SAN JOSE, CA – Fan-In QFNs and QFPs grew 184.5% in 2012; this year, they will rise 15.4%, says New Venture Research.

NORTH BILLERICA, MA – BTU International joined the Advanced Research in Electronics Assembly (AREA) Consortium, established by Universal Instruments’ Advanced Process Laboratory (APL).

CHATSWORTH, CA – Natel Engineering Co. has completed the acquisition of EPIC Technologies.

McLEAN, VIRGINIA – August US manufacturing technology orders totaled $371.97 million, down 18.1% year-over-year, says AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Hunter Technology has acquired the equipment and inventory assets of NBS Design, the firm says.

ITASCA, IL – M-Wave International said it would provide domestic electronic assembly services early in 2014 when it relocates to Glendale Heights, IL.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Nearly one in three respondents to a recent IPC survey said they either have or plan to relocate manufacturing operations to North America, citing logistics costs and quality control as major reasons.

IRVINE, CA -- Micro tier EMS Probe Manufacturing will host an open house at its plant here next week to highlight its design through assembly service offerings. The event at the electronics design and manufacturing services company is part of The Innovation & Manufacturing in SoCal Quarterly Event series.

HOMBRECHTIKON, SWITZERLAND – Zollner Elektronik has opened a production facility here, the company's 17th location worldwide.

CHANDLER, AZ – Koh Young America has relocated its offices, process development lab, and showroom to a larger facility here.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) today reported consolidated revenues rose 14.3% rise year-over-year in September. The contract electronics manufacturer said overall sales were NT$337.9 billion ($11.5 billion) for the month.

SAN DIEGO – SMTA and CALCE have finalized the program for the Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Electronic Supply Chain Symposium West. The event will take place Nov. 19-21 at the Town & Country Resort here.