SANTA MONICA, CA – UBM Canon has issued a call for papers for a series of two-day conferences on new and emerging technologies.

SINGAPORE -- Venture Corp. reported second-quarter revenue of S$661 million ($477.1 million), up 10% year-over-year on higher shipments and favorable currency exchange rates.

ANAHEIM, CA -- M-Flex reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $11.9 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. Net sales increased 17% year-over-year, to $152.8 million.

MAPLE GROVE, MN – Nortech Systems today reported net sales of $26.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, down 2.2% year-over-year.

NEWARK, NY – IEC Electronics posted fiscal third-quarter revenue of $34.4 million, up 4% year-over-year and 5% sequentially.

EDINA, MN –  “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers,” Voltaire said, and those judged to have the best questions for an upcoming webinar on soldering printing and inspection will win a bundle of IPC standards.

SURREY, UK -- Printing solder paste or other conductive material requires zero defects printing if a high first-pass-yield is to be achieved when using fine-pitch components. Monitoring and control of paste height and volume are becoming the norm in many markets, but what capability can be expected?

EDINA, MN – Hanju Oh from the Georgia Institute of Technology has received the 2015 Charles Hutchins Educational Grant, the SMTA announced.

WASHINGTON — Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $84 billion during the second quarter, up 1% sequentially and 2% from a year ago.

PRAGUE -- Foxconn has signed a memorandum of cooperation to invest some 2.5 billion crowns ($102 million) toward a new research and design center in the Czech Republic.

HONG KONG – ASM Pacific Technology's SMT Solutions unit reported big second-quarter gains, boosted by the DEK acquisition.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Cemtrex reported third-quarter revenue increased 9% year-over-year to $14.7 million.