SAN JOSE -- Fab equipment spending will grow 2% year-over-year ($32.5 billion) for 2013 and 23 to 27% in 2014 ($41 billion) according to the May edition of the SEMI World Fab Forecast.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics has acquired Suntron for an as-yet undisclosed sum, according to an announcement to the latter's customers being circulated on Benchmark letterhead and dated June 3.

HOUSTON – BPM Microsystems has released a white paper explaining memory programming using device serialization.

MINDEN, NV – GE’s Measurement & Control business has opened a printed circuit board assembly center here to provide prototypes and testing.

RUTHERFORD, NJ – A free webcast on the set of European environmental regulations known as RoHS2 will be held June 12. The one-hour webinar will identify new requirements that affect the product development, manufacturing and distribution network.

NEW YORK -- A national law firm has filed a class action suit against Nam Tai Electronics alleging that the EMS company made false and misleading statements regarding the nature of its customers and business.

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- An independent law firm today announced an investigation into IEC Electronics for possible violations of US securities laws.

HONG KONG -- EMS provider SMT Holdings reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales fell 20.7% to HK$144.9 million for the March period.

DONGGUAN, CHINA -- A 14-year-old boy was found dead at a 3CEMS factory where he worked. The news sparked immediate criticism over the use of underage workers in China.

SOUTHLAKE, TX – Charlie Barnhart & Associates has published a report analyzing the EMS industry’s human resource management capabilities.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – DRAM revenue rose to $7.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up nearly 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, and up nearly 11% compared to the third quarter of last year, says IHS.

FT. WORTH, TX — Motorola will open a manufacturing facility here later this year and hire up to 2,000 workers to produce its new Moto X smartphone, the first to be assembled in the US.