RIDGELAND, MS -- Diversified Technology, a contract assembler of embedded computer printed circuit boards, has ceased operations and will be auctioned.

SCARBOROUGH, ON, CANADA -- Invotronics, a Toronto-area contract electronics assembler, is shutting its doors and will be sold at auction.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- After reaching a worrisome high in the third quarter of 2012, global semiconductor inventories held by chip suppliers fell at a surprisingly fast rate in the fourth quarter, led by dramatic reductions for market leader Intel.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led International Data Corp. to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190.9 million, up from its previous forecast of 172.4 million units.