JOHANNESBURG -- A local startup company will begin production of smartphones here next quarter, making it the first cellphone manufacturer in Africa.

TABY, SWEDEN -- Mycronic today raised its sales outlook in 2016 16% over its previous revenue forecast.

BELTSVILLE, MD – DfR Solutions is hosting a webinar Dec. 8 on developing damage models for solder joints exposed to complex stress states.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline 6.4% year-over-year in 2016, says the International Data Corp. This is an improvement over August's projection for a decline of 7.2% in 2016. While IDC's outlook for 2017 remains at a loss of 2.1% year-over-year, absolute volumes are slightly higher based on stronger 2016 shipments.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market declined 7% year-over-year to $12.5 billion in the third quarter of 2016, says the International Data Corp.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline 12% to 182.3 million shipments in 2016, says the International Data Corp.

GUADALAJARA – Kurtz Ersa North America opened a demonstration and technology center here.

ATLANTA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Magazine today announced Kimball Electronics as its EMS Company of the Year for 2016.

​NATICK, MA – Cognex has acquired two companies specializing in 3D machine vision technology.

WASHINGTON – Some 17 tech trade group leaders representing the broad US technology industry have submitted a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump about how to leverage technology for the benefit of the nation and the American people.

MILWAUKEE, WI – EMS firm Milwaukee Electronics is merging with a San Diego-based electronics design service bureau, the firms announced today.

Milwaukee Electronics, which has assembly plants in Wisconsin and Oregon, will acquire San Diego PCB for an undisclosed sum. San Diego PCB founder Mike Creeden will join Milwaukee Electronics as a vice president.

WASHINGTON - The US EPA is announcing the first 10 chemicals it will evaluate for potential risks to human health and the environment under Toxic Substances Control Act reform.