CHENGDU, CHINA – An unidentified 20-year-old male Foxconn worker committed suicide by jumping off a building here today, according to local reports.

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA – Universal Instruments has relocated its European headquarters here.

The new office will provide service and support across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria.                                           

The office will also provide technical support and improved access to the customer order center for the firm’s 16 representatives/distributors and other customers across Europe. In addition, it will feature a demo room to accommodate product demonstrations and training classes.

EL SEGUNDO – The Japan earthquake and tsunami in March had limited impact on semiconductor companies in the first quarter of 2011, as a result of an inventory buildup from the previous five quarters, says IHS iSuppli.

NEW YORK -- Flextronics yesterday said it would lower its emphasis on its notebook PC business, which is seeing falling revenues and operating losses, while ramping its focus on higher-margin industrial products.