BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – Cicor Group has acquired Swedish development company Nordic Engineering Partner AB and established a significant presence in the Nordics.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA -- XLR8 EMS and Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. have signed a deal to form a strategic alliance that includes the transfer of certain employees to XLR8.

SAINT-HERBLAIN, FRANCE -- Lacroix reported third quarter revenue for ongoing operations fell 9.5% from a year ago on slower demand from North America and a downturn in the automotive market.

ATLANTA – Sales sentiment for electronics components seems to be mired in the doldrums with October sentiment as measured by the Electronics Components Sales Trend survey (ECST) struggling to remain essentially neutral at 97.1 compared to September.