ATLANTA, GA – The Early Bird discount for the PCB West technical conference ends this Friday, UP Media Group Inc. announced today.  

SINGAPORE – Singapore's Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) published a RoHS-like regulation that restricts use of certain hazardous substances in electronics products.

SIEVI, FINLAND -- Scanfil today reported second quarter sales of EUR 133.6 million ($148.6 million), up 152.8% on its acquisition of PartnerTech.

SINGAPORE -- Kulicke and Soffa's advanced packaging business unit saw net revenue increase 0.7% sequentially.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products reported second quarter revenues at its solder and PCB materials business unit rose 141% year-over-year to $438 million.

WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Defense is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 that makes contractors and subcontractors subject to approval (as well as review and audit) by appropriate DoD officials when identifying a contractor-approved supplier of electronic parts.

MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems reported net sales of $28.9 million for the second quarter ended June 30, up 8% year-over-year.

MARSILING, SINGAPORE – Beyonics has signed an agreement to develop a $39.4 million global headquarters here, according to published reports.

LOS ANGELES – Ducommun’s Electronic Systems unit reported second quarter net revenues ended July 2 of $72.7 million, down 26.4% year-over-year.

JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics reported fiscal fourth quarter net sales ended June 30 of $220.4 million, up 9.6% year-over-year.

ROCK HILL, SC – TE Connectivity is closing its facility here, impacting a total of 352 employees, according to published reports.

SMYRNA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened its 2017 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.