MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA seeks abstracts for the following events taking place in 2015:

HERNDON, VA – iNEMI’s Component Specifications for Medical Products Project has published a report on its work to identify and define a set of component-level reliability qualification methods for critical electronic components used in implantable and wearable medical devices.

BATH, ENGLAND – Environ has received the Elektra European Electronics Industry 2014 Environmental Award for its Environmental Compliance 4 Products tool.

TAIPEI – Notebook computer shipments will grow 0.6% year-over-year in 2015 to 174.6 million units, while tablet shipments will decline 3.5% to 185.6 million units, says TrendForce.