BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board shipments decreased 0.7% year-over-year in September, says IPC.

JASPER, IN -- Kimball International said net income at its electronics manufacturing services segment rose 127% to $7.5 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Net sales were up 7% during the quarter to $175.6 million.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal first-quarter 2014 revenue of $171.6 million, up 8.2% year-over-year.

WASHINGTON, DC – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $80.92 billion during the third quarter, the industry’s highest-ever quarterly total, with a sequential increase of 8.4%, says the Semiconductor Industry Association. Global sales for September reached $26.97 billion, the highest monthly total ever, up 8.7% year-over-year.