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SAN JOSE -- SunPower signed a multi-year solar panel manufacturing agreement with Jabil Circuit to build panels in Mexico beginning in the second half of this year. Other terms were not disclosed.

MORRISVILLE, NC -- Juki Corp. has launched a feeder refurbishment program under which the OEM will inspect, repair and calibrate existing feeders, reportedly at minimal cost and in short time frames.

ATVIDABERG, SWEDEN -- Biotage has signed a long-term outsourcing deal with EMS firm PartnerTech worth some SEK 40 million ($6 million) annually.

SAN JOSE – The Semiconductor Industry Association today forecast worldwide semiconductor sales would drop 21.3% for the year to $195.6 billion.

GARNER, IA -- Nortech Systems will close its electronics manufacturing services facility here by early August and lay off 57 workers, the company said today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC’s spring 2009 Supply Chain Tracker this week showed continuing economic contraction, but also indicated the first signs of recovery in the electronics industry.

DANDERYD, SWEDEN -- Note AB, a top 50 global EMS company, today named Knut Pogost president and CEO.

REYNOSA, MEXICO – DEK has teamed with equipment representative and stencil franchisee InterLatin to open a stencil manufacturing facility here.

LAS VEGAS – IPC is accepting abstracts for next year’s Apex technical conference.

GUADALAJARA -- Jabil Circuit has hired 4,000 workers in Mexico as it ramps production of the RIM Blackberry, according to published reports.

MINNEAPOLIS – A request for abstracts has been issued for the 15th Annual Pan Pacific Symposium.

BRUSSELS -- As of June 1, all EU suppliers are now required to comply with a raft of substance restrictions under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation.