SAN JOSE – Rich Freiberger, the well-liked industry veteran who helped head a pair of electronics manufacturing services firms, died Sunday night.

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SEOUL – Koh Young Technologies this month will relocate its Seoul headquarters to a larger building.

The new facility has twice the available space as the firm’s original headquarters, said president and CEO Dr. Kwangill Koh.

The firm will occupy two floors, one devoted to development/sales/support, and one to manufacturing.

Koh Young provides solder paste inspection and automated optical inspection systems.

CHICAGO – The number of mergers and acquisitions in the electronics manufacturing services sector fell by half in 2009, according to a leading investment bank.

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