STAMFORD, CT – Gartner this week raised its worldwide semiconductor capital spending projection for 2016, but warned of possible lower production longer-term.
 
The research firm now expects spending to decline 0.7% in 2016 to $64.3 billion. That's up from the estimated 2% decline in Gartner's previous quarterly forecast.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics today announced second quarter net income fell 38% on a 13% drop in sales.

CONKLIN, NY – Universal Instruments appointed Jeff Knight as general manager of the Advanced Process Lab (APL) and Advanced Technology Assembly Services (ATAS).

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal third quarter revenue ended July 2 of $667.6 million, down 0.3% year-over-year and up 7.9% sequentially.