NEWARK, NY -- IEC's largest shareholder is taking aim at what it says is the EMS's management's "direct violation of [its] fiduciary duties to stockholders."

BANNOCKBURN, IL —  A new white paper from The IPC Solder Products Value Council and iNEMI provides insights for determining which lead-free solder alloys characteristics best match product requirements. 

SANTA CLARA, CA -- Agilent's Electronic Measurement unit, now known as Keysight Technologies, reported third-quarter revenues increased 8% from last year on a 7% rise in order.

PORTLAND, OR – The 9th Annual Medical Electronics Symposium will be held at Marylhurst University here Sept. 18-19.

TORONTO – SMTC reported second-quarter revenue of $58 million, down 10.7% year-over-year.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – A free assembly, cleaning, coating, and reliability workshop will take place here Sept. 16.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported consolidated revenues of $8.66 billion for July, down 13.3% year-over-year, and down 17.9% sequentially.

MANASSAS, VA – Zestron is offering its eighth session of Zestron Academy’s ten-part 2014 Cleaning Webinar Series: Technical Study: Cleaning Bottom Termination Components.

MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems reported net sales of $27.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, down 3.9% year-over-year and up 5% sequentially.

HELSINKI -- PKC Group reported second-quarter revenue fell 12.3% year-over-year to  EUR 206.2 million.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Contract electronics manufacturer Scanfil reported second-quarter revenue of EUR 60.6 million, up 24.4% year-over-year.

LONDON -- Alent reported first-half pretax profits rose 3.7% from a year ago despite a 9.4% drop in revenue.