SAO PAULO – Foxconn plans to lay off 480 people at its site here. The factory, which produces mobile phones for Sony Mobile, is attributing the cutbacks to low demand.

MINNEAPOLIS – SMTA International today announced Bob Willis has won a vote of attendees for Best of Conference for its technical conference last year.

WAKE FOREST, NC – Flextronics International has agreed to develop a plan to clean the groundwater that tainted wells here more than three years ago, say reports.

SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders among North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers fell 2.8% from a year ago in December, SEMI said today.

SAN JOSE, CA – Sanmina reported fiscal first quarter revenue ended Jan. 2 of $1.53 billion, down 8.4% year-over-year and 6.7% sequentially.

SAN DIEGO – Manncorp has acquired an 18,000 sq. ft. facility near San Diego to accommodate the SMT equipment manufacturer’s growth.

MOSCOW -- Rehm Thermal Systems is expanding its operations here, opening a direct branch last month.

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA -- A Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing plant here sustained undisclosed damage from a fire that started on its roof, officials said.

PITTSBURGH -- Ducommun has sold its EMS business unit here to a private investment group for $38.5 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global spending on 3D printing will grow at a 27% CAGR from nearly $11 billion in 2015 to $26.7 billion in 2019, says International Data Corp.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Industry-wide R&D expenditures grew 0.5% to a record $56.4 billion in 2015, but the growth rate was the slowest since 2009. 

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal first quarter revenue ended Jan. 2 of $616.7 million, down 7.2% year-over-year and 7.8% sequentially.