BANNOCKBURN, IL — A sharp increase in salary budgets and use of flexible hours programs for North American electronics assembly companies are among the findings of a new study published by IPC this week.

WASHINGTON — The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide in September fell 3% year over year and 0.5% sequentially, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced today.

SAINT-HERBLAIN, FRANCE -- Lacroix reported third quarter revenue of €178.1 million ($179.6 million), up 61.3% from a year ago on organic growth and acquisitions.

SAN JOSE, CA — Sanmina Corporation announced revenues of $2.2 billion for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, with revenues for the entire fiscal year totaling $7.9 billion.