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NORTHUMBERLAND, UK – Opsol UK plans to move to a larger headquarters here as part of a £350,000 expansion.

According to published reports, the new 14,000 sq. ft. plant will create 15 jobs in Cramlington, a site in Northern England.

The contract electronics manufacturer maker received a £75,000 grant to aid in the move. Opsol also received a £40,000 grant in 2007.

SAN JOSE – North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers reported 90-day average orders of $1.23 billion in orders in February, up 4.5% sequentially.

NORTH HAMPTON, NH -- Reliability expert Bob Landman has set up a site on the Toyota sudden unintended acceleration problems.

MANKATO, MN -- Winland Electronics reported fourth-quarter net sales of $4.5 million, down 41.5% from a year ago.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — A new white paper urges EU Council and Parliament members to ensure that the revised RoHS Directive is rooted in science and fully aligned with existing REACH rules.

BOSTON -- As environmental legislation drives future electronics component design and manufacturing trends, it will become increasingly important for the defense industry to assess the total cost benefits of COTS-sourced components, an analyst said today.