TÄBY, SWEDEN – Mycronic has acquired Modus High-Tech Electronics, a German provider of automated optical inspection systems.

AUSTIN, TX – Flex has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Technical Systems, a specialist in power distribution and protection systems, for $325 million.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration for the technical program of PCB West held last week grew 9.6% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. Overall exhibition and conference registration rose nearly 4% for the annual event, which is held in the Silicon Valley each fall.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global smartphone shipments increased 4% year over year to 316.1 million units in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.