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AUSTIN, TX -- Touch screen shipments increased 29% year-over-year in 2009 to 606 million units, DisplaySearch reports.

STRASBOURG -- The battle between non-government organizations over the next set of RoHS rules is heating up. IPC last week took a shot at ChemSec over its advocacy for adding brominated flame retardants to the list. ChemSec today fired back, citing support from a bevy of big-name OEMs.

HELSINKI -- Nokia's uptick in cellphone sales -- the company shipped a reported 107 million units last quarter, more than the next three competitors combined -- is good news for contract assemblers as the phone OEM says it will start to outsource some assembly later this year.

While filling its own factories comes first, the improving market could lead to some outsourcing, a company spokesperson told Reuters.

Nokia announced last July it would bring all its electronics assembly production in house as falling demand created excess capacity at its factories.

Foxconn, BYD, Jabil and Elcoteq were Nokia's primary EMS suppliers. Nokia outsourced 17% of its manufacturing in 2008.

SAN ANTONIO — Season Group has acquired the assets of fellow electronics manufacturing services firm DC Electronics for an undisclosed amount.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported first-quarter reported revenue from continuing operations of $62.9 million, down from $67.7 million for the prior year.

GLENVIEW, IL -- ITW today reported operating revenue increased 19% during the April quarter over the year-ago period on stronger consumer and industrial end-markets worldwide.