WASHINGTON -- From November 2007 through May 2010, US Customs officials said they seized 5.6 million bogus chips -- yet many more are finding their way into the US and even the military.

TORONTO -- Michael Marti, chief executive of Adeptron Technologies, has resigned, the EMS firm said today.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Celestica's chief financial officer says the end-of-year outlook is shaping up per previous guidance, and the company reiterated its revenue growth of 6 to 8% for the year.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL – Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America has moved into a new dedicated demonstration and training facility here in suburban Chicago.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – EMS firm SigmaTron International today reported first-quarter fiscal 2011 revenue of $38.1 million, up nearly 45% year-over-year.

For the period ended July 31, net income was $857,989. The contract electronics manufacturer reported a loss of $402,475 last year.

“Continuing our momentum from our last quarter, I am pleased to report a fourth consecutive profitable quarter with an increase in revenue and operating income over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. Our results were driven by both increased revenue from existing customers and the addition of some new customers coming up to speed,” said president and CEO Gary R. Fairhead.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – The Electronic Components and Technology Conference is requesting abstracts on recent, unpublished work for its 61st annual event taking place May 31 - June 3.

Abstracts should represent new developments and knowledge in any of the following: advanced packaging; applied reliability; assembly and manufacturing technology; electronic components and RF; emerging technologies; interconnections; materials and processing; modeling and simulation, or optoelectronics. 

Presentation of papers in a poster format is encouraged.

For more information, contact Wolfgang Sauter at wsauter@us.ibm.com.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Just two years after it faced possible trading suspension because of noncompliance with certain New York Stock Exchange equity minimums, Sparton's roadmap calls for the company to reach $500 million in sales by 2015, almost three times the revenue from fiscal 2010.

ATLANTA – Beginning Sept. 14, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY seeks participants for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- IPC today released the first industry-consensus guidelines on handling, packaging and storing printed wiring boards.

BERLIN – Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair, cofounder and CEO of MED-EL, will keynote the iNEMI workshop Challenges Facing Medical Electronics Packaging and Substrates. The event will take place here Sept. 16 and 17.

Dr. Hochmair will discuss the role played by cochlear implants and the challenges faced as these technologies are deployed globally.

E. Jan Vardaman, president and founder of TechSearch International, is slated as the dinner speaker on Sept. 17. She will discuss the future of medical electronics and the role packaging will play to help miniaturize medical devices for home and hospital applications.

The iNEMI workshop will explore the substrate, packaging and interconnect technology challenges and standardization gaps anticipated in the implantable and portable segments of the medical electronics industry. The goal is to identify the most critical needs, determine which needs are best solved through collaborative efforts, and then form action groups to initiate the required work.

The agenda also features speakers from Dyconex; Endicott Interconnect Technologies; IMEC; IZM; maris TechCon; Micro Systems Engineering; Philips Applied Technology; Reinhardt Microtech; Sanmina-SCI, and Valtronics.

To register, visit http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/Energy_WS_Oct2010.html.

MACAO -- Deswell Industries reported fiscal first-quarter net sales fell 5.9% to $9.7 million in the company's electronic and metallic segment.

SAN JOSE – Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings were $11.68 billion in the second quarter, up 296% from a year ago and 24% from the first quarter.