BTU International will highlight its PYRAMAX 150z12 thermal processing system at the upcoming GlobalTRONICS 2010. The exhibit will take place September 13-15 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Hall A, booth F12 in Singapore.

Component shortages have led to a traffic pileup in the global electronics supply chain, with major contract manufacturers facing a challenging supply imbalance, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.

Test Research Inc. of Taiwan presents their new AOI and SPI products at today’s opening of Nepcon South China with its end-to-end range of test solutions on display.

Infineon Technologies and Intel have entered into a definitive agreement to transfer Infineon’s Wireless Solutions (WLS) business to Intel in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion.

Flextronics announces a newly formed partnership with Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, whereby Flextronics will fund the development of a comprehensive Corporate Social and Environmental (CSER) curriculum within TU's School of Economics and Management (SEM).

Ellsworth Adhesives has created and launched a new company, Ellsworth Adhesives (Thailand) Ltd., in Bangkok, Thailand.

Siemens PLM Software has promoted Charles C. “Chuck” Grindstaff, currently executive vice president of Products and Chief Technology Officer, to president. Grindstaff’s appointment takes effect October 1 upon the beginning of Siemens’ new fiscal year.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Power, Government of India has announced a star labelling programme for washing machines under the Standards and Labelling programme.

With the tagline “Green Technologies for Electronics Manufacturing”, this year’s GlobalTRONICS aims to highlight the green products and services. More than 170 companies from 19 countries are expected at GlobalTRONICS 2010.

Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for the electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, has appointed R. Erik Miller to the position of Vice President and General Manager - Asia.

AT&S reports best first quarter results in its history. The 14% increase in revenues compared with the preceding quarter meant not only a respectable pre-tax profit, but was also substantially in excess both of AT&S forecasts and of market expectations.

CyberOptics Corporation will feature its award winning AOI and SPI In-Line inspection systems at Booth E24 in GlobalTRONICS 2010 scheduled to take place from September 13 - 15, 2010 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Hall A in Singapore.

The HARTING Technology Group officially opened its new Center of Innovation in Rahden, Germany.

India will be highlighted as a country of special interest at the upcoming NEPCON South China, scheduled to take place from August 31-September 2, 2010 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre, China.

AU Optronics' Board of Directors today approved a resolution for establishing a joint venture of TFT-LCD TV panel module production with Wistron Corporation at “Wistron Optical Campus” of the Zhongshan Torch Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone in Guangdong, China.

Blaze Technology Pte Ltd, a key sales partner of Dymax Corporation, has moved into new headquarters in Singapore, expanding their operations in Asia.

Alex Chen, Multitest's Taiwanese Regional Manager, recently became a member of the Semi Taiwan MEMS Committee to actively contribute to the success of the Asian MEMS industry.

Package on Package (PoP) component applications are growing in popularity for mobile and handheld professional electronics applications and with it, placing further demands on assembly engineers.

Many of the world's top experts on reliability and yield enhancement will present a series of workshops and individual presentations at this year's Electronics Assembly Reliability and Yield Enhancement Summit to be held September 21-23, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Three new subsidiaries expand Premier Farnell’s Asian footprint as element14, the first online technology resource, community and transactional websites for electronic design engineers launches today.