TORONTO -- Celestica today announced an agreement to acquire D&H Manufacturing, a manufacturer of precision machined components and assemblies.

TORONTO -- Celestica today reported second-quarter revenue rose but warned that the wind down of its RIM business would push the world's fourth largest EMS company into negative growth for the year.

APPLETON, WI — Plexus has laid off 116 employees here due to lower orders, a company spokesperson says.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – June North American printed circuit board shipments decreased 6.6%, and orders dropped 2.7% year-over-year, says IPC.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A PDF copy of the final draft for industry review of IPC-4903, A Guideline for Defining "Low-Halogen" Electronic Products, is available for review and comment.

SANTA CLARA – NPD DisplaySearch has lowered its second-quarter 2012 mobile phone forecast to 1.73 billion units from 1.92 billion units.

ANGLETON, TX – Contract manufacturer Benchmark Electronics reported second-quarter net income fell 6.7% year-over-year to $14 million.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Apple is not only the world’s leading semiconductor buyer, but the company also is increasing its buying at a faster rate than other top firms, says new research from IHS iSuppli.

SINGAPORE – Flextronics reported first-quarter net sales of $6 billion, down 20% year-over-year.

NEWBURYPORT, MA – Component remanufacturer Rochester Electronics has added more than 56 million finished semiconductor devices to its factory authorized inventory. 

CAMBRIDGE, MA – MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation has formed the Manufacturing Technology Advisory Board.

EAST FISHKILL, NY -- A longtime analyst predicts flat semiconductor sales growth this year, below the forecasts of some competing research firms.