BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC presented IPC Rising Star Awards at Apex Expo to Steven Bowles, L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems; Stan Rak, Continental Automotive; Matt Turpin, Zentech Manufacturing; and Peter Zhou, Huawei Technologies.

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO -- ZTest Electronics has decided not to proceed with an expansion of its Permatech Electronics subsidiary and has abandoned a previously announced private placement.

RALEIGH, NC – Six leading assembly suppliers including KIC, Kyzen and and AIM will present a two free all-day workshops on cleaning, materials and x-ray in North Carolina next month.

SAN JOSE -- The global semiconductor market is expected to grow at a 0.3% pace in 2016, reaching $341 billion in total sales, followed by a 3.1% uptick in 2017, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics research.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The SMTA unveiled an annual scholarship for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in electronics and actively involved in the SMTA.

LAS VEGAS – IPC presented Committee Leadership, Distinguished Committee Service and Special Recognition Awards at IPC Apex Expo. The awards were presented to individuals who made significant contributions to IPC and the industry by lending their time and expertise through IPC committee service.

SURREY, ENGLAND --  The printed circuit board industry is rebounding in the first half of 2016, although not every end-market is benefiting, according to a new industry survey. 

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND -- Demand for conductive inks and pastes will grow 22% over the next 10 years, reaching 2200 tonnes by 2026, according to a new report from IDTechEx Research.

IRVINE, CA – Benoit Pouliquen has been appointed corporate senior vice president and global head of the Electronics business of Henkel Adhesive Technologies.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Intel announced that the company’s former CEO and chairman Andrew S. Grove passed away today at the age of 79.

WASHINGTON -- The Counterfeit Avoidance Accreditation Program for the aerospace and defense industry has released its first audit criteria, AC7401, to assess compliance to the Aerospace Standard AS5553 for counterfeit mitigation for EEE (electrical, electronic, electromechanical) parts.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics has reached a separation agreement with its former chairman and chief executive, who was ousted in after a proxy battle last year.