TAIPEI – Foxconn reported net profit of $637.3 million for the first quarter of 2019, down 17.7% year-over-year.

BALTIMORE, MD -- A private equity group led by a veteran of the EMS industry has acquired Zentech Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced registration for this year’s PCB West conference is now open, and the conference has been extended to four days.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.32 trillion in 2019, an increase of 3.5% year-over-year, according to International Data Corp.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported April sales up 10.4% year-over-year to NT$3.58 trillion ($11.6 billion).

BANGKADI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. reported first quarter consolidated sales of $124 million, up 19.5% year-over-year. Sequentially, sales were down 12.6%.

JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics posted fiscal third quarter net sales up 10% year-over-year to $313 million.

TORONTO – SMTC reported first quarter revenue of $102.6 million, up 177% year-over-year and 27% sequentially.

MARKHAM, ON – E. Jan Vardaman, TechSearch International, will deliver the keynote at the International Conference for Electronics Enabling Technologies here. On June 5, she will discuss Dealing with the Challenges in the New Advanced Packaging Era.

WASHINGTON, DC – Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced $89 million to support innovative advanced manufacturing research and development projects.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics today announced fiscal second quarter revenues rose 17.4% yer-over-year to $37.3 million.

FREMONT, CA -- PCB design and engineering services company Epoch will relocate its corporate headquarters and all operations to a state-of-the-art facility here.