TAIPEI -- Universal Scientific Industrial reported first-quarter revenue of NT$29.4 billion ($972 million), up 18.5% from a year ago. 

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 18.1% year-over-year in March, reaching $30.9 billion.

BOXBORO, MA – REStronics NE is hosting a seminar May 24 here.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Phone companies shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter, according to preliminary results from IDC.

HENGYANG, CHINA -- Foxconn will join a group investing $870 million in a new campus here to produce A/V equipment and tablets for Amazon, according to DigiTimes.

SAN JOSE, CA – Flex reported fiscal fourth quarter net sales were approximately $5.9 billion, up 1.6% year-over-year.

WASHINGTON – Foxconn chairman Terry Gou is scheduled to meet US president Donald Trump here Thursday, according to published reports. Reasons for the meeting are unclear.

HAWTHORNE, CA – OSI Systems’ Optoelectronics and Manufacturing group reported fiscal third quarter revenues of $58.3 million, down 4.9% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A recent IPC study on worker skills gap indicates most US electronics assemblers are having a hard time recruiting qualified production workers, and an even harder time finding qualified engineers and other technical professionals.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil reported first quarter revenue of EUR 122.2 million (US$132.9 million), down 6.2% year-over-year.

BILLINSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported revenue in the first quarter was NOK 585 million (US$68.1 million), up 17.7% year-over-year. Growth was particularly strong in defense/aerospace, the firm says.

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The Symposium on Counterfeit Parts and Materials takes place June 27-29 here.