes, according to reports. The site will feature electrical tool sets, industrial design machines, and measurement verification systems.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Tablets are set to overtake notebook PCs as the largest mobile computing category, concludes new data from market researchers ABI Research.

BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Chase Corp. reported revenue of $52.3 million for the quarter ended Feb. 28, up 2.2% from last year.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The SMTA seeks abstracts for its annual conference on design, material, and process technologies for wafer-level packaging applications.

TOKYO --  Global revenues from SMT equipment rose 22% year-over-year in 2014, and sustained demand for semiconductors suggests more growth is ahead.

TORRANCE, CA – Effective April 1, Malcomtech International is now part of Seika Machinery.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Specialty Coating Systems is offering free seminars here May 26, and in Singapore May 28.

PALO ALTO, CA -- Nearly 133,000 3D printers were shipped worldwide in 2014, up 68% from 2013, a new report indicates.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $27.8 billion on a 90-day moving average in February, up 6.7% from last year.

TUALATIN, OR – Laser-based equipment manufacturer LPKF says it's ready to put 2014 behind after lower-than-expected electronics orders coupled with the postponement of a major LDS project resulted an 8% drop in revenue.

BANGKOK -- EMS company SVI Public Co. today issued revised financial data for the its fourth quarter, saying the net loss was greater than previously stated.

PORTLAND, OR – The 10th Annual Medical Electronics Symposium will be held at Marylhurst University near Portland, Oregon, Sept. 16-17.