MUNICH -- Siemens' pending acquisition of Mentor Graphics could be completed as soon as today and will almost assuredly close before Mar. 31, according to filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

TAIPEI -- The global smartphone market, which has been experiencing slowing growth and intensifying competition, has become an even tougher environment because of recent sharp rises in component prices.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- Celestica today announced the opening of its Silicon Valley Customer Experience Center.

MUNICH -- Siemens yesterday received merger control clearance for its pending acquisition of Mentor Graphics from China's Ministry of Commerce.

DUNFERMLINE, UK – Dynamic EMS reported 2016 sales of £8.85 million (US$11 million), up 6% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – February North American printed circuit board orders grew 8.4% year-over-year, bringing year-to-date orders to 1.3% above the same period last year, and up 11.1% sequentially.

HERNDON, VA — iNEMI will detail highlights of the 2017 iNEMI Roadmap in a pair of webinars next month.

MILPITAS, CA – Lenthor Engineering reported fourth quarter revenue of $6.4 million, an increase of 3.2% year-over-year.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Sypris Electronics reported revenue of $4 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, down 55% year-over-year, reflecting the impact of the sale of Sypris Solutions’ Cyber Security Solutions business. Gross profit was a loss of $1.2 million, compared to profit of $300,000 for the same period the prior year.

LIVINGSTON, SCOTLAND -- Jabil Circuit will close its EMS plant here by year end and lay off more than 150 workers, the company said. 

NIS, SERBIA -- Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) has igned an agreement whereby the Serbian government will pay it about $7,300 for each of the more than 1,200 employees it plans to hire at its plant in Nis.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Stretchable electronics will become a $600 million market by 2027, says IDTechEx.