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SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide fell 30.4% year-over-year in February, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported today. Sales declined 7.6% sequentially, the trade group said.

SAN JOSE -- SEMI is launching an electronic information exchange forum for EHS regulatory compliance issues.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC this week released its biennial technology roadmap for printed circuit boards and electronics assembly.

LAS VEGAS – The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative debuted its latest industry roadmap this week, highlighted by new chapters on photovoltaics, solid state illumination and RFID item-level tags.

AUSTIN, TX — Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, mini-note PCs, or netbooks, are forecast to grow at more than 65% year-over-year in 2009, while the traditional notebook PC market is forecast to grow 3%, according to DisplaySearch.

JACKSON, MI -- Sparton Corp. will idle its London, Ontario, Canada, facility this week, and will shutter the site by April 30, the company said today, citing economic conditions.

TORONTO -- EMS firm Adeptron Technologies today fourth quarter sales rose 31% year-over-year to $13 million. Gross profit rose 40% to $1.9 million. Net income swung to a $600,000 profit, versus a net loss of approximately $5.9 million a year ago.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported revenue of $94.5 million for the fourth quarter compared to $103.7 million for the prior year period. The company reported a net loss of $10.6 million before special charges and non-cash impairments for the period ended Dec. 31, compared to a net loss of $2.2 million a year ago.

LAS VEGAS -- CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced winners of its second annual New Product Introduction awards.

LAS VEGAS – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 2009 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers and Electronics Assembly Equipment, Materials and Software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized the companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at the Apex trade show in Las Vegas.

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Global shipments of HD set-top boxes, camcorders, DVD players and video-game consoles are expected to triple from 2008 to 2012, as HD becomes the ubiquitous video standard worldwide, according to iSuppli Corp.

LOS ALTOS, CA – Global electronics equipment production is predicted to fall 11.9% this year, with military electronics is the only major equipment sector expected to grow during 2009, according to a leading tech analyst’s monthly report.