MINNEAPOLIS -- HEI Inc. announced today that it has engaged an advisory firm to assist in reviewing strategic options, including the possibility of selling all or part of the company, in addition to financing, investing and consolidation alternatives.

CRANSTON, RI – Aim Solder completed an expansion to its facility here.

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers continued to see orders slide relative to sales in October, the SEMI trade group said. 

WASHINGTON -- The Information Technology Industry Council has issued a statement criticizing the Obama Administration and Congress for failing to implement a comprehensive immigration reform. 

OAKLAND, CA – A new white paper from EMS provider Digicom Electronics explains how design and manufacturing conditions, along with myths about board cleanliness and contamination, have exacerbated cleanliness issues. The company used its experience in building electronics for medical devices to explain how cleaning can eliminate board contamination.

PARIS – AOI OEM Vi Technology will receive some €15 million in new funding from a trio of investment firms for use in product development and marketing.  

DUBLIN – The global man-portable military electronics market will grow to $4.5 billion by 2023, a 10-year CAGR of 3.42%, says Research and Markets.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Apple and Samsung combined for 62% of the nearly 36 million branded tablets in the third quarter of 2014, according to ABI Research.

CEDEX, FRANCE – The ETSI’s Industry Specification Group for Surface Mount Technique has released its group specification for embedded communication modules for M2M communications.

FARMINGDALE, N -- Cemtrex reported revenue for the period ended Sept. 30 rose 57% year-over-year to $8.36 million. 

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – The owner of electronics repair and assembly firm BEST Inc. has teamed up with a veteran designer to build a remote HVAC controller, and are attempting to crowdsource funding for the project via Kickstarter. 

IRVINE, CA -- Probe Manufacturing has signed a letter of intent to swap millions of shares of its stock with S-Ray in a deal that includes a manufacturing agreement.