LOGANSPORT, IN — Total Electronics has formally changed its name to Cal-Comp Indiana as part of a global rebranding strategy being carried out by its parent company.

CHANGZHOU, CHINA -- Creation Technologies has moved into a new manufacturing facility here to meet growing demand for assembled printed circuit boards.

MANASSAS, VA – Zestron will hold a pair of webinars this month on the pros and cons of cleaning electronics assemblies with DI water and chemistry.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Huawei and ZTE officials on Thursday insisted to the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee that their commercially sold equipment is not used for covert operations.

MIDDLEBURY, CT – In November, Winchester Electronics will relocate its headquarters to a smaller space, according to published reports.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY -- Flextronics will lay off 600 workers here, or about 6.7% of its domestic workforce, according to local media reports.

GUANLAN, CHINA -- A 22-year old Foxconn Technology worker has died at an off-campus private apartment building in this southern China city, and some reports are claiming it was another suicide.

NORCROSS, GA -- H.B. Fuller Co. has acquired EMS firm Engent for an undisclosed sum.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC has released a guide to help manufacturers manage compliance with the new US SEC's conflict minerals regulations.

TOKYO -- Top 10 EMS provider SIIX reported second-quarter net income of 1.89 billion yen, up 1% year-over-year.

SANTA CLARA, CA — Smartphone shipments are forecast to reach 567 million in 2012, and nearly double by 2016 as new phones, like this week’s anticipated iPhone 5, continue to enter the market.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – IEST has published a new document that defines and describes highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS).