FRAMINGHAM, MA – The total disk storage systems market in the second quarter generated $7.7 billion in revenue, down 5% year-over-year, and had a slight sequential decline, says the International Data Corp.

DETROIT -- SAE International will host a free telephone/webcast on Oct. 10 to clear up misunderstandings among users and to explain differences between the organization’s standards governing counterfeits.

LISLE, IL -- Koch Industries will buy Molex in a deal worth some $7.2 billion. Molex is best-known as a designer and manufacturer of various types of board connectors, and also builds flex circuits and PCB assemblies.

ROME, NY -- The ESD Association is sponsoring a symposium highlighting best practices for EOS/ESD management in the factory. The four-day event, which includes exhibits, takes place Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Penang, Malaysia.

TEMPE, AZ -- Jabil will close its EMS facility here over the next nine to 12 months, and potentially lay off more than 730 employees.

CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple is investigating claims of worker abuses at a Jabil factory in China, the company acknowledged. The company is again in the headlines after a New York-based nongovernmental organization alleged that workers at Jabil's Green Point plant in Wuxi, China, maintain workloads well above the national limits, have been shorted millions of dollars in overtime pay, and have suffered other abuses.

NORWOOD, MA -- LTX-Credence has agreed to acquire Multitest and Everett Charles Technologies for $93.5 million, including $73.5 million in cash.

IRVINE, CA -- Micro-tier EMS Probe Manufacturing reported a net loss of $85,000 for the period ended June 30. The losses included interest expenses of approximately $72,000.

NEW YORK -- A new undercover investigation by China Labor Watch alleges a series of ethical and legal labor violations at a Jabil factory in Wuxi, China. The site reportedly is producing the soon-to-be-released iPhone for Apple.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board orders in July increased 10.2% year-over-year, while shipments decreased 1.5%, says IPC.

TEDDINGTON, UK – Smart Group will host a seminar on conformal coating for electronics assembly at the NPL facility here on Oct. 24.

RICHARDSON, TX – Asset InterTech released an eBook on memory device programming.