BANNOCKBURN, IL – Printed circuit board orders at North American fabricators fell 18% year-over-year, pushing year-to-date orders down 8.1%. Sequentially, orders were down 14.3%, says IPC, which tracks the data.
HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND -- A recent lapse in donor funding that threatened progress of the Conflict Free Tin Initiative project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been overcome by new commitments from upstream companies. The new funding sources will be sufficient to keep the iTSCi Program operating at Nyabibwe, South Kivu, DRC, pending further developments on funding, the ITRI said today.
MOELDRUP, DENMARK -- Selektro A/S has acquired the assets of bankrupt EMS firm HLH Electronics, the company said.