TAIPEI -- Foxconn reported December consolidated revenues of NT$490.9 billion ($16.4 billion), a new company record. Sales were up 7.6% sequentially and 18.9% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board shipments increased 4% in November compared to the same month in 2012, says IPC.

KENOSHA, WI – Promation has completed the renovation of its soldering lab here.

SINGAPORE – Top 20 electronics manufacturing services company Venture is expected to show earnings growth of 11% in 2014, recovering from weak business in the first quarter of 2013, according to published reports.

SAINT HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix SA reported revenue of EUR 328.8 million for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up 1.2% year-over-year.

PALM BAY, FL -- MC Assembly will receive more than $850,000 in property tax relief for its operations here after a local county board voted to approve the deal.

MANASSAS, VA – Zestron has released its 10-part 2014 Cleaning Webinar Series schedule. The core curriculum consists of free webinars beginning with Why Clean PCBs on Jan. 23.

SHENZHEN -- Nam Tai Electronics announced that a US class action lawsuit filed against the company and two of its executives by several shareholders has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs, with prejudice. No payment or consideration of any kind was made by any of the defendants in connection with the dismissal.

STAMFORD, CT -- Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 7.6% increase from 2013, according to Gartner. By operating system, Android is on pace to surpass one billion users across all devices in 2014. By 2017, over 75% of Android's volumes will come from emerging markets.

STAMFORD, CT -- Worldwide IT spending is expected to grow 3.1% to $3.8 trillion in 2014, up from 0.4% in 2013. Demand for devices and data center systems will grow 4.3% and 2.6% respectively, both well over 2013 spending, research firm Gartner said.

SUWANEE, GA -- Hisense plans to open an assembly plant in the US, the flat panel TV maker announced at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Agilent Technologies today announced that its electronics measurement business unit would be known as Keysight Technologies when it is spun off in November.