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.

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder has completed its expansion to its indium fabrication facilities here.