BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released IPC-T-50 Revision M, Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Circuit reported preliminary fiscal third quarter net revenue of $4.4 billion, up 15% from a year ago.

WAYZATA, MN -- Nortech Systems today announced an agreement to acquire a privately owned Minneapolis area medical product design and engineering firm for an undisclosed price.

ROSEMONT, IL – The SMTA has finalized the program for SMTA International and opened registration.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES -- EMS firm Cirtek Holdings is undergoing due diligence for the acquisition of a local electronics manufacturing firm, a company executive said.

SANTA ROSA, CA -- A Keysight subsidiary today announced a $600 million offer for Anite, a UK-based supplier of test and measurement tools to the wireless market.

DALLAS -- The worldwide stretchable electronics market is expected to grow 96% on a compound annual basis through 2023, reaching nearly $1 billion in that timeframe.

VERN SUR SEICHE, FRANCE -- Lacroix Electronics named Stéphane Klajzyngier managing director of its Electronics division, effective June 1.

HYDERABAD, INDIA – Indian mobile handset maker Micromax will set up a mobile device manufacturing facility here, the first such plant in the state of Telangana.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- The collaborative robotics sector is expected to increase roughly tenfold between 2015 and 2020, reaching over $1 billion according to a new study.

SRIPERUMBUDUR, INDIA – An Indian court has put a temporary hold preventing a Foxconn subsidiary from removing machinery from its plant here following a petition filed by former workers at the plant, according to reports.

NATICK, MA -- Ametek has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems division for approximately $160 million in cash.