BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC today announced the deadline for participation in a survey for its annual Quality Benchmark Study for Electronics Assembly has been extended to Apr. 30.

SAN JOSE, CA – ASM Pacific Technology reported first quarter revenue of $198.3 million, an increase of 22.6% year-over-year and down 11.9% sequentially.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported first quarter revenue up 11% year-over-year to $83.3 million.

CAMBRIDGE, MA – A team of 18 researchers, led by MIT, Berkeley, and BU, reports a technique for assembling on-chip optics and electronics separately, enabling use of more modern transistor technologies. The technique only requires existing manufacturing processes.