MIDDLEBURY, CT – In November, Winchester Electronics will relocate its headquarters to a smaller space, according to published reports.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY -- Flextronics will lay off 600 workers here, or about 6.7% of its domestic workforce, according to local media reports.

GUANLAN, CHINA -- A 22-year old Foxconn Technology worker has died at an off-campus private apartment building in this southern China city, and some reports are claiming it was another suicide.

NORCROSS, GA -- H.B. Fuller Co. has acquired EMS firm Engent for an undisclosed sum.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC has released a guide to help manufacturers manage compliance with the new US SEC's conflict minerals regulations.

TOKYO -- Top 10 EMS provider SIIX reported second-quarter net income of 1.89 billion yen, up 1% year-over-year.

SANTA CLARA, CA — Smartphone shipments are forecast to reach 567 million in 2012, and nearly double by 2016 as new phones, like this week’s anticipated iPhone 5, continue to enter the market.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – IEST has published a new document that defines and describes highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS).

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- EMS firm SigmaTron International swung to a net loss for its first fiscal 2013 quarter on charges related to acquisitions and moves.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- A new white paper details how to overcome assembly challenges of QFNs through proper stencil design and solder mask layout.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (the common name for Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported August non-consolidated revenues rose 3.7% year-over-year.

OLATHE, KS -- Elecsys reported fiscal first-quarter contract electronics assembly sales fell 24% year-over-year as the company eliminated its lower-margin programs.