LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES — Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire a 76% stake in Via Optronics for $53.7 million.

TUALATIN, OR – LPKF Laser & Electronics reported second quarter sales grew almost 20% year-over-year. EBIT was EUR 700,000 (US$ 790,424).

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Optomec said its Aerosol Jet Technology can enable 3D polymer and composite structures to be printed at the micron scale with embedded electronics.

NIS, SERBIA -- Cooperatief IMI Europe, a unit of Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc., plans to open a 30 million euro ($34 million) plant here country officials said.

NEW YORK -- The PCB and semiconductor chemicals market is expected to grow from $28.1 billion in 2014 to reach $38.1 billion in 2021.

KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN -- Lite-On Technology reportedly has signed a deal with the Taiwan government to invest more than $300 million toward a new factory here for automotive electronics production.

HAWTHORNE, CA -- OSI Systems reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues of $221 million, down 17% from 2015.

ROSEMONT, IL – Delphi’s Dwight Howard will present the Harsh Environments Symposium keynote on advances in autonomous driving. The symposium is part of SMTAI here Sept. 25 – 29.

COSTA MESA, CA -- A new merger brings together a pair of Southern California manufacturer's representatives focused on electronics assembly.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet reported fiscal fourth quarter 2016 revenue ended June 24 of $276.4 million, an increase of 34% year-over-year.

RALEIGH, NC -- North Carolina State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Tech are forming a center that aims to speed up design and verification of microelectronic circuits and systems.

MONTREAL – A group of major electronics assembly suppliers will sponsor a series of free workshops on cleaning here next month.