STAMFORD, CT — The electronics equipment industry recovery is underway, but uncertainty swirls thanks to the macroeconomic recovery and the effectiveness of government stimulus packages, especially when that stimulus runs out, a leading research firm says.

WILSONVILLE, OR – Leading EDA vendor Mentor Graphics announced last night an agreement to buy Valor Computerized Systems for $82 million in cash and stock in a deal expected to be finalized by March 2010.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- EMS provider NBS has added a 10,000 sq. ft. facility dedicated to box-build and system integration services.

SAN FRANCISCO – Phones and printers are among the electronics products covered by a document restricting the disposal of electronics products issued last week by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.