SAN JOSE – The SMTA announced the keynotes for its 13th Annual International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference in October.

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers reported the 90-day moving average orders rose 13.1% worldwide in May.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit reported fiscal third quarter net revenue of $4.3 billion, down 1.1% year-over-year.

CAMBRIDGE, MA – A new MIT study explains why college-educated women stay in the engineering profession less often than men: The negative group dynamics women tend to experience during team-based work projects makes the profession less appealing.

AREDNAL, NORWAY -- Kitron ASA officially opened its upgraded facility here in Kilsund, where it relocated from Hisøy over the past year.

ROSEMONT, IL – The program for SMTA International is finalized and registration is open.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Cemtrex on June 2 acquired all assets of Periscope GmbH, an electronics manufacturing company located in northern Germany.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Ljupce Talevski from Aluwave took first place in IPC's first Rework Experience Competition, a test of skills in reworking a finished printed circuit board.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – 3D printer shipments in the US grew almost 20% in 2015 year-over-year, as businesses adopted en masse what was previously a hobbyist tool. Moreover, total 3D printer shipments in the US are expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of more than 16% through 2020, says International Data Corp.

SRIPERUMBUDUR, INDIA – The Tamil Nadu government is reportedly in talks with at least four or five companies, including Foxconn, to revitalize the manufacturing facility here that Nokia India shuttered 18 months ago amid falling phone orders.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Nordson Dage has opened a clean room demonstration facility here, the company announced today.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics today reported consolidated revenues fell 2.1% year-over-year to NT$295.4 billion ($9.06 billion) in May.