WASHINGTON, DC -- In sharp contrast to the near-collective consecutive quarterly revenue declines reported by US defense contractors in the first quarter of 2012, most companies exhibited quarterly revenue growth for the second quarter. This is despite the ongoing challenges of declining defense budgets as well as the unresolved issue of sequestration in the US.

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- On a worldwide basis Apple and other multinational OEMs may be the leading semiconductor purchasers in 2012, but within the all-important Asia-Pacific region it is the locally based companies that are No. 1 when it comes to chip spending growth.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The June order index compiled by the Electronic Components Industry Association moved downward as the uncertainty in world markets continued.

TUCSON, AZ -- According to experts, five challenging issues confront companies navigating Customs between the US and Mexico.

SMYRNA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for its 2013 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

SERANG, INDONESIA – Foxconn is opening a facility here, according to published reports.

ATLANTA, GA – The show floor for the upcoming PCB West 2012 at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center is sold out, conference organizers announced today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Electronics manufacturing operations with a total value of at least $2.5 billion are expected to be brought to North America in the next three years, according to a new survey of some 229 companies.

FORT BELVOIR, VA -- The US Defense Logistics Agency is confronting the counterfeit problem by implementing genetics-based validation.

SOUTH POINT, OH — Intermountain Electronics last week broke ground on a new $4 million facility here, its first in Ohio.

AUSTIN, TX – Use of 3D thin silicon vias is slowing, despite a strong desire to use the technology, a new study finds.

GERMANTOWN, WI – KitPackers and Resinlab will jointly relocation to a new facility here, adjacent to their parent company, Ellsworth Corp.