BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC today announced the deadline for participation in a survey for its annual Quality Benchmark Study for Electronics Assembly has been extended to Apr. 30.

SAN JOSE, CA – ASM Pacific Technology reported first quarter revenue of $198.3 million, an increase of 22.6% year-over-year and down 11.9% sequentially.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported first quarter revenue up 11% year-over-year to $83.3 million.

CAMBRIDGE, MA – A team of 18 researchers, led by MIT, Berkeley, and BU, reports a technique for assembling on-chip optics and electronics separately, enabling use of more modern transistor technologies. The technique only requires existing manufacturing processes.

ZANDT, GERMANY – Zollner Elektronik said its Zandt headquarters is nearing completion.

SAN FRANCISCO – Tempo Automation has closed a $20 million Series B round to increase its manufacturing capacity and double its team in software engineering, sales, and manufacturing.

TOKYO – TKR Corp., the EMS business of Nippon Manufacturing Services, passed a resolution in February to expand into Vietnam. The tentative name of the new site is TKR Manufacturing Vietnam Co.

FRANKFURT – In 2017, the global microelectronics market grew 21% to $412 billion, the largest growth since the turn of the millennium, according to ZVEI.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter, a 1.4% decline year-over-year, according to Gartner. The PC market experienced a 14th consecutive quarter of decline, dating back to the second quarter of 2012.

HELSINKI -- Scanfil raised its outlook for sales and operating profits for 2018, citing stronger-than-estimated customer demand.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) in the first quarter totaled 60.4 million units, flat year-over-year, says International Data Corp.

NEVADA CITY, CA – The top 50 EMS companies worldwide surpassed $300 billion in revenue in 2017, up 11.4% year-over-year, says Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI).