​​​​​​​ROME, NY – The ESD Association released four new standards documents:

CHICAGO -- There were 26 EMS transactions recorded in 2016, down one from 2015, according to a new report from Lincoln International.

VANCOUVER -- Pacific Insight Electronics reported consolidated revenues for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31 fell 2.1% from a year ago to C$29.8 million ($22.7 million).

WASHINGTON -- A pair of US congressmen have reintroduced an e-waste bill designed to combat counterfeit electronics. 

CLEVELAND -- A team of scientists at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently completed a technology demonstration that could enable new scientific missions to the surface of Venus.

TAIPEI – Global all-in-one PC shipments dropped 4.8% year-over-year to 12.1 million units in 2016, the third consecutive year of declines, according to Digitimes Research.

SINGAPORE – Apple set a new quarterly shipment record in the fourth quarter, contributing 6 million smartphone shipments to a global total of more than 9 million units. Apple’s smartphone shipments grew 12% year-over-year.

TEMPE, AZ -- Amtech Systems reported fiscal first quarter net revenue of $29.1 million, up 31% from a year ago. Solar demand made up $11.4 million of sales, with sales of equipment for SMT and semiconductor processing making up the difference.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics today reported fiscal first quarter revenues of $21 million, down 36.3% from a year ago, on lower demand from two key customers.

CHICAGO, IL – The Selective Soldering Academy announced training session dates through May.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide revenues for information technology (IT) products and services are forecast to reach nearly $2.4 trillion in 2017, an increase of 3.5% over 2016, says International Data Corp.

WASHINGTON -- The controversial conflict minerals rule which requires publicly traded companies to disclose details about their supply chain may be about to get suspended.