NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics has promoted Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum to president, one of two executive promotions the hard-charging EMS firm made this month.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES -- Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. today completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in PSi Technologies Inc. (PSi).

WASHINGTON – Nations making up roughly half the world’s trade achieved consensus this month on almost all the major issues surrounding an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

METHUEN, MA – Rain drizzling on their heads, a small army of state and local politicians were on hand as EMS firm Suntron today officially opened its manufacturing plant here north of Boston.

DULUTH, GA – Viscom AG says it has experienced substantial recovery during the first half compared to the same period last year, with an 88% upsurge in AOI systems orders during the second quarter.

SMYRNA, GA – Attendance soared at the PCB West trade show held last week, with the number of visitors rising 25.7% from last year.

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Inovaxe debuted its Logistics Services Division to help small to mid-sized companies deal with the complexity of using offshore manufacturers.

The firm offers these logistics services: initial inspection of potential vendors: size of facility, number of buildings with sq. footage, power cycling to facility, ability to generate power for factory equipment, equipment list, type of equipment, general condition of equipment, maintenance schedules, tool handling process, number of employees, minimum age of employees, training programs for employees, etc.; first article inspection; production in-process inspection; pre-shipment inspection; vendor sourcing, and parts ordering. 

LEEDS, UK -- A group of UK researchers are showing the potential of a new synthetic material to replace Pb-based ceramics in electronics devices.

SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average global semiconductor sales were $25.7 billion in August, up 1.8% sequentially.

WASHINGTON – US factory orders fell 0.5% during August, the third drop in the past four months, the Commerce Department said today. Outside of transportation, however, orders increased 0.9% – the first increase since March.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC last week presented scores of awards to individuals who made significant contributions to standards and programs development.

SAN DIEGO – Cal-Comp, the world’s sixth largest EMS company, has acquired Spectragraphics, the parent company of a pair of US-based EMS companies, for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close in the next 60 days.