BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board orders in April increased 9.4% year-over-year, says IPC, bringing year-to-date order growth up to 4%. Orders were down 14% sequentially.

TAIPEI – Pegatron has signed a letter of intent to invest $695 million to $1 billion in an Indonesian factory to assemble iPhone chips, according to reports.

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – Effective June 13, Cemtrex will effect a six-for-one reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock.

MILPITAS, CA — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 90-day average billings of $1.9 billion worldwide in April. The mark was down 29% year-over-year and up 4.7% sequentially, according to SEMI.