WASHINGTON -- The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has two weeks to respond to a new series of questions from US Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding Toyota's sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) problems.

BRUSSELS -- Comments are sought to a draft of the guidelines for using and complying to the RoHS Directive 2001/65/EU (RoHS 2).

VELLINGE, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech reported second-quarter revenue rose 2% from last year even as the market slowed from the first quarter.

PALO ALTO, CA -- HP will trim its notebook PC purchases from Foxconn in 2013 for unstated reasons, according to published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new standard from IPC establishes requirements for exchanging information on materials used to protect products during shipment.

FRAMINGHAM, MA and STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC market growth stalled in the second quarter as consumers were unmoved by aging product lines and a weak economy, a pair of research firms say.

WAYNESBORO, VA — PPI-Time Zero plans to expand its contract assembly operations here, just one year after opening the site.

MILPITAS, CA -- Creation Technologies today announced the opening of its second facility in the Silicon Valley. The manufacturing plant has been built to meet the growing demand of existing customers and the demand of new customers.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Asia-Pacific will be responsible for half of the 220 million unit set-top box market from 2013, says ABI Research.

DANBURY, CT – Contract electronics manufacturer KimchuK has opened its fourth facility here.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Technology said unconsolidated sales in June rose 69.1% year-over-year to NT$5.2 billion ($173.7 million).

SANTA CLARA – Shipments of LCD TVs are now expected to grow at a slower pace in 2012 than 2011, says NPD DisplaySearch.