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SAN JOSE -- Flextronics reported fourth-quarter net sales fell 28% to $5.6 billion and adjusted net income dropped 90% to $21.7 million.

ST. LOUIS -- Top 35 EMS company LaBarge Inc. reported third-quarter net sales of $72.2 million, down 4% year-over-year. Not including the $13.6 million contributed by the Pensar acquisition, sales were down 21%.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported first-quarter net sales fell 7.9% year-over-year to NT$277.9 billion ($8.2 billion).

NORTH BILLERICA, MA -- BTU International reported first-quarter net sales fell 41% from last year to $9.8 million while its net loss was $4.6 million, versus net income of $100,000 last year.

ELKHART, ID -- CTS Corp.'s EMS sales fell 20% year-over-year to $75.8 million on lower demand for computer, industrial and communications products.

SAN JOSE – The MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council has finalized its program for the 7th annual MEMS packaging symposium.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – EMS provider Key Tronic Corp. reported fiscal third-quarter 2009 revenues of $44.2 million, down 14.2% year-over-year.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY -- Flextronics will hire 100 to 200 additional staff for its factory here as demand for new products ramps.

WASHINGTON -- Technology policy in the new Administration, free trade and the DTV transition were the major themes at the Consumer Electronics Association’s Washington Forum.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PWB shipments dropped 28.3% year-over-year in March and orders decreased 38%, says IPC.

SAN FRANCISCO – The California EPA’s Department of Toxic Substance Control on Apr. 29-30 will hold a meeting for developing its own chemical regulatory framework.

WALTHAM, MA -- Nearly 50 PWB fabricators and CAD software tool suppliers will exhibit their latest products and services at the 14th annual PCB East this week.