OYSTER BAY, NY -- AI is no longer limited to science fiction and movies, with significant strides being made in cloud processing, storage capacity, and machine learning algorithms to enable computer systems to surpass humans in winning strategy games and television shows.

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Jim Raby, a legend in electronics soldering, passed away this morning.

MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day moving average sales at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 6.4% sequentially, a new report from SEMI said.

KENOSHA, WI -- Foxconn is said to be looking a 1,000 acre sites south of Milwaukee for a multi-billion dollar electronics assembly plant.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Ahead of the Trump administration’s upcoming negotiations with Canada and Mexico on NAFTA, IPC is offering its take on how the negotiators should proceed.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported fiscal third quarter 2017 net revenue of $4.5 billion, up 4.1% year-over-year. The electronics manufacturer posted a net loss for the quarter of $25.7 million, compared to net income of $5.8 million the same quarter of 2016.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Spurred by new construction of semiconductor fabrication plants, spending on fab equipment will set records this year and next, according to the latest World Fab Forecast report. 

HAMPSHIRE, UK --  Smart toy sales will reach $15.5 billion in hardware and app content revenues by 2022, up from an estimated $4.9 billion in 2017, a new report from Juniper Research forecasts.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus announced the expansion of its Engineering Solutions business in the US and Mexico, expanding an existing site and opening a second one.

TORONTO -- A consensus forecast calls for Celestica to report sales of $1.53 billion for the current quarter.

TAIPEI -- Major Taiwanese ODM/EMS companies saw May revenues generally fall as consumers took a relative break from electronics purchases.

VASTERAS, SWEDEN -- Enics Sweden has begun negotiations with employee unions at its plants here as a precursor to layoffs or even shutdowns. The moves will affect plants in Västerås and Malmö, the company said in a statement today.