FRAMINGHAM, MA – Total wearables shipment volume for the second quarter came to 18.1 million units, up 223.2% from a year ago.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide Ethernet switch market produced revenues of $5.8 billion in the second quarter, up 1% year-over-year and 7.6% sequentially, says International Data Corp.

TOKYO – Fujitsu and Sify Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to a strategic partnership to provide global ICT solutions.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board fabricators reported shipments rose 2.7% year-over-year in July.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released IPC-1081, Conflict Minerals Due Diligence White Paper.

GILBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA – OMP Mechtron is investing $2.9 million to open a facility in here.

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND – Fabrinet reported total fourth quarter revenue of $206.5 million, up 29% year-over-year, its highest quarterly revenue to date.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics recorded net revenue of $212.4 million in the first half of 2015, up 41% year-over-year. The increase is a result of the consolidation of BuS Group as of July 2014.

WASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office reported conflict mineral disclosures filed with the SEC for the first time in 2014 indicated most companies were unable to determine the source of their conflict minerals.

MEMPHIS – Jabil is adding a new, undisclosed line of business at its operations here.

RENTON, WA – Microscan Systems has purchased the trade and assets of Label Vision Systems, provider of label inspection, print inspection, and barcode verification.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Tablet shipments, inclusive of 2-in-1 devices, are expected to decline 8% in 2015, says the International Data Corp. IDC's previous forecast was a decline of 3.8%.