FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, increased 2.2% in the first quarter, while investments in traditional, non-cloud and infrastructure plunged 16.3% year-over-year, according to International Data Corp.

DE LEON SPRINGS, FL – Sparton Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its contract manufacturing unit, Manufacturing and Design Services, in a deal between private equity firms.

KUALA LUMPUR – After VS Industry Berhad posted a net loss of RM19.5 million (US$4.6 million) for its fiscal third quarter ended April 30, analysts expect the firm’s fiscal fourth quarter to be profitable, despite challenges related to Covid-19, according to reports.

BAC GIANG, VIETNAM – Foxconn said Vietnam is its largest manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, say reports. The EMS/ODM company, the world’s largest according to the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50, did not indicate whether it includes China as part of the geography.

TAIPEI – Pegatron and EMS firm Qisda are opening new factories in Vietnam, according to reports. Pegatron will rent a plant that will begin production in early 2021, and Qisda is constructing a new factory.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — May North American PCB shipments were up 1% year-over-year and down 3% sequentially, says IPC.

ASHEVILLE, NC – Charles Edward Industries plans to invest $1.5 million in a new EMS plant here over the next three years.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC and High Density Package Users Group have signed a memorandum of understanding, enabling a partnership, increased technical collaboration between groups, and a mutual path toward emerging and disruptive high-density interconnect technologies.

PISCATAWAY, NJ – The 66th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting will be a virtual event Dec. 12-16.

ATLANTA – ECIA is convening experts to help modernize the component distribution channel’s design registration process. The trade group is assembling a group of subject matter experts and industry stakeholders representing the authorized component channel to include semiconductors, electromechanical/interconnect and passives, and will develop a multiphase initiative to assess the current state and what the future state might look like.

TAIPEI – Foxconn opened a research center this month to work on 5G telecommunications, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to reports.

COVENTRY, UK – Manufacturing Technology Centre has developed a smart factory demonstrator for the manufacture of electronic assemblies to help EMS companies “go digital.”