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SAN JOSE -- Call it EMS Harmony. EMS consulting group Charlie Barnhart & Associates has launched an online program said to enable OEMs to identify appropriate electronics manufacturing services partners.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — A US trade group yesterday launched a campaign to convince the environmental agencies and governments of Germany and Sweden to keep Tetrabromobisphenol(a) (TBBPA) legal in electronics products.

HERNDON, VA -- Jim McElroy, the chief executive of the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, is set to retire. A search for a successor has been launched.

MINNEAPOLIS – RITE USA has signed an exclusive agreement to represent Exergy Technologies Corp. in North America and Canada.

No financial terms were disclosed.

RITE USA represents manufacturers in North America. The firm provides system solutions to the PCB and EMS marketplace, featuring EthorCel.

Exergy is a California-based manufacturer of industrial water and chemical recycling systems, utilizing advanced membrane and electro-membrane technologies.

SAN JOSE – The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors rose 5.4% sequentially to $16.5 billion worldwide in May, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.

SAN DIEGO – The program for SMTA International is finalized and registration is open. The conference will be held at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, Oct. 4-8.

The program includes 18 courses, 120 technical papers and three symposia: Evolving Technologies Summit, Contract Manufacturing Symposium, and Lead-Free Soldering Technology Symposium. Areas of focus include manufacturing and assembly, advanced packaging, substrates, soldering, business issues and process control.

Peter Barry of Jet Propulsion Laboratory will talk about NASA's missions in the keynote .

The exhibition will feature more than 100 suppliers.

For more information, visit www.smta.org/smtai.