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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The automotive electronics market is primed for outsourcing, Jabil Circuit CEO Tim Main said in an interview published this week.

Main told Forbes.com that the combination of higher electronics content in vehicles and “an intense need” for auto makers and their suppliers to cut costs bodes well for “great long-term growth.”

WASHINGTON -- Dr. Rick Tsai, president and chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and David McCormick, undersecretary Bureau of Industry & Security, U.S. Department of Commerce will speak next month on challenges and opportunities presented by the increasing integration of the U.S., Taiwan and China semiconductor markets.

The Taiwan + China Semiconductor Outlook 2006 will be held Jan. 12, in Santa Clara, CA. The US-Taiwan Business Council is host of the event, the third in a serie. The SIA is a cosponsor.

Visit www.taiwan-china-outlook.com for more information.

SAN JOSE -- Sanmina-SCI today said it would sign a multi-year deal to build PC peripherals for Adaptec Inc. As part of the deal, Sanmina will also take over certain Singapore manufacturing assets and inventory from Adaptec. The deal is expected to close in January, although no financial terms were announced.

HIALEAH, FL -- EMS provider Simclar Inc. will buy Northrop Grumman's Litton Interconnect Technologies assembly business in the U.S. for $28 million. Simclar Inc.'s parent company has agreed to acquire certain assets of the Litton assembly businesses in the U.K. and China through its subsidiary Simclar Interconnect Technologies Ltd.

GENEVA -- The International Electrotechnical Commission has decided not to publish a standard covering the marking and labeling of products designated as lead-free or RoHS compliant.

In a press release posted to an industry listserv, the trade group reportedly said it would instead produce a technical specification with proposals for marking presence or non-presence of substances. In doing so, the press release said, IEC turned down a proposal from IPC, which has pending standards for marking and labeling.

MILPITAS, CA -- Solectron Corp. Thursday night reported fiscal first-quarter net earnings of $20.2 million on sales of $2.46 billion. Last year, the EMS firm showed a profit of $58.2 million, while sales dropped about 9% from $2.69 billion a year ago.