TORONTO -- SMTC today announced the opening of its supply-chain center in Phoenix, one of several key initiatives in the electronics manufacturing services company’s ongoing drive to deliver “best-in-class” vertically integrated supply chain services.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- PCB West, the Silicon Valley's largest conference for the printed circuit board industry, opens here Tuesday.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- The North American electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry has an $81 billion served available market with great potential for further growth, according to IPC's annual report on the sector, published last week.

ARLINGTON, VA – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) submitted comments to US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer on the administration's proposed tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports.

STAMFORD, CT – Five distinct emerging technology trends will blur the lines between humans and machines, according to new research from Gartner.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 43.7% year-over-year to $22.5 billion during the second quarter, said International Data Corp. Worldwide server shipments increased 20.5% to 2.9 million units.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The market for compute and storage infrastructure for telecoms was sized at nearly $10.8 billion in 2017, says the International Data Corp. However, as telecoms aggressively build out their infrastructure, IDC projects this market will see a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2%, with purchases totaling $16.35 billion in 2022.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter, as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year, says the International Data Corp.

KOKOMO, IN -- ICAPE Group and Divsys have merged their US business operations and will offer global, unified PCB services to electronics assembly customers.

ALPHARETTA, GA – The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) and the Performance Review Institute (PRI) today announced the release of a new audit checklist for component distributors based on the standard for counterfeit mitigation. AC7403 provides the framework for audit and certification to the requirements of AS6496, the standard for counterfeit mitigation in authorized distribution.

SAN JOSE -- Sanmina today announced the surprise resignation of Bob Eulau as chief executive, effective immediately.

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI – Work began on Foxconn’s $10 billion Racine County science and technology park this week, according to reports.