NEW HAVEN, CT -- A Shenzhen citizen faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in a US federal court to conspiring to sell knockoffs of ICs to a purchaser in the US.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron today reported growth in revenue and order backlogs, as well as continued improvement in underlying profitability.

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The top engineer at BAE Systems will keynote the upcoming CALCE/SMTA symposium on counterfeit electronics in late June. 

SUZHOU – Pegatron is expected to set up a new company here to produce and sell electronic components, reports say.

SAN MARCOS, CA – Creative Electron has acquired the legacy MXI service business of several x-ray lines, including FocalSpot, from Nordson-MatriX.

TORONTO – Celestica today reported first quarter revenue of $1.35 billion, up 4% year-over-year.

FRUITPORT, MI -- Ram Electronics has been acquired by a pair of office furniture executives for an undisclosed price.

ITASCA, IL -- ITW's Test & Measurement and Electronics business unit reported first-quarter revenue of $464 million, down 1.9% organically from 2015.

HERNDON, VA -- iNEMI announced four new projects ranging from PCB materials for automotive applications to reuse and recycling are open for registration.

POOLE, DORSET, ENGLAND -- Surface Electronics has acquired Poole-based EMS South Wessex Electronics for an undisclosed sum. 

LOS GATOS, CA -- Last weekend's series of strong earthquakes which hit Japan’s southern island of Kyushu brought local semiconductor production to a temporary halt but did not cause severe damage to the factories.

OXFORD, CT -- Revenues at the North American business unit of inspection equipment OEM Mirtec rose 56% year-over-year in the first quarter.