MADISON, AL — Jim Raby, one of the foremost experts on soldering and assembly reliability, has retired after a 57-year career.

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Apple is paying about $4 in labor and manufacturing costs for each new iPhone 6, IHS said in its latest teardown report. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit posted fourth-quarter revenue ended Aug. 31 of $4.1 billion, down nearly 9% year-over-year.

ROME, NY – The ESDA this week announced three new documents detailing test methods for measuring electrostatic discharge in various environments.

JUAREZ, MEXICO — Firstronic has begun production qualification runs at its new facility here, the company said, with initial programs at the 70,000 sq. ft. plant supporting the EMS company's existing automotive customers. 

MINNEAPOLIS---- HEI today announced Bob Heller will assume the responsibilities of CEO in addition to his role as chairman, effective immediately.

SAN JOSE, CA – The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 26.5% year-over-year in August, SEMI said today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — The world market for PCBs declined an estimated 2.2% in real terms in 2013, although North America grew 0.8%, according to IPC.

NELSON, BC – Pacific Insight Electronics reported revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30 rose 2% year-over-year.

LONDON -- Global driverless vehicle shipments will increase from 1.1 million in 2024 to more than 42 million in 2035, with an installed driverless vehicle base reaching 176 million. 

NEW YORK -- As smartphone vendors and component suppliers continue to expand into the wearables market, smartwatches will comprise about 40% of consumer wristworn devices by 2016, Gartner predicts.

COLUMBUS, OH -- The Defense Logistics Agency reaffirmed DNA marking will continue to be an integral part of its program to deter and detect counterfeit microcircuits in Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962.