HARTLEPOOL, ENGLAND - The Stadium Group today acquired United Wireless, a designer and manufacturer of electronics for the machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless sector, for £8 million in cash and shares.

SMYRNA, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the opening of its 2015 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A recent IPC survey-based study of quality benchmarks for the EMS industry showed, of 75 participating companies, the average number of printed circuit board assemblies in 2013 was more than 9 million.

SAN JOSE, CA – Flextronics reported fiscal 2015 first-quarter net sales of $6.6 billion, up 14.7% year-over-year, and down 1.2% sequentially.

TORONTO – Celestica reported second-quarter revenue of $1.47 billion, down 2% year-over-year, but at the high end of guidance of $1.375 billion to $1.475 billion. Revenue increased 12% sequentially.

ANGLETON, TX --  Benchmark Electronics today reported higher profits and revenues for its second quarter.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- Dieter Bergman, the venerable technical standards guru and the heart and soul of the IPC Designers Council, has passed away. 

PALATINE, IL -- Aimtron has moved into a new manufacturing plant and headquarters here after five years in another Chicago suburb.

JUAREZ, MEXICO – Firstronic is opening a 70,000 sq. ft. facility here, the EMS company's first outside the US.

SAN JOSE, CA – The worldwide 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 10% year-over-year in June.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported second-quarter revenues of NOK 457 million, up 6.3% year-over-year.

LOS ANGELES – Some of the world's largest component manufacturers are being sued under US antitrust law for allegedly conspiring to set prices.