ATLANTA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is now seeking participants for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

SANTA CLARA, CA — Total touchscreen module revenue will reach $16 billion this year, and will nearly double to $31.9 billion by 2018, as demand for smartphones and tablet PCs continues unabated.

ATLANTA -- From presentations on VOC-free fluxes to embedded actives, the upcoming PCB West 2012 technical conference and trade show offers much for the assembly engineer.

RALEIGH, NC -- Electronic Systems Protection will hire up to 200 more workers as it plans to expand near here, according to reports.

CRANSTON, RI — July 16, 2012 — Contrary to conventional thinking, original equipment manufacturers of low-volume, high-mix, high-complexity (LVHM) products can yield significant offshore manufacturing benefits by utilizing a low-cost (LCR) outsourcing strategy, says a new management brief.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- Agilent Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of AT4 wireless' test systems business.

WASHINGTON -- The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has two weeks to respond to a new series of questions from US Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding Toyota's sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) problems.

BRUSSELS -- Comments are sought to a draft of the guidelines for using and complying to the RoHS Directive 2001/65/EU (RoHS 2).

VELLINGE, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech reported second-quarter revenue rose 2% from last year even as the market slowed from the first quarter.

PALO ALTO, CA -- HP will trim its notebook PC purchases from Foxconn in 2013 for unstated reasons, according to published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new standard from IPC establishes requirements for exchanging information on materials used to protect products during shipment.

FRAMINGHAM, MA and STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC market growth stalled in the second quarter as consumers were unmoved by aging product lines and a weak economy, a pair of research firms say.