NEEDHAM, MA – Desktop and mobile workstation shipments shrank 22.2% in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago as IT device spending slowed amidst economic concerns and fulfillment of backlogged orders, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics on Friday celebrated the grand opening of its new Precision Technologies facility in Mesa, Arizona. The company plans to invest around $20 million into capabilities and technology at the new facility, in addition to hiring 100 people to support this facility as the company ramps up with customers.

TAIPEI – Global DRAM revenue fell by 32.5% quarter-over-quarter to $12.28 billion, per TrendForce research. The fourth-quarter decline is larger than the QoQ decline of 28.8% for the third quarter and comes close to the QoQ decline of 36% for the final quarter of 2008, when the global economy was in the midst of a major financial crisis.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Economic data over the last month is providing a mixed view of the economy, according to the IPC’s February Economic Outlook report.