EL SEGUNDO, CA -- iSuppli Corp. raised its 2009 forecast for semiconductors and electronics equipment, citing a stabilizing economic environment and improved supply chain visibility.

MILWAUKIE, OR – ECD, a manufacturer of thermal profiling equipment and software, has trained more than a thousand engineers through its online teaching facility, the company said today. 
 
ECD-University teaches the fundamentals of thermal quality management, as well as product and software principals and use.
 
Multiple classes are offered each month. Class topics range from thermal quality management to classic PCB profiling, M.A.P. software usage, and machine quality management. 
 
“Free of charge as an industry service, all classes are live and instructor-led,” said Grant Peterson, VP marketing and sales at ECD.
 
For more information, visit www.ecd.com/ecdu.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit reported earnings fell 90% year-over-year to $5.5 million on a 14% drop in sales, but the results still easily beat expectations.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Global semiconductor inventories in the second quarter dwindled to lean but appropriate levels, a leading research firm says.