MANCHESTER, OH – Contract manufacturer Mirac is opening an 11,800 sq. ft. facility here and is currently hiring 20 to 40 new assembly workers.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The global TV market is on track to achieve 1.2% growth in 2020 and is set to end the year with more than 233 million shipments, according to Futuresource Consulting. Trade value is forecast to decline 1% to $83.7 billion.

BENGALURU – Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing facility in India was reportedly ransacked over the weekend, causing up to NT$200 million (US$7.1 million) in damage.

TOKYO – Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 16% year-over-year and register a new industry record of $68.9 billion in 2020, SEMI said.

MCLEAN, VA – US manufacturing technology orders totaled $383.8 million in October, down 1.9% year-over-year and up 3.7% sequentially, the highest dollar value since December 2019, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology.

NEW DELHI – Pegatron’s board has approved an initial investment of $150 million (Rs 1,100 crore) to build manufacturing facilities in India, according to reports.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported fiscal second quarter revenues decreased 7.1% year-over-year to $69.6 million.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI will hold an end-of-project conformal coating evaluation webinar Dec. 15 and 16 and Jan. 5.

BOSTON – MRSI Systems and Palomar Technologies have reached an agreement that settles all litigation currently pending between the companies.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 2.2% year-over-year to $22.6 billion during the third quarter, according to International Data Corp. In the same period, worldwide server shipments declined 0.2% year-over-year to nearly 3.1 million units.

EDINA, MN – The 2021 Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials will be held online Aug. 3-5, and SMTA and CALCE are requesting abstracts. The deadline to submit abstracts is Apr. 23.

SELBYVILLE, DE – The worldwide telecom electronic manufacturing services market was worth $155.7 billion in 2019 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7% from 2020 through 2027, according to a recent study. The growth is credited to surging demand for mobile phones, smart electronic devices, and other telecom products.