ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 revenue of $3.6 billion, down 14.3% year-over-year.

EL SEGUNDO, CA — The global television market shrank last year for the second year in a row after total shipments declined 6% from already soft 2012 levels, accompanied this time by a rare deceleration in the liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV space in China, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, according to a new report from IHS Technology.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Zestron has purchased a new facility here, expanding its capabilities in the South Asia market. The 46,500 sq. ft. site complements the cleaning materials developer's technical center in South Asia, brought online in 2009, and includes office space, technical and R&D labs, production and warehouse space.

MILPITAS, CA -- Hunter Technology has acquired the equipment and inventory assets of Spectral Response, an Lawrenceville, GA-based EMS company.

TUCSON, AZ – Contract electronics firm Quik Tek Assembly is opening an 8,000 sq. ft. building here in April, and said it would hire 50 new staff over the next five years, according to published reports.

SINGAPORE -- The Singapore Exchange has issued a delisting notice to SMT Holdings, which despite its financial turnaround hasn't been able to satisfy the Exchange's rules.

TAIPEI – Foxconn said it would raise salaries in April for employees here who make less than $39,560 a year, according to published reports.

BOUDRY, SWITZERLAND – Cicor posted net revenues for 2013 of $217.9 million, up 8.2% year-over-year.

MINNEAPOLIS – As rated by attendees, the Best Presentation Award for the 2014 Pan Pacific Symposium went to Kyung W. Paik, Ph.D., KAIST, for his paper titled “Novel Nanofiber Anisotropic Films (ACFS) for Fine Pitch Assembly.”

HARTLEPOOL, UK -- Stadium Group reported preliminary 2013 revenues of £42.22 million, up 3% from 2012 on acquisitions. The pretax profit slipped 76% to £430,000 for the period ended Dec. 31.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) reported February consolidated revenues rose nearly 11% year-over-year to NT$260.6 billion ($8.6 billion). Sales were down 17.1% sequentially due to a shorter work period tied to the Chinese New Year.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 10% over a year ago even while its EMS unit saw sales dip on lower defense demand. The Electronics Group's revenue fell 20% from 2012, but increased 3% sequentially to $10 million.