BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron has received more than $12 million in orders from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for military communications equipment.

HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Ltd. has sold its surface mount equipment in Guangdong for HK$16.3 million ($2.1 million) via a tender offer.

NEW YORK – Due to uncertain macroeconomic conditions in Europe and China, importers and manufacturers who sell to America’s retailers continue to be concerned with the economic resources of manufacturers, according to Capital Business Credit.

BANNOCKBURN, IL —  IPC announced a call for papers for its inaugural Electronic System Technologies Conference next spring in Las Vegas.

GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- 3CEMS has expanded its Danriver System liquid crystal module manufacturing facility to keep pace with rising demand for tablet PCs.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Exhibits at the annual PCB West trade show in the Silicon Valley open today, featuring a sold out show floor.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Top tier EMS Jabil Circuit today announced fiscal fourth-quarter net income plunged 27.6% on weaker demand and slow product ramps.

TAIYUAN, CHINA -- A Foxconn factory that had been closed following a Monday riot is now reopened, the company said.

SANTA CLARA, CA – The IPC-2581 Consortium, the collective group of PCB design and supply chain companies devoted to enabling, facilitating and driving the use of IPC-2581 in the industry, announced today that consortium members have fabricated the industry’s first PCB by transferring the design data to manufacturing in the IPC-2581 format, while reducing overall fabrication time by 30%.

ARLINGTON, VA – Jedec today announced initial publication of its widely-anticipated Synchronous DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) standard.

SCRIPPS RANCH, CA -- Ormet Circuits has raised $1 million in equity financing, according to an SEC filing.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The clients and some personnel of electronics regulatory consulting firm Design Chain Associates are moving to Environ International Corp., the company's founder said.