BANGALORE, Dec. 20 - Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials has opened a research center in India, making its the first electronics assembly materials company to do so, the company said today.

The opening of the center on the campus of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore brings to four the number of R&D labs Cookson operates worldwide located. The others are in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan.

"Cookson Electronics remain[s] steadfastly committed to serving our customers in the fast growing Asia/Pacific region where we have experienced double-digit growth over the past five years with no slowdown in sight," said David Zerfoss, president of Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials, in a statement.

The new center, a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, employs eight doctorates among its staff.