BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released the B revision of IPC-7351, Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standard.

The revision provides industry consensus guidance on requirements of land pattern geometries, as well as surface mount design recommendations for achieving the best solder joints.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai (Foxconn) will seek higher prices as it tries to offset rising wages in China, Reuters is reporting.

GLENVIEW, IL -- Illinois Tool Works' second-quarter profit rose 128% from a year ago to $420.8 million on a 20% jump in revenue to $4.08 billion.

SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 90-day moving average of $1.68 billion in orders in June, up 10.5% sequentially.