MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Smartphones and computers are spurring sales of surface mount technology soldering equipment, according to a new survey.

MANCHESTER, NH -- EPTAC Corp. has created three skills training programs for assembling soldered terminals, crimped lugs, various connectors and ultimately entire cable assemblies within a defined harness.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions' contract electronics assembly sales were flat in the second quarter but jumped 15.2% sequentially.

SIEVI, FINLAND -- Electronics manufacturing services provider Scanfil today reported second-quarter net income of 2.6 million euros ($3.2 million), down 13.3% from a year ago.

LOS ANGELES – Ducommun reported second-quarter net sales ended June 30 of $184.7 million, up 71% year-over-year, including $80.3 million from the acquisition of LaBarge.

HAVERHILL, MA – A local EMS firm has teamed with area businesses and schools to launch the next generation of inventors.

SHENZHEN -- Top 25 EMS firm Nam Tai Electronics reported second-quarter net income rose 213% year-over-year to $9.4 million.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – A record-setting quarter for Apple's iPad led to a better-than-anticipated second quarter for the tablet market, according to preliminary data from research firm International Data Corp.

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators announced Aug. 1 a legislative package that seeks to increase US manufacturing, competiveness and exports.

WASHINGTON -- The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would bolster criminal penalties for economic espionage to protect American innovation and jobs.

EL SEGUNDO – Economic troubles are spurring unseasonably large price declines for a broad range of electronic parts, creating a near-term buying opportunity for purchasers, says IHS iSuppli.

IRVINE – MFLEX today reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $3.8 million, down 56.8% compared to the same quarter in the prior year.