NEVADA CITY, NV -- The world’s largest EMS providers recorded a new high mark in revenues, up 3.2% in 2015 from the previous year.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing equipment revenue totaled $33.6 billion in 2015, down 1% from 2014, says Gartner. The top 10 vendors accounted for 77% of the market, down from 78% in 2014.

STAMFORD, CT -- Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $334.8 billion in 2015, down 2.3% year-over-year, says Gartner.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Registration is open for Ace Production Technologies’ May 3-4 advanced selective soldering workshop.

ENGLEWOOD, CO -- The US version of the iPhone SE smartphone costs about $160 to build, less than $4 of which is for assembly services, an new teardown suggests.

ANGLETON, TX -- In the face of an attempt by activist shareholder to seat several new directors, Benchmark Electronics is fighting back.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- The global advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) market will grow 29% compounded annually over the next decade, a new report forecasts.

SANTA ANA, CA – ParPro has acquired Cal Quality Electronics in a move to extend the Taiwanese company's reach into the North American ODM/EMS market.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Fujitsu Network Communications has built a 20-layer complex board manufactured using only an IPC-2581B design file.

TORONTO – The SMTA announced three new workshops for the 10th Annual International Conference on Soldering and Reliability (ICSR) being held May 9-11 in Toronto.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 6.2% year-over-year in February, the industry trade group Semiconductor Industry Association said.

STAMFORD, CT – Global smartphone sales will for the first time exhibit single-digit growth in 2016, says Gartner. Global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units, up 7% year-over-year. The total mobile phone market is forecast to reach 1.9 billion units in 2016.