SAN DIEGO – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 2020 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at IPC Apex Expo in San Diego.

SAN DIEGO – Feb. 4, 2020 – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY and PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN AND FAB announced the 2020 New Product Introduction Award winners for electronics assembly equipment, materials, software, and PCB fabrication.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 1.1% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, according to International Data Corp.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal second quarter revenue was $426.2 million, up 5.7% year-over-year.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide tablet market declined 0.6% year-over-year during the fourth quarter, as global shipments fell to 43.5 million units, according to International Data Corp. For 2019, the tablet market shrank 1.5% year-over-year as global shipments totaled 144 million units.

GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works reported fourth quarter Test & Measurement and Electronics revenue of $552 million, up 2.6% year-over-year.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark cut its outlook for fourth quarter revenue due to impacts of a ransomware incident.

SAN JOSE – Flex reported fiscal third quarter 2020 net sales of $6.5 billion, down 6.7% year-over-year.

SINGAPORE – Kulicke and Soffa reported fiscal first quarter net revenue of $144.3 million, down 8.2% year-over-year and up 3.2% sequentially.

TAIPEI — Some 13,500 Foxconn workers in China will stay home until at least Feb. 13 as a result of China’s viral outbreak.

TORONTO – Celestica reported fourth quarter revenue of $1.49 billion, down 14% year-over-year.

GUAYMAS, MEXICO – Libra Industries has acquired a contract manufacturing facility here formerly run by Benchmark Electronics, according to reports. Libra Guaymas will be Libra’s fifth plant and first international operation.