SHANXI, CHINA – Foxconn will invest $814 million into its northern China factories to aid in the production of electric vehicles, according to reports.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.1 billion in July, the industry’s highest-ever monthly sales total, said the Semiconductor Industry Association. Global sales for the month were up 2.4% sequentially and up 9.9% year-over-year, the trade group added.

WESTLAKE, OH — Nordson has acquired Dima Group, manufacturer of conformal coating, dispensing and surface mount technology equipment for the global electronics assembly market.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released the F revisions of IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, and IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies.

HOUSTON -- Foxconn is auctioning all equipment from its site here, which closed earlier this year.

DROGHEDA, LOUTH, IRELAND -- Rexxam will close its printed circuit board assembly plant here by year-end, leaving 70 employees out of work.

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics International recorded net revenue of EUR 133.6 million in the first half of 2014, up 1.7% year-over-year.

KIVU, DRC – The iTSCi Programme for conflict-free mineral traceability announced implementations in North and South Kivu.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board shipments in July were down 2.3% year-over-year. Year-to-date shipments are down 0.6% compared to the same period last year, says IPC. Sequentially, PCB shipments were down 13%.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased 2.5% year-over-year to $12.6 billion in the second quarter of 2014, says the International Data Corp.

NASHUA, NH – The SMTA Boston Chapter and iMAPS New England are holding a meeting, plant tour, and presentations at Benchmark Electronics’ facility here on Sept. 10.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics has received notification from an existing medical customer to start material procurement to support orders currently anticipated to be worth at least $20 million.