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SANTA CLARA, CA -- Fabrinet's new product introduction facility here continues to ramp, company executives said Monday.

TAIPEI -- Lite-On Technology reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.6 billion ($652 million) in October, down 7.7% sequentially and up 4% year-over-year.

Half the EMS company's revenue came from IT, PCs, handhelds and related peripherals. Another 23% were from optoelectronics equipment including CCMs (compact camera modules), LED devices and lighting. Nearly 20% of sales were from solid-state or optical disc drives.

Year to date revenues are up 4.4% to NT$186.8 billion.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton announced fiscal first quarter net sales of $100.4 million, down 5.9% from year ago.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics has reached an agreement with a pair of banks on a new credit facility that increases its access to loans and replaces its current terms.

HAMPSHIRE, UK – Nearly 60 million smartphone VR headsets will ship in 2021, up 240% from the 16.8 million expected to be sold this year. However, falling average selling prices of these devices means they will only account for 7% of hardware revenue, says Juniper Research.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal first quarter revenue of $332 million, an increase of 53% year-over-year.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- Inventec will expand production capacity in several regions outside China to meet growing demand for IT infrastructure and PC equipment, according to published reports.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — TE Connectivity and 3D Glass Solutions are collaborating on the development of electronic interconnect devices using glass-based system-in-package (SiP) technology.

SAN JOSE -- SMTC's third quarter sales fell 20% year-over-year to $42.7 million but the company lowered its net loss.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide tablet market continued its slump, as vendors shipped 43 million units in the third quarter, a year-over-year decline of 14.7%, according to the International Data Corp. Third quarter shipments were up 9.8% sequentially.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- MacDermid Performance Solutions, the business unit which includes Alpha Assembly, said net sales jumped 153% over 2015 to $455 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics recorded net third quarter sales of EUR 96.5 million, flat year-over-year, with higher sales from the semiconductor, automotive and defense sectors offset by lower demand from medical.