STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide shipments of total devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to decline 4.4% in 2023, to total 1.7 billion units, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the devices shipment market declined 11.9%.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – For the second quarter of its fiscal year, Key Tronic Corporation reported revenue of $123.7 million, compared to $134.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2022.

SHIPPENSBURG, PA – Niche Electronics, an electronics manufacturing services company based in southcentral Pennsylvania, has announced the purchase of Waltham, MA-based L-Tronics, Inc.

SAN JOSE, CA – Sanmina announced revenues of $2.36 billion for its first fiscal quarter.

LYON, FRANCE – Éolane has opened a new 4,000 sq. m. factory in Suzhou, China, to serve its customers in the industrial, medical and rail sectors – particularly CRRC, a major Chinese rail company.

SAN FRANCISCO – Tempo Automation has added new tools to its Accelerated Electronics Manufacturing Platform, enabling its customers to have real-time visibility and management of component inventory across multiple projects and prototype builds. This update is meant to help Tempo customers guard against supply chain disruptions within the electronics industry.

STOCKHOLM – Note announced fourth quarter sales of SEK1.038 billion ($100 million), a 28% increase from the previous quarter.

NEEDHAM, MA — Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 18.3% year over year to 300.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The drop marks the largest-ever decline in a single quarter and contributed to a steep 11.3% decline for the year.

NEENAH, WI — Plexus reported revenues of $1.094 billion for its first quarter, an increase of 33.8% year over year.

TORONTO — Celestica announced that it saw revenues of $2.04 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 35% compared to the $1.51 billion in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021. 

SAN JOSE, CA — Flex reported net sales of $7.8 billion for its third quarter, up from $6.61 billion in the same quarter last year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — December shipments by North American printed circuit board fabricators fell 1.7% from a year ago and 5.1% sequentially.