BANNOCKBURN, IL – The producers of IPC Apex Expo have selected a paper by a Nokia researcher as the best technical paper of the upcoming conference.

ANAHEIM, CA -- Summit Interconnect has acquired fellow PCB fabricator Streamline Circuits for an undisclosed sum.

TRSTENIK, SERBIA – Amphenol Automotive Technologies opened a factory here this week. Serbia’s government provided a $5.2 million subsidy for the effort, but the total cost of the facility was not disclosed.

ZHUHAI, CHINA -- Multek has named Reza Meshgin chief executive, effective Dec. 1. Outgoing CEO Franck Lize has decided to move into an advisory role with DSBJ, Multek’s parent company.