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BANNOCKBURN, IL – The numbers are in from the Apex trade show in early April and they aren’t pretty.

Overall attendance at the Las Vegas show dropped 34.5% year-over-year, according to figures released today by the show producers.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn International Holdings has cut its planned capital expenditures 28% year-over-year, the company said.

NEW YORK -- An Oppenheimer analyst is raising his outlook for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment sector on the heels of data showing wider growing demand.

AUSTIN, TX -- Dell will enter the smartphone market, continuing the PC-cellphone crossover launched by Apple and furthered by Nokia.

ARLINGTON, VA – Electronics component orders bounced back slightly in March from lows in the first two months of the year, according to the monthly index compiled by the Electronic Components Association.

SZEKESFEHERVAR, HUNGARY -- Videoton Holding is forecasting revenues to drop more than 20% this year.

Videoton, the largest EMS firm in Hungary and the 27th largest worldwide, according to the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50, said volumes would fall 30 to 40% for the year.

It has trimmed its employment rolls by 800 in the past year and is contemplating more cuts, according to reports.

Videoton's sales are largely derived from automotive (50%), household appliances (20%) and industrial electronics (10%).