TOKYO — Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will fall 0.6% to $37.3 billion in 2015, according to a new SEMI forecast released today.

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder's UK subsidiary has acquired Geo. W. Neale, a UK-based provider of soldering materials for various industries.

NEW YORK -- 5G and other technologies will take the electronics instrumentation market to higher frequencies over the next decade, spelling significant growth opportunities for test manufacturers.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics reported November sales rose 0.5% year-over-year to NT$517.5 billion ($1.57 billion). 

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things will grow at a 17% CAGR from 2015 to 2019, IDC said.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron reported fiscal second-quarter net income rose 690% to $1.16 million on seasonality and revenue gains. 

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales slipped 5% year-over-year, weighed down by lower demand at its Advanced Technology Systems business unit.

DUBLIN – Global electronics adhesive sales are projected to reach $6.1 billion by 2020, spurred in large part by Asia-Pacific users.

PUNE, INDIA – The machine vision market is expected to grow 9.1% compounded annually to $12.5 billion by 2020, a new report says.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – Ace Production Technologies is providing selective soldering workshops here in 2016.

OXON, UK -- European EMS revenues are forecast to reach 25.6 billion euros in 2015, boosted by rising demand in the lower-cost Central and Eastern countries.

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO -- Photo Stencil has sold its subsidiary here to the facility's management team led by Francisco Lujano and Armando Berumen for an undisclosed amount.