COSTA MESA, CA – IPC and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering at the University of Maryland have issued a call for papers for the 7th International Symposium on Tin Whiskers.

TORONTO -- SMTC has named Larry Silber interim president and CEO and Clarke Bailey executive chairman, the latest in a series of moves that has seen the EMS company's management structure overhauled.

WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Defense is proposing to amend its acquisition practices related to the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.

NEW YORK -- An increasing amount of high-level product assembly and complete build projects is boosting the potential for EMS in the medical industry, according to a new study.

BOSTON – A group of standards-writing stalwarts are behind a new consortium that seeks to coordinate various electronics industry roadmaps from semiconductor chips through finished products.

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI’s recently released 2013 Roadmap identifies trends that will shape the landscape of the electronics manufacturing industry over the next decade. Cloud computing, growth of MEMS and sensors, and sustainability issues, including recycling, are common themes.

BIG ISLAND, HAWAII – The SMTA Pan Pacific Symposium is requesting abstracts, with a deadline of June 17.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported first quarter revenue at its Electronics Group was $7.3 million, down from $13.9 million a year ago, on sequestration and other defense-related spending delays.

WASHINGTON -- NIST has released a standard for corporate security control of information systems.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics' consolidated revenues fell 5.1% year-over-year in April, the company reported today.

ROTHERHAM, UK – VC Electronics will merge with another printed circuit board manufacturer and will add 10 of its staff, according to published reports.

TORONTO – SMTC Corp. reported first-quarter revenue of $65.4 million, down 10% year-over-year and down 11% sequentially.