BANNOCKBURN, IL – While North American manufacturing begins another slow recovery and leading indicators point to modest business expansion in the coming months, the PCB industry has not yet felt the effects of this turnaround, says IPC.

DALLAS – China’s printed circuit board output will reach $48 billion by 2016, accounting for 49.4% of global PCBs, says RnRMarketResearch.com.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Apple's commitment to outsourcing to Foxconn notwithstanding, the vast majority of cellphones are being made in-house.

WASHINGTON, DC -- US factory orders rose 3% sequentially in February on strength in non-military sectors.

SAN JOSE -- Atmel has released a 17-page document detailing application guidelines for successful mounting of the company's surface mount packages.

WASHINGTON, DC — The 90-day moving average worldwide sales of semiconductors in February rose 1.4% from last year on higher demand for memory devices.

SHENZHEN – A woman allegedly jumped off the roof of a Foxconn factory here last Friday morning at 9:00 AM local time, according to published reports. She is said to have survived the jump.

ATLANTA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazine today revealed its annual Top 50 list of the 50 largest electronics manufacturing services providers.

TEMPE, AZ – Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the fourth consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management.

WASHINGTON – The American National Standards Institute seeks comments on a new proposal for an international standard on occupational health and safety management.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has appointed industry veteran Randy Cherry as director of its new validation business unit.

LONDON -- Alent, the former Cookson Performance Materials, reported 2012 sales were flat versus a year ago, once currency fluctuations are accounted for.