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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian exports slumped 4.9% year-over-year in November on the market for electronics products fell nearly 11%.

Overall exports were $14.8 billion for the month, beating economists' estimates but still the lowest drop in seven years. Electrical and electronics products make up about 40% ($5.92 billion) of the nation's exports.

Singapore, Japan and the US are the biggest recipients of Malaysian-built products. Exports to the US dropped 17% year-over-year in November, and demand for locally manufactured products from companies such as Dell, Western Digital and Intel slowed. The US was once Malaysia's biggest trading partner but has slipped to third in the past two years.

Malaysia remains a bright spot in the world economy, with a large trade surplus and GDP forecasts calling for 2.8% growth in 2009.

EAST WINDSOR, CT – Blue Thunder Technologies Inc. reported 26% growth in 2008.

The privately held company, which manufactures wiping products and supplies consumable items used in cleanrooms, assembly lines, laboratories and manufacturing, has had double-digit growth since it was founded in 2001.

The firm says it is hiring and moving to new corporate headquarters that will quadruple its existing facility.

EAST WINDSOR, CT – High-Tech Conversions announced double-digit growth for 2008.

The privately held manufacturer of wiping products and supplier of consumable items used in cleanrooms, assembly lines, laboratories and manufacturing has seen double-digit growth each year since its 1995 founding.

High-Tech Conversions will be moving to a larger modern manufacturing facility in the first quarter of 2009, as well as ramping production in China, Mexico and Germany.

TAIPEI -- OEM/ODM Micro-Star International will refocus its notebook computer line on the hot netbook market and may spin off its Wind brand of low-cost "nettop" PCs.

YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems has acquired the assets of PCB Matrix Corp., a provider of EDA library generation tools for both land pattern and schematic symbols. No financial terms were disclosed.

PCB Matrix's software automates custom schematic symbol generation, and adds land pattern generation to Valor’s portfolio.

In a press release, Valor vice president of Design Market Patrick McGoff said, “Extending the value of the ISO-certified content upstream into the design arena is a logical progression for us. We believe the industry will benefit from a streamlined library creation process that has the potential to incorporate manufacturing knowledge into the EDA libraries. This will ultimately lead to more manufacturable designs the first time through.”