PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- An independent law firm today announced an investigation into IEC Electronics for possible violations of US securities laws.

HONG KONG -- EMS provider SMT Holdings reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales fell 20.7% to HK$144.9 million for the March period.

DONGGUAN, CHINA -- A 14-year-old boy was found dead at a 3CEMS factory where he worked. The news sparked immediate criticism over the use of underage workers in China.

SOUTHLAKE, TX – Charlie Barnhart & Associates has published a report analyzing the EMS industry’s human resource management capabilities.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – DRAM revenue rose to $7.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up nearly 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, and up nearly 11% compared to the third quarter of last year, says IHS.

FT. WORTH, TX — Motorola will open a manufacturing facility here later this year and hire up to 2,000 workers to produce its new Moto X smartphone, the first to be assembled in the US.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The total forecasted North American EMS market size for 2013 is $69 billion, up about 4% year-over-year says IPC.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC said today the April North American printed circuit board book-to-bill ratio reached 1.10, its highest level since July 2010.

HUNTINGDON, VALLEY, PA – Manncorp has relocated to an expanded corporate headquarters and demo showroom here.

MINNEAPOLIS – Bob D. DuLaney, Lockheed Martin and US Air Force Major General (Ret.), will keynote SMTA International on Oct. 15.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall 7.8% in 2013, according to an updated forecast from International Data Corp.

HELSINKI -- PKC Group today lowered its operating income outlook due to weaker than estimated profitability at the contract assembler's Brazil unit.