TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported first-quarter net profits of NT$14.92 billion ($511.4 million), up 3.6% year-over-year.

MIDLAND, MI -- Dow said sales at its Electronic and Functional Materials unit slipped 1% year-over-year to $1.1 billion on lower volumes.

BERNECK, SWITZERLAND -- Optiprint is investing 8.5 million euros ($11.2 million) to upgrade its factory here. The site, when complete, will become the Swiss board fabricator's new headquarters.

TOKYO – DuPont-Toray has filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court against Ube Industries for allegedly infringing a Japanese patent related to formulation and properties of polyimide film used in chip-on-flex circuits.

In its court filing, DuPont-Toray alleges Ube has infringed patent no. 4777471 covering Kapton polyimide film.

The firm says Ube manufactured and sold polyimide film graded as UPILEX SGAV1.