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NEENAH, WI – Plexus Corp. has signed a deal to lease approximately 106,000 sq. ft. in the Binjiang Hi-Tech Park located in Hangzhou, China. Production is expected to begin late in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

BANGKOK -- Cal-Comp Electronics says the Thai government's state of emergency has not affected the EMS provider's operations.

Local security forces have used threats of guns, water cannons and tear gas to break up ongoing protests demanding the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. At least 78 persons have been reported to have died in the riots.

Cal-Comp, the world's 14th largest EMS company, has two production sites near Bangkok, totaling six factories.

TEMPE, AZ – Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector failed to grow in August, according to a poll of top supply executives.

The overall economy grew for the 82nd consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management.

SAN DIEGO – FocalSpot Inc., a provider of inspection and rework equipment, has doubled its facility size.

The additional space is contiguous with the five-year-old firm’s corporate San Diego location.

The space includes expanded demonstration and training facilities; expanded manufacturing, assembly and equipment/parts warehousing; general administrative business operations and service support offices; an applications, prototype and R&D lab for product development, and additional space for its ready-spares and pre-owned refurbishment programs.

SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew 7.6% year-on-year in July.

Sales were up 2.8% sequentially, to $22.2 billion. Year-to-date sales are up 5%, rebuffing fears of a market recession.

LOS ALTOS, CA – Semiconductors have fallen, revenues slowed and factory investment has headed south. In fact, outlays for chip facilities are forecast to be off 20.3% this year after a modest 5.7% advance in 2007, says Henderson Ventures.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Marc Chason, founding partner of Quantum Solar Group, will speak at the iNEMI Sustainability Summit.

Chason will address technologies for providing lighting and energy generation that reduce energy requirements in the entire lifecycle of electronics.

The summit will be held Sept. 22-23 in Schaumburg, IL.

The Quantum Solar Group finds market niches and provides technology market data and roadmaps in the solar photovoltaic space suitable for PWB fabricators, EMS and SMT organizations and their suppliers.

SHANGHAI – iNEMI and Intel Corp. will hold a symposium on environmentally friendly materials Nov. 11 and 12 at the InterContinental Hotel in Shanghai.

The symposium will address ongoing discussions about the elimination of brominated flame retardants, chlorinated flame retardants and PVC from electronic products, and the impact this will have on the supply chain. The main goals are to discuss concerns about BFR/CFR/PVC-free materials, identify opportunities to address these concerns, and continue the process of industry alignment on common solutions to implement these materials.

Topics covered at the symposium will include OEMs’ environmental positions and roadmaps, supply chain readiness, and challenges such as material availability, cost and reliability. Speakers include representatives from Intel, Dell Inc., Nan Ya and Lenovo.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/Intel_Environmental_Materials.html.

CHARLOTTE, NC – Camstar Systems reported second-quarter total revenue increased 40% year-over-year.

SARASOTA, FL - Inovaxe Corp. named Ron Wrable director of sales, responsible for sales and channel management within the North Americas. He has 25 years’ experience in sales and sales management within the electronics industry, most recently as regional sales manager for Kyzen and CyberOptics Corp.

TAIPEI – PC maker Compal Electronics reported flat second-quarter earnings for its June quarter.

TAIWAN – Foxconn International’s first-half net profit was $142.2 million, down 56% year-over-year, as a result of higher operating costs, product changes and increased investment spending.