EL SEGUNDO, CA -- On a worldwide basis Apple and other multinational OEMs may be the leading semiconductor purchasers in 2012, but within the all-important Asia-Pacific region it is the locally based companies that are No. 1 when it comes to chip spending growth.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The June order index compiled by the Electronic Components Industry Association moved downward as the uncertainty in world markets continued.

TUCSON, AZ -- According to experts, five challenging issues confront companies navigating Customs between the US and Mexico.

SMYRNA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for its 2013 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

SERANG, INDONESIA – Foxconn is opening a facility here, according to published reports.

ATLANTA, GA – The show floor for the upcoming PCB West 2012 at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center is sold out, conference organizers announced today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Electronics manufacturing operations with a total value of at least $2.5 billion are expected to be brought to North America in the next three years, according to a new survey of some 229 companies.

FORT BELVOIR, VA -- The US Defense Logistics Agency is confronting the counterfeit problem by implementing genetics-based validation.

SOUTH POINT, OH — Intermountain Electronics last week broke ground on a new $4 million facility here, its first in Ohio.

AUSTIN, TX – Use of 3D thin silicon vias is slowing, despite a strong desire to use the technology, a new study finds.

GERMANTOWN, WI – KitPackers and Resinlab will jointly relocation to a new facility here, adjacent to their parent company, Ellsworth Corp.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Apple remains the king of all media tablets, with its global market share rising to nearly 70% in the second quarter, putting the company on pace to reclaim much of the dominance it surrendered in 2011.