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EL SEGUNDO – Shipments of low-cost netbook PC displays will nearly quadruple to 47.4 million units in 2012, up from 13.1 million units in 2008, as consumer demand for the small form-factor PCs soars, according to iSuppli Corp.

KANATA, OTTAWA – Sanmina-SCI will expand its factory here and add up to 90 workers by year-end, the company told local reporters.

NEW YORK -- Signs of life are emerging among electronics producers, a leading research firm said, but end-user demand is lagging.

LIVERMORE, CA -- Sanmina-SCI has suspended operations at its machining operations here due to a lack of business, according to a published report.

FORT WORTH – California’s loss is Texas’ gain as a Foxconn Electronics subsidiary plans to build a computer assembly plant in Fort Worth. Q-Edge is shuttering its operations in Fullerton, CA, and relocating to a 365,000 sq. ft. site north of Fort Worth.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Phoenix International received IPC's top corporate honors for electronics assemblers, the trade group announced this week.