HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKS, UK – Improving efficiency to win offshore manufacturing business is the focus of the Smart Group's annual European conference.

SAN JOSE, CA – The 10th Annual International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference will be held Nov. 5-7 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel here.

DANDERYD, SWEDEN -- NOTE reported second-quarter revenue fell 18.6% year-over-year on broad-based slowdown.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus today reported fiscal third-quarter net income fell 1.3% to $23.2 million on a 6.1% drop in revenue.

GAINESVILLE, GA – Count On Tools said it plans to offer repair services for Mydata Agilis Feeders.

MALMO, SWEDEN – PartnerTech’s second-quarter sales were SEK 574 million, up 1.7% year-over-year. The EMS firm reported an after-tax loss of SEK 4 million, down from flat earnings last year.

GARDEN GROVE, CA ― OK International has launched a program for users to share assembly challenges related to their manufacturing processes.

SAN JOSE – Silicon Microstructures has successfully performed massive parallel testing of MEMS devices in production.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Justice Department has lodged a criminal complaint against a suburban Boston businessman for importing counterfeit semiconductors from China for sale in the US.

SHENZHEN – EMS provider Ryder Industries says it is extending its Coastal I factory here by 10,000 m². Construction began last month.

CINCINNATI – Seho North America is offering a selective soldering seminar on Sept. 19 here.

ENDICOTT, NY -- Endicott Interconnect Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday and plans to sell its assets.