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ENDICOTT, NY -- EMS firm Catalyst Manufacturing Services has completed upgrades to its manufacturing facility here, including new flooring and layout.

BRUSSELS – European Parliament member and RoHS rapporteur Jill Evans announced plans to drop amendments calling for a ban of all brominated flame retardants, including those such as tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), that have been found safe under European Union risk assessment.

TAIPEI -- As it attempts to counter angry public sentiment, Hon Hai (Foxconn) will raise workers' salaries by about 20% in China, according to several published reports.

KREUZWERTHEIM, GERMANY – Seho Systems has introduced the Seho Academy, developed to help train employees in the operation of soldering systems.

Seminars are subdivided into reflow, selective and wave. Each category offers basic training courses on maintenance of soldering systems and optimization of processes and workflow.

Customers can select one or several training blocks from the existing courses to best suit individual needs.

Training courses can take place at the customer’s site or at Seho’s headquarters here.

For more information, visit www.seho.de.

WASHINGTON -- An International Trade Commission panel tasked with resolving a two-year patent battle pitting Rambus against Nvidia and several other big-name tech companies will delay ruling for two more months.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – April shipments at North American circuit board fabricators increased 30.7% year-over-year, as orders increased 37.6%.

STERLING, MA – A longtime veteran of the electronics equipment wars has now turned his sites to an even bigger forum -- cancer -- and is enlisting the aid of former colleagues in the fight.

SHANGHAI – Nepcon China, the Shanghai-based electronics equipment trade show, saw a 5.7% increase in attendees over last year, the show producer says.

Nearly 500 EMS companies exhibited at the event in April, which was held in conjunction with the inaugural Green Lighting Shanghai Expo and Forum 2010.

Together, the shows drew 14,310. In a post-show poll, 95% of visitors agreed the event was fully representative of the industry, Reed Exhibitions says. Nepcon China 2011 is scheduled to take place May 11-13 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center.

ATLANTA -- A new white paper seeks to shed light on the counterfeit component trend plaguing the electronics manufacturing industry, highlighting inbound inspections and counterfeit avoidance.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC on Tuesday issued a statement supporting the use of scientific-backed evaluations of potential restricted substances and their alternatives.

SAO PAULO – ASYS Group Americas announced today the expansion of its sales and service structure in Brazil.

This includes sales and service personnel to be located in Sao Paulo and Manaus.

ASYS Group’s product line includes board handling, laser markers, depaneling systems and screen printers.

SINGAPORE -- Surface Mount Technology Holdings, a top 50 EMS company, reported March quarter sales of HK$523.4 million ($67.1 million), up 31.6% from a year ago.