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WELLESLEY, MA — The global market for home theater technologies and services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9% through 2013, a new report says.

The market, worth $1.9 billion in 2006, is expected to reach $2.1 billion this year and $2.9 billion by 2013, BCC Research said.

CARLSBAD, CA – Asymtek has expanded its facility in Singapore to include a modern lab with a full range of dispensing and coating equipment.

The company is colocated in the facility with parent Nordson and fellow subsidiary EFD. Asymtek offers equipment service, product demonstrations and the latest technical data on dispensing at the site.

RENTON, WA – Microscan will purchase Siemens' machine vision business for an unspecified amount. The deal is expected to close Sept. 19. Microscan said it would maintain the Nashua, NH, site of the Siemens' business, formerly Acuity CiMatrix, and retain the majority of the workforce.

SMYRNA, GA – Circuits Assembly will accept entries for its 2009 New Product Introduction Award for electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers beginning Nov. 3.

SAN FRANCISCO – Major IT OEMs gave cautious outlooks on the macro environment and overall IT spending at an analyst-sponsored conference last week.

MALVERN, PA – Vishay Intertechnology has acquired a specialty capacitor (wet tantalum) product line from Kemet Corp. for $35.2 million and other consideration in the form of a three-year term loan of $15 million.

Sales of these products during Kemet’s fiscal-year ended March 31 were approximately $16 million, of which approximately $7 million represent former Arcotronics products (acquired last year by Kemet ) sold mostly outside of the US.

Worldwide sales during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 were $4.4 million.

Closing is scheduled to occur by the end of business today.