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VANCOUVER, BC -- Northstar Electronics reported first-quarter net losses narrowed 38.7% on a 15% increase in sales.

SAN JOSE -- In a final determination, the International Trade Commission has found for Tessera Technologies in its patent infringement claim against certain wireless manufacturers.

STAMFORD, CT -- First-quarter cellphone sales fell 8.6% to 269.1 million units worldwide, with only two of the top five providers showing growth.

CANBY, OR -- EMS firm Screaming Circuits has introduced an online PCB layout quoting tool said to simplify prototype development and sourcing.

TOYKO -- Sony Corp. will cut the number of suppliers it uses to 1,200 from 2,500 within the next year as the company tries to reverse its first net loss in 14 years.

MILWAUKIE, OR – A recent survey of engineers found that while more 90% were diligent in creating a correct profile, nearly 60% did not display that same diligence when it came to verifying that profile on a regular basis.

VIENNA – Werner Engelmaier, president of Engelmaier Associates, has received the TGM-Exner-Medal from Technologisches Gewerbe Museum and the Austria Government, just the 14th recipient in the 90-year history of the award.

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems reported first-quarter sales dropped 31.6% from a year ago to $123.4 million as demand for automotive and telecom PCBs plunged.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new white paper attempts to clarify facts and misconceptions surrounding high-density interconnect and dispute the sentiment that the North American PCB industry cannot produce HDI boards.

BUENA PARK, CA -- A leading trade group of electronics component distributors has issued a set of more stringent standards to ensure the integrity of semiconductors and other key electronics components.

WASHINGTON -- A new House bill proposes to prohibit the manufacture after July 1, 2010 of “electroindustry products” that contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (“PBBs”), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (“PBDEs”) above the maximum concentration levels specified in the European Union’s RoHS Directive.

AUSTIN, TX -- Mobile phones are ringing up big sales for touch screen makers as about 220 million units were shipped for mobile phone applications in 2008. And the penetration rate in 2008 -- 16% -- will reach nearly 40% by 2015, says DisplaySearch.