MUNICH – X-ray inspection OEM MatriX Technologies has established a new production and service subsidiary in Singapore.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board shipments in December were down 14.5%, and orders decreased 7.5% year-over-year, says IPC.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Shipments of TFT-LCDs used in automobiles for devices such as navigation and rear seat DVD players increased 16% year-over-year to 49 million in 2012, says NPD DisplaySearch.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released the C revision of IPC-7095, Design and Assembly Process Implementation for BGAs.

SAN ANTONIO – The Indian electronics industry is expected to reach $94 billion in 2015, increasing annually about 10%, according to Frost & Sullivan.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK -- Soldertec in March will host a two-day conference on solder technology, featuring speakers from industry and government.

CREEDMOOR, NC -- Flextronics will close its electronics assembly factory here and lay off 157 employees by the end of the first quarter.

TOKYO -- Omron today reported revenues for its Industrial Automation Group are down 6.5% through the first three quarters of its fiscal year. The unit includes the company's electronics AOI development group.

DANDERYD, SWEDEN -- Lifco has withdrawn its offer to acquire EMS firm NOTE after failing to gain even a majority of the EMS firm's shareholder votes.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic today said net income for its fiscal second quarter was $3.6 million, up 13% from 2012.

PHOENIX -- Assembly Plus, a low-volume contract assembler based here, has closed and will be sold at auction.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The SMTA today announced upcoming offerings of SMT certification programs in four states across the US.