CHICAGO – The surface mount technology market in the APAC region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11% between 2015 and 2020, says RnR Market Research. The total SMT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.84% during the forecast period.

RALEIGH, NC -- Asteelflash USA has been awarded a major consumer electronics manufacturing contract at its facility in Raleigh-Morrisville, NC that will result in the adding of more than 100 new jobs.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus will relocate its Neenah Design Center to a building across from the company’s global headquarters downtown here.

LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA -- Spectron Electronics, an EMS provider based here, has closed and will be auctioned.

CARLSBAD, CA – A group of cleaning companies will cohost free workshops in California this June.

HERNDON, VIRGINIA – iNEMI will hold three regional workshops to review progress on its 2017 Roadmap. These meetings will provide a "first look" at the 2017 Roadmap and the opportunity for input to ensure regional concerns are included in the final version.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- An IPC subcommittee is beginning work on an update to its 2003 white paper on halogenated flame retardant use in printed circuit boards and assemblies.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson today reported fiscal second quarter sales at its Advanced Technology Systems unit increased 23% year-over-year on broad-based higher demand.

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.59 billion in orders worldwide in April on a three-month average basis, up 1.3% from April 2015 and up 15.6% from the revised March figures.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Automotive electronics' share of the worldwide electronics market ticked up in 2015, and is forecast to grow for the next four years as well.

Vehicle electronics made up 8.9% of the $1.42 trillion worldwide electronic systems market last year, up slightly from 8.6% in 2014, says IC Insights.

GUIZHOU, CHINA -- Foxconn Technology is reportedly building a new factory here where it will assemble smartphones for Huawei.

KUNSHAN, JIANGSU, CHINA -- Foxconn reportedly has replaced as many as 70,000 workers at its sprawling campus with robots.