BANNOCKBURN, IL – The North American printed circuit board market saw moderate decline in 2013, but moderate growth is forecasted through 2017, says IPC.

TAIPEI – Global notebook shipments are expected to increase 3% to 185 million units in 2015, says Topology Research Institute.

PLYMOUTH, WI – Kurtz Ersa North America will hold a selective soldering training course Nov. 5 and 7 here.

PALO ALTO -- Hewlett-Packard will split its PC and peripherals business and its technology services offerings into separate business units, the company announced today. 

STAMFORD, CT -- Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on pace to reach $338 billion in 2014, a 7.2% increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter's forecast of 6.7% growth, according to Gartner. 

SCHAUMBURG, IL — The High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference is scheduled to take place Nov. 18-20 here.

LANGENFELD, GERMANY – Alpha opened a die attach applications center here to respond to needs of the LED/optoelectronics and power semiconductor markets.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY – Flextronics plans to create 600 new jobs at its plant here.

DALLAS, TX – The total value of automated test equipment is expected to reach $4.13 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 2.8% from 2014 to 2020, says MarketsandMarkets.

CHICAGO -- The annual SMTAI show kicked off here yesterday with an overflowing technical conference and scattered exhibit floor crowds.

WUXI, CHINA – Jabil Circuit staff members making Apple iPhone 6 covers at a plant here are forced to work up to 77 hours weekly in a stressful and unsafe environment to meet demands, according to China Labor Watch, say published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC presented Committee Leadership, Special Recognition and Distinguished Committee Service Awards to individuals who made significant contributions to IPC and the industry in the development of electronics manufacturing standards.