SMYRNA, GA – The PCB West 2008 two-day exhibition will be held Sept. 16 – 17 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA.

The exhibition features a sold-out show floor of 46 exhibiting companies for the PCB design industry. Exhibitors include Advanced Assembly, Applied Spectra, Dassault Systemes, Elgris Technologies, EMA Design Automation, Intercept Technology, IPC, JetPCB, National Instruments, Sigrity, Taconic, T-Tech, Valor Computerized Systems, X2y Attenuators, and others.

PCB West is for PCB engineers, designers, fabricators and managers and includes a five-day conference of more than 35 technical courses.

For more information, visit www.pcbwest.com.

TAIPEI – Compal Electronics today lowered its annual sales guidance by 9 to 13%, citing slowing US and European demand. The company, the world's second largest contract assembler of laptops, expects to ship 28 million to 29 million units this year, down from a previous forecast of 32 million. The company also forecast third-quarter shipments would grow 15% sequentially, down from earlier guidance of 20%.

ESPOO, FINLAND – Elcoteq SE has closed on a deal to purchase Philips' flat panel TV assembly operations in Juarez, Mexico. Under terms of the deal, Elcoteq will pay $32 million in cash for certain fixed assets and inventories.  The 740 local Philips personnel will become employees of Elcoteq.