ALPHARETTA, GA -- Saying most contractors to the US Department of Defense would be subject to mandatory reporting under a new proposed amendment to the DoD's anti-counterfeiting measures, the Electronic Components Industry Association is calling for more clarity on the requirements. 

HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Ltd. will buy back all outstanding shares and will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange by Sept. 25, the company said.

WALTHAM, MA -- Test Research Inc. next month will host a technology seminar here to introduce recent technological advances in PCBA testing and inspection.

SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries today reiterated its strategy to focus more on proprietary electronics products as it reduces its exposure to contract assembly.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 42% from a year ago on a sharp drop in revenue.

SAN JOSE -- Jabil Circuit has leased a 100,000 sq. ft. building here, which the EMS company will use as an R&D center. 

IRVINE, CA -- Probe Manufacturing swung to a second-quarter profit of $16,314, up from a loss of $85,000 a year ago.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Samsung Electronics plans to establish a major cellphone manufacturing facility in Indonesia by year-end, according to reports.

UNION, KY -- The FBI has arrested a pair of electronics distributors and charged them with the sale of restricted military grade electronic components to China.

BANGKOK -- Fabrinet will postpone its fourth-quarter earnings release in the wake of an internal investigation into "certain accounting issues" uncovered by company management during its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 27. 

NEWARK, NY -- IEC's largest shareholder is taking aim at what it says is the EMS's management's "direct violation of [its] fiduciary duties to stockholders."

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