JESSUP, MD – Metcal’s fifth stop on its 2014 rework tour is scheduled for Apr. 15 at the Holiday Inn Columbia East here.

MANCHESTER, NH – EPTAC has acquired multiple IPC Certification Center licenses for a number of locations across the US and Canada, the company said today. It marks the first time an IPC Training Center has expanded its delivery and support of electronics training programs to several locations including California, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri and Connecticut, and in Toronto, market, the firm said.

SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers was $1.28 billion worldwide in January, up 19.1% year-over-year. Bookings were down 7.2% from the revised December figures, SEMI said.

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Worldwide spending on cloud-related infrastructure and services will grow by factor of three from 2011 to 2017, according to a new report from IHS. Global business spending for infrastructure and services related to the cloud will reach an estimated $174.2 billion this year, up 20% from $145.2 billion in 2013.