ALPHARETTA, GA -- Continuing a trend that started in March, the October sales sentiment survey underperformed expectations, ECIA said.

SAN DIEGO -- SP Manufacturing, a provider of electronics manufacturing services for mission-critical industries, has opened a design and development center here, the company announced.

HONG KONG – Valuetronics reported revenue of HK$891.3 million ($114.1 million) for the first half of its fiscal year, down 15.2% from the first half of 2022.

MANILA -- Integrated Micro-Electronics reported third quarter sales of $340.75 million, down 3% from $351.24 million a year ago.

SAINT HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix Group reported third quarter overall revenue of €179.7 million, up 0.9% versus 2022.

HELSINKI -- Incap reported third quarter revenue fell 29% year-over-year to EUR 50 million, as its largest customer continues its inventory destocking.

BANGKOK -- Fabrinet announced fiscal first quarter revenue of $685.5 million, up 4.6% from $655.4 million a year ago.

TAIPEI – Foxconn stuck to its previous outlook of strong year-end holiday sales, and said customers were buying well in China and the United States.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 14.2% year over year in the third quarter, totaling 33.2 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil has announced the acquisition of Retronix, a provider in the reclamation and refurbishment of electronic components.

JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics said fiscal first quarter net sales totaled $438.1 million, an 8% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

KOCHI, INDIA -- SFO Technologies, a subsidiary of the NeST Group, plans to issue an initial public offering in the next two years, according to the company.