CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple is investigating claims of worker abuses at a Jabil factory in China, the company acknowledged. The company is again in the headlines after a New York-based nongovernmental organization alleged that workers at Jabil's Green Point plant in Wuxi, China, maintain workloads well above the national limits, have been shorted millions of dollars in overtime pay, and have suffered other abuses.

NORWOOD, MA -- LTX-Credence has agreed to acquire Multitest and Everett Charles Technologies for $93.5 million, including $73.5 million in cash.

IRVINE, CA -- Micro-tier EMS Probe Manufacturing reported a net loss of $85,000 for the period ended June 30. The losses included interest expenses of approximately $72,000.

NEW YORK -- A new undercover investigation by China Labor Watch alleges a series of ethical and legal labor violations at a Jabil factory in Wuxi, China. The site reportedly is producing the soon-to-be-released iPhone for Apple.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in July increased 10.2% year-over-year, while shipments decreased 1.5%, says IPC.

TEDDINGTON, UK – Smart Group will host a seminar on conformal coating for electronics assembly at the NPL facility here on Oct. 24.

RICHARDSON, TX – Asset InterTech released an eBook on memory device programming.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – ACE Production Technologies is offering a series of selective soldering workshops in October.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton today announced fourth-quarter net income was $6.8 million, up 68% year-over-year for the period ended June 30. Overall fourth-quarter sales of $87.1 million were up 42% from last year.

WASHINGTON, DC – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.53 billion for July 2013, the highest total of 2013 and an increase of 5.1% over July 2012. Sales were up 2.6% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

HANOVER, GERMANY – Incoming orders in the first half were the strongest in Viscom’s history, the firm says. In the first six months, Viscom received orders totaling €25.3 million, up 16.7 % compared to the previous year, buoyed by ongoing strength in the Americas and Asia.

OSLO, NORWAY -- ODM  World Wide Touch Technology (Holdings) Ltd. has acquired a 2.2% stake in IDEX for $5 million, the companies announced. The stake boosts WWTT's push into biometrics, an area that the contract assembler has an OEM product line.