PALO ALTO, CA -- HP will trim its notebook PC purchases from Foxconn in 2013 for unstated reasons, according to published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new standard from IPC establishes requirements for exchanging information on materials used to protect products during shipment.

FRAMINGHAM, MA and STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC market growth stalled in the second quarter as consumers were unmoved by aging product lines and a weak economy, a pair of research firms say.

WAYNESBORO, VA — PPI-Time Zero plans to expand its contract assembly operations here, just one year after opening the site.

MILPITAS, CA -- Creation Technologies today announced the opening of its second facility in the Silicon Valley. The manufacturing plant has been built to meet the growing demand of existing customers and the demand of new customers.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Asia-Pacific will be responsible for half of the 220 million unit set-top box market from 2013, says ABI Research.

DANBURY, CT – Contract electronics manufacturer KimchuK has opened its fourth facility here.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Technology said unconsolidated sales in June rose 69.1% year-over-year to NT$5.2 billion ($173.7 million).

SANTA CLARA – Shipments of LCD TVs are now expected to grow at a slower pace in 2012 than 2011, says NPD DisplaySearch.

SAN FRANCISCO — Semiconductor equipment sales will fall 2.6% year-over-year in 2012, according to SEMI's semiannual capital equipment forecast, released today.

DURACH, GERMANY-- Another Top 50 EMS company is undergoing reorganization. SRI Holding, which includes SRI Radio Systems, filed for insolvency on July 5 in Kempton, Germany.

STAMFORD, CT — Worldwide IT spending is on pace to reach $3.6 trillion in 2012, up 3% from 2011, according to the latest outlook by Gartner.