NANCHANG, CHINA – Jiangxi Hangde's 5 billion yuan ($697.7 million) copper foil project officially began operation this week in the Xiaolan Economic Development Zone.

WASHINGTON – Seven microelectronics firms received nearly $10 million in combined funding to commercialize technologies of interest to the US military services as winners of the Defense Business Accelerator (DBX) Microelectronics Challenge. The initiative is funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) and led by the US Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE).

Icape Group has acquired Bordan Electronic Consult, a German company specializing in tailored technical component distribution.

STONEHOUSE, UK – Amphenol has announced the acquisition of flex circuit manufacturer Trackwise Designs.