BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC and Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) are applauding the US Congress for enacting meaningful tax reform legislation, including making the research and development tax credit permanent.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products today announced Rakesh Sachdev as chief executive, replacing Daniel Leever, who is retiring effective immediately. 

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry will spin off its connector manufacturing business in an initial public offering worth at least $1.5 billion, according to published reports.

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND -- SVI Public Co. will acquire an Austrian business, but the EMS company isn't disclosing any details, not even the company's name.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit reported first quarter fiscal year 2016 net revenue ended Nov. 30 of $5.2 billion, up 14% year-over-year.

CALABASAS, CA – National Technical Systems has acquired Microtek Laboratories for an undisclosed sum.

DANDERYD, SWEDEN -- Philips Mammography Solutions is reorganization its electronics manufacturing operations in Solna, Sweden, and will outsource a large part of its electronics assembly to Note in Norrtälje, Sweden.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – National Electronics Week South Africa will take place here Mar. 2-3, 2016. The event showcases electronics design and production.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced more than 70% of the booths for PCB West 2016 were sold in the first three weeks of availability.

HARTFORD, CT -- A New York man has been sentenced to three years' probation and fined $100,000 for supplying customers with falsely remarked electronic components, many of which were used in US military and commercial helicopters.

SAN JOSE -- Bestronics will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday celebrating the opening of its new building here.

TOKYO — Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will fall 0.6% to $37.3 billion in 2015, according to a new SEMI forecast released today.