BANNOCKBURN, IL – Effective today, IPC has promoted Philip Carmichael to IPC president of Asia.

HOPEDALE, MA -- EMS provider Milford Manufacturing has closed and will be sold at auction.

TRIESTE, ITALY -- Alcatel-Lucent has completed the transfer of its optical transport equipment factory and related activities here to Flextronics.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- For branded tablets 2015 is off to a rocky start.

MEUNG-SUR-LOIRE, FRANCE -- ALL Circuits, a top 50 EMS company and the second-largest in France, will be acquired by a Luxembourg-based manufacturer of automotive sensors.

MANASSAS, VA – Electronics assembly cleaning specialists Zestron will hold a webinar on DI water and low standoff cleaning challenges on July 16.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – May North American printed circuit board orders increased 10.4% year-over-year, says IPC, with year-to-date orders up 1.3%. Sequentially, orders increased 0.9%.

WALLINGFORD, CT -- Amphenol today announced a binding offer to acquire FCI Asia for $1.275 billion, bringing further consolidation to the worldwide connector market.

TAIPEI — Foxconn is considering Chinese listings for mainland-based sites during the next three to five years, says Chairman Terry Gou, according to reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC commends the US House of Representatives for passing the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015.

ARAB, AL – Syncro Corp. has promoted Larry Fleming to executive vice president and general manager.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Worldwide set-top box shipments are expected to peak at 265 million this year before softening, ending a three-year growth run.