MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day worldwide billings by North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers was $3.74 billion in October, SEMI said.

WOKING, SURREY, ENGLAND -- TT Electronics said revenue in the four months ended Oct. 31 rose 11% from a year ago on a constant currency basis.

ROHRBACH, GERMANY -- Sero GmbH has signed a purchase agreement for Palm Bay, FL-based Syncron EMS for an undisclosed amount.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB shipments in October were up 6% compared to the same month last year, IPC announced today. 

BANNOCKBURN, IL — A new study about the current state of advanced packaging in the semiconductor value chain finds that urgent action is required to strengthen domestic packaging ecosystem to meet increased production of semiconductor chips, without which the semiconductor supply chain is likely to remain weak and vulnerable.

HOUSTON -- Alert Tech, a technology company based in Houston, has launched a new surface mount technology division, specializing in low-volume printed circuit board development and assembly.

TAIPEI – Foxconn’s chairman Young Liu expects to boost the company’s gross margin to 7% from 3-4% by the end of the year, according to reports. Gross margin above 10% in the long term is the goal.

MELBOURNE – Fluidra Australia expanded its manufacturing and warehouse facility here during the past 12 months.

TORONTO – NeuronicWorks is expanding its operations to offer fully integrated, turnkey, custom box assembly services, in addition to the firm’s design, engineering and prototyping services.

SINGAPORE – Kulicke and Soffa Industries reported fiscal fourth quarter net revenue of $485.3 million, up 173.1% year-over-year and 14.4% sequentially.

DELHI – Electronics manufacturer Elin Electronics has filed for an initial public offering.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Specialty Coating Systems acquired Comelec, provider of Parylene, atomic layer deposition and multilayer coating services, for an undisclosed sum.