CHICAGO -- Faulty printed circuit boards are being blamed for ongoing problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner electrical system.

STAFFORD, TX -- Flextronics will close its EMS plant here and lay off 150 workers, according to the company.

GALWAY, IRELAND -- Celestica has hired nearly 140 additional workers at its campus here to meet growing demand for EMS work from new and existing customers.

WASHINGTON, DC — Worldwide semiconductor sales in 2012 reached $291.6 billion, down 2.7% year-over-year but still good for the industry’s third-highest yearly total, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced.