WASHINGTON, DC — Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached their highest point of the year in November, giving reason for optimism that the market might be turning around.
DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK -- SMT equipment distributor SMT Xtra has purchased the assets of Elcoteq's former plant in Pécs, Hungary for about $10 million.
ROUND ROCK, TX -- Electronic Component Manufacturing has closed and will be auctioned, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY has learned.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The US House of Representatives has approved a bill calling for severe penalties on those that pass US companies' trade secrets to foreign governments.
WARRENDALE, PA -- AS5553A, a new standard for counterfeit electronics parts avoidance and detection, is in the final phases of review by the SAE Aerospace Council and should be released in January, the SAE G19 Committee said.
PALO ALTO, CA -- Hewlett-Packard's commitment to its struggling PC business is drawing new attention thanks to its latest SEC filing that indicates certain units might be on the block.