DALLAS – China’s printed circuit board output will reach $48 billion by 2016, accounting for 49.4% of global PCBs, says RnRMarketResearch.com.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Apple's commitment to outsourcing to Foxconn notwithstanding, the vast majority of cellphones are being made in-house.

WASHINGTON, DC -- US factory orders rose 3% sequentially in February on strength in non-military sectors.

SAN JOSE -- Atmel has released a 17-page document detailing application guidelines for successful mounting of the company's surface mount packages.

WASHINGTON, DC — The 90-day moving average worldwide sales of semiconductors in February rose 1.4% from last year on higher demand for memory devices.

SHENZHEN – A woman allegedly jumped off the roof of a Foxconn factory here last Friday morning at 9:00 AM local time, according to published reports. She is said to have survived the jump.

ATLANTA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazine today revealed its annual Top 50 list of the 50 largest electronics manufacturing services providers.

TEMPE, AZ – Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the fourth consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management.

WASHINGTON – The American National Standards Institute seeks comments on a new proposal for an international standard on occupational health and safety management.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has appointed industry veteran Randy Cherry as director of its new validation business unit.

LONDON -- Alent, the former Cookson Performance Materials, reported 2012 sales were flat versus a year ago, once currency fluctuations are accounted for.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board shipments were down 10.2% in February from a year ago, says IPC.