TORONTO – Firan Technology Group’s Circuits segment sales were up $2.9 million year-over-year in the first quarter, or 23%. Net earnings before corporate and interest and other costs were $2.4 million, up 71.4%.

AUSTIN, TX – NI has donated hardware and software to the NYU Wireless research team to further mmWave communications, channel measurement and channel emulation research for 5G communications.

WASHINGTON – The acting chairman of the US Securities Exchange Commission suggested enforcement of a rule requiring public companies to disclose the origin of any conflict minerals would be tabled pending new commission recommendations.

SAARBRUCKEN, GERMANY -- Research scientists at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a new type of hybrid inks which permits electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen.