ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group seeks abstracts for PCB West 2016, to be held September 13 - 15, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA. The event includes a three-day technical conference and one-day exhibition to be held at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported consolidated revenues of $15.4 billion for October, up 7.2% year-over-year and 9.1% sequentially.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Sparton said it would consolidate its Irvine, CA, design center into its nearby manufacturing operations no later than Feb. 1.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) reported third quarter revenues of $205.1 million, down 6.4% year-over-year and 4.6% sequentially.

TAIPEI – With the smartphone market affected by the returning seasonal influence in the first half of 2016, mobile DRAM is forecast to experience quarterly price declines of 6 to 8% as a result of falling demand and increasing supply, says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.

McCLEAN, VA – September US manufacturing technology orders totaled $321.77 million, down 49.6% year-over-year and up 10.9% sequentially, according to AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology.

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder opened a full-line manufacturing facility in Łódź, Poland.  

PUNE, INDIA – The surface mount technology market is expected to be worth $4.73 billion by 2020, according to MarketsandMarkets, an estimated CAGR of 9.84%.

STAFFORD, TX -- Ducommun LaBarge Technologies will shutter a 33,000 sq. ft. EMS plant here as part of cost-cutting measures following a weak third quarter.

IRVINE, CA -- MFlex reported third quarter net income rose 131% from a year ago to $13.7 million.

FREMONT, CA -- Plexus plans to close its manufacturing facility here and lay off about 200 workers, the company announced today.

SCOTLAND — Florida-based BajaBid has expanded into Europe with the launch of BajaBid Europe at BajaBid.eu.