SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries will realign its contract assembly business unit, integrating it into its existing aerospace and applied technology units, the company said today.

REDMOND, WA -- Data I/O preliminary reported its first-quarter net loss would be $1.7 million to $2.0 million.

STAMFORD, CT — Worldwide media tablet sales to end-users are forecast to rise 98% year-over-year to 118.9 million units in 2012, according to Gartner.

KEMPELE, FINLAND -- PKC today strongly rejected claims the EMS company was hindering attempts by its employees in Mexico to unionize.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported March sales rose 29.7% year-over-year, its best month of the year to date.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai's (Foxconn) recent decision to raise wages will cut its margins and likely enhance the prospects of competitors, a Deutsche Bank analyst said Monday.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Smart grid spending will increase 17.4% globally on a compounded basis from 2010 to 2015 while overall spending will reach nearly $46.4 billion worldwide in 2015.

NEW YORK -- Global semiconductor sales are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 6% from 2012 to 2015, a new report says.

MANKATO, MN — EI Microcircuits is planning a $6.7 million expansion at a new site here, according to published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC and the Electronic Components Industry Association are planning to create an industry guideline for the best practices of communicating component obsolescence.

BRIDGEWATER, MA – Chase Corp., the parent company of Humiseal, reported revenues of $29.4 million for the second quarter, up 11.8% year-over-year.

Net income was $1.2 million, down 15.5% compared to the prior-year period.

For the six months ended Feb. 29, revenues increased 7.1% to $61.6 million year-over-year. Net income decreased 19.1% to $3.52 million.

Sales of conformal coatings were lower during the period, Chase said.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Longtime Chicago-area printed circuit board fabricator Imagineering plans to add electronics assembly capability this year, the company says.