CANTON, MA – Two Boston area component assembly and their parent company filed for bankruptcy this week. MassMicroElectronics, a printed circuit board design and assembler, and AD-MicroAssembly, a design and component assembler, could be liquidated as a result, according to published reports.

EGHAM, UK — Worldwide sales of tablets to end-users reached 195.4 million units in 2013, up 68% year-over-year. Growth was fueled by the low-end smaller screen tablet market, and first time buyers; this led Android to become the No. 1 tablet operating system (OS), with 62% of the market, Gartner said.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments fell 9.8% in 2013, the most severe contraction on record, according to IDC. Worse, shipments are expected to decline another 6.1% in 2014 as the market continues to lose share to tablets and smartphones.

CHICAGO – Ellsworth Adhesives and Henkel are hosting a free technical workshop on lighting assembly- and board-level solutions for LED and lighting manufacturers here Apr. 9.