ANGLETON, TX – Benchmark Electronics reported fourth quarter net sales ended Dec. 31 of $710 million, down 6.2% year-over-year.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported revenue for its fiscal second quarter of $188.4 million, up 5.5% year-over-year.

NEWARK, NY – IEC Electronics’ shareholders have elected all seven Vintage Opportunity Fund-nominated directors to the contract electronics manufacturer’s board of directors.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market's inception in 2010.

WASHINGTON — Global semiconductor sales rose nearly 10% year-over-year to a record $335.8 billion in 2014, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board shipments increased 3.4% percent in December year-over-year, says IPC. Year-to-date shipments were down 0.8% compared the same month in 2013. Sequentially, PCB shipments were up 6.4%.

ORLANDO, FL – API Technologies reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue ended Nov. 30 of $57.8 million, down 2.2% year-over-year. The firm posted a net loss of $1.2 million for the quarter, compared to a net loss of $7.2 million for the same period in 2013.

NEWARK, NY -- A dissident slate of shareholders has won election to the board of IEC Electronics, multiple websites are reporting tonight.

SAN JOSE -- Flextronics today announced fiscal third-quarter sales of $7 billion, down from $7.2 billion a year ago but ahead of the high end of previous guidance.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported December quarter revenue jumped 46% year-over-year to $114.3 million, the result of the EMS firm's acquisition of Ayrshire Electronics.

LONDON -- 2015 should be a big year for smart glasses with unit shipment growth of nearly 150%, almost of all of which will be in the enterprise and public sector. 

JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics announced plans today to expand its capacity in Europe by opening a new operation in Romania.