BEIJING – China’s electronics industry saw investments for the first five months of this year climb 16.5% to RMB 118.03 billion (US$17.28 billion) reports the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
SAN JOSE, CA – EDA industry first-quarter revenue fell 10.7% from last year to $1192.1 million, reports the EDA Consortium (EDAC). The decline is primarily attributed to changes in accounting methods by Cadence Design Systems.
TORONTO – Firan Technology Group Corp. (FTG) reported second-quarter sales dropped 11% from last year to $14.6 million on decreased customer demand and the shifting US exchange rate.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — A US trade group has launched a campaign to convince the environmental agencies and governments of Germany and Sweden to keep Tetrabromobisphenol(a) (TBBPA) legal in electronics products.