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SANTA CLARA, CA -- SensArray Corp. has relocated from Fremont, CA, to a larger site in Santa Clara, the company said today.

The new headquarters, located at 5451 Patrick Henry Drive, is 70% larger than the previous site.

SensArray makes front- and back-end process optimization tools and measurement systems for collecting and analyzing data for semiconductor processing and flat panel fabrication.

SEATTLE -- With sales of the Xbox 360 gaming console expected to top 3 million in the first three months after its launch, the EMS firms building the units are primed for a busy quarter.

The XBox 360 is scheduled to reach stores on Nov. 22. Microsoft said yesterday said it expects to sell 2.75 million to 3 million units in the first 90 days after the launch date.

METHUEN, MA -- Shareholders of flexible circuit manufacturer Parlex Corp. today approved the sale of the company to Johnson Electric Holdings. The deal is expected to close this week.

NEEDHAM, MA – PTC, a supplier of product lifecycle management software, reported revenue of $195.1 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, 2005, up 15% from $170.1 million for the same period last year.

DORSET, UK -- Speedprint Technology Ltd. and Tecan Stencils will sponsor a number of lead-free clinics at Productronica next week.

Presentations by Tony Welton of Tecan will cover Pb-free considerations for materials, stencils, soldering and printing. The sessions will take place in booth A4.121 the week of Nov. 14, in Munich.

Tecan also will offer a Lead-free Help Desk within Speedprint's booth.

Speedprint is a division of Blakell Europlacer Group.

MELVILLE, NY -- Nu Horizons Electronics, a distributor of active components, will distribute ASICs and other products from Silicon Laboratories in North and South America. The companies announced the agreement today but disclosed few other details.