SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 5% year-over-year in August.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics today announced Paul J. Tufano president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products today announced plans to raise $350 million from an offering of additional common stock.

BANGKOK – Fabrinet acquired UK-based Exception Global CEM Solutions for approximately $13.5 million in cash.

VANCOUVER -- EMS provider Pacific Insight Electronics announced fiscal fourth quarter sales rose 14.7% year-over-year.

GAINESVILLE, FL -- A group of professors at the University of Florida today announced a new counterfeit IC image repository aimed at giving industry a solution for identifying fake parts.

DETROIT -- SAE has released ARP6328, a new guideline for implementing a counterfeit mitigation program in accordance with AS5553.

BANGKOK -- Panasonic announced the opening of an innovation center in Bangkok, the company’s factory automation showroom in Southeast Asia, aimed at showcasing its manufacturing technologies and equipment.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Electronics manufacturer SigmaTron International reported fiscal first quarter 2017 revenues ended July 31 of $58.9 million, down 8.3% year-over-year.  

CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder added Alfatec Indústria e Comércio as a licensed manufacturer of AIM’s line of solder assembly materials, to meet growing demand in the Brazilian market.  

HAWTHORNE, CA – OSI Systems has completed its previously announced acquisition of American Science and Engineering.

TURGI, SWITZERLAND -- Enics Schweiz will cut up to 25% of its workforce here as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at returning the EMS site to profitability.