ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology will establish a group of electronics design and quality assurance laboratories around the country to support local supply chains, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND -- DEK has presented 15 Tsinghua DEK SMT scholarships to students at Beijing-based Tsinghua University as part of their joint program to nurture young engineering talent.
BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY -- Kitron today named Dag Songedal interim CEO, pending the appointment of a permanent CEO.
SAN JOSE — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings plunged 32% year-over-year in the first quarter, SEMI said this week.
WASHINGTON, DC -- A US House of Representatives committee has submitted a report directing the Missile Defense Agency to consider highly accelerated life testing and highly accelerated stress screening test equipment as means for determining reliability issues, including ones caused by counterfeit electronic components.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — Leading macroeconomic indicators and electronics supply chain indicators point to slow growth in the second quarter, according to IPC's monthly report.