WASHINGTON – The US Department of Commerce is establishing an early alert system to detect supply chain shortages in the semiconductor industry, according to reports.

BOSTON – Creation Technologies has completed the acquisition of IEC Electronics Corp.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – The high-temperature and time-consuming reflow process leaves space for electrically conductive adhesives, according to a new IDTechEx report. ECAs comprise a metal powder embedded within a polymer resin and are well suited to applications that require electronic components to be mounted on anything other than a conventional FR4 substrate, especially when the substrate material is thermally fragile.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales were $47.2 billion in August, an increase of 29.7% year-over-year and 3.3% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported record-high third quarter sales of NT$1.4 trillion (US$50 billion), up 8.8% year-over-year and 3.4% sequentially.

SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO – CCL Industries has signed a binding agreement to acquire Desarrollo e Investigación and Fuzetouch (Singapore) (collectively D&F) for some $50.7 million, according to reports.

WASHINGTON – The US Defense Department is allocating another round of funding to a research effort for lead-free electronics in high-performance defense areas.

NEWARK, NY – Creation Technologies’ cash tender offer deadline to purchase IEC Electronics has been extended to Oct. 4, the electronics manufacturing services companies jointly announced.

NEEDHAM, MA – Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, decreased 2.4% year-over-year in the second quarter to $16.8 billion, according to International Data Corp.

SOMERVILLE, MA – Clean Production Action released GreenScreen Certified for Cleaners and Degreasers in Manufacturing to promote safer chemical use and innovation in the electronics sector.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC, Apple and other international companies are developing a new standard, IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing, intended to define the criteria for what constitutes a green cleaner for electronics manufacturing and will specifically apply to cleaners used in the manufacture of electronic assemblies, components, and materials, including direct use chemicals to clean components, casings, and materials or to clean manufacturing machines during operation and maintenance.

TABY, SWEDEN – Mycronic’s Global Technologies division has divested Automation Engineering (AEi) to ASM Pacific Technology in an all-cash transaction.