SUWANEE, GA -- ASM Assembly Systems Americas has named Jeff Timms chief executive and general manager, Americas, replacing interim CEO Otto Waters.

WASHINGTON, DC — The 90-day average worldwide sales of semiconductors grew 2.2% year-over-year in August on higher demand for PCs.

BERLIN – The latest developments in flexible and stretchable electronics will highlight an annual two-day workshop taking place here Nov. 16 - 17.

The third annual Flexible and Stretchable Electronics Workshop will be preceded by a tutorial on Fabrication Technologies of Stretchable Electronic Systems. The Nov. 15 tutorial will consist of a half-day presentation of basic concepts to fabricate stretchable electronic substrates and systems.

The event is organized by researchers from the Institute for Microelectronics (IMEC, Belgium) and Fraunhofer IZM, where the tutorial will take place.

For more information, visit http://www.flexstretch2011.de/Workshop.html.

SMYRNA, GA – PCB West celebrated its 20^th anniversary in style this week, as attendance for the annual trade show rose 30.4% from last year.

HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Ltd. today said negotiations with a potential investor that could keep the company out of bankruptcy are ongoing and it expects definitive agreements will be signed in October.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission next month will host a public meeting to discuss the looming "conflict metals" law.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Surface mount technology equipment sales will grow 80% between 2010 and 2017, a new research report predicts.

SANTA CLARA, CA – PCD&F today announced the winners of the fall 2011 New Product Introduction Award for printed circuit board design.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn chairman Terry Gou strongly denied rumors that the world's largest contract electronics assembler plans to lay off tens of thousands of workers.

SMYRNA, GA – PCB West, the annual Silicon Valley-based electronics design and manufacturing trade show, opens its exhibition halls today with the anticipation of large crowds.

BEIJING — Lenovo and Compal will form a joint venture to build notebook computers, the companies said today.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit reported preliminary fourth-quarter net income rose 95% to $114.3 million, a record for the period.