EL SEGUNDO, CA – Component inventories are climbing, but do not present a problem, a leading researcher says.

VANCOUVER, BC -- Northstar Electronics reported second-quarter net loss of $179,625, up from a net loss of $300,905 last year.

ARLINGTON, VA -- Electronic component orders rose in July, the Electronic Components Association said today, revising an earlier report indicating that the key leading metric had declined.

SAN JOSE – The 90-day moving average orders among North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers was $1.83 billion in July, up 5.9% from revised June figures and 220% higher that last year.