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.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Scanfil Group posted second quarter revenue of €151.7 million (US$173.4 million), up 14.6% year-over-year.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The DRAM market is expected to reach sales of $101.6 billion in 2018, up 39%, making DRAM the largest of all IC product categories this year, says IC Insights.

TAIPEI – A pair of top five Taiwan-based ODMs reported higher sales in the most recent period.

SAN JOSE – Flextronics has filed suit in the US District Court against multiple Japanese semiconductor makers alleging price-fixing.