PLYMOUTH, WI – Kurtz Ersa North America will hold a selective soldering training course Nov. 5 and 7 here.

PALO ALTO -- Hewlett-Packard will split its PC and peripherals business and its technology services offerings into separate business units, the company announced today. 

STAMFORD, CT -- Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on pace to reach $338 billion in 2014, a 7.2% increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter's forecast of 6.7% growth, according to Gartner. 

SCHAUMBURG, IL — The High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference is scheduled to take place Nov. 18-20 here.

LANGENFELD, GERMANY – Alpha opened a die attach applications center here to respond to needs of the LED/optoelectronics and power semiconductor markets.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY – Flextronics plans to create 600 new jobs at its plant here.

DALLAS, TX – The total value of automated test equipment is expected to reach $4.13 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 2.8% from 2014 to 2020, says MarketsandMarkets.

CHICAGO -- The annual SMTAI show kicked off here yesterday with an overflowing technical conference and scattered exhibit floor crowds.

WUXI, CHINA – Jabil Circuit staff members making Apple iPhone 6 covers at a plant here are forced to work up to 77 hours weekly in a stressful and unsafe environment to meet demands, according to China Labor Watch, say published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC presented Committee Leadership, Special Recognition and Distinguished Committee Service Awards to individuals who made significant contributions to IPC and the industry in the development of electronics manufacturing standards.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Demand for printed circuit boards remained tepid in August, leading IPC to forecast flat growth through year-end.

BANGKOK -- Fabrinet will push back the filing of its annual report for the year ended June 27, citing accounting violations regarding consignment shipments and inventory.