VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Northstar Electronics, an aerospace contract electronics manufacturer, has plans to become an OEM soon.

WAYZATA, MN – Nortech Systems Inc. reported net sales for the quarter ended June 30 of $28.5 million, down 5.3% year-over-year.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 10.1% year-over-year, shipping 6.3 million units in the second quarter, according to the International Data Corp.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Sypris Electronics reported second quarter revenue of $7.6 million, an increase of 6.3% year-over-year and 40.6% sequentially, reflecting strong backlog and an improvement in the timely receipt of certain electronic components.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA selected Raiyo Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel, for its Founder’s Award, recognizing exceptional contributions to the industry, and support and service to SMTA.

ATLANTA – For the first time in its 27-year history, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries from distributors for the annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) – the premier awards program in electronics manufacturing.

ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation launched a free eBook, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to PCB Design.

BORAS, SWEDEN – A European consortium has begun sharing results of tests on novel solder paste formulations aimed to reduce the miniaturization/functionality limitation, the quantity of raw material usage, WEEE, pollution and associated health costs.

BANGKADI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. reported second quarter consolidated sales of $117.7 million, up 20.6% year-over-year and 14.8% sequentially.

TAIPEI – The iNEMI Creep Corrosion Project is hosting meetings this September to share information about the flowers-of-sulfur (FoS) corrosion chamber the team has developed.

TAIPEI – Foxconn posted consolidated sales of $12.9 billion in July, the highest month in the company's history, up 25.6% year-over-year and 1.5% sequentially.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation next week that will bring greater focus to the government’s interests in military electronics, says IPC.