TORONTO – Firan Technology Group announced new contracts valued at more than $15 million by a Tier 1 US avionics OEM.

SHANGHAI – DuPont announced today that it is investing more than $80 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, in the Jiangsu Province of China.

YAVNE, ISRAEL – Orbotech reported third quarter PCB revenues were $94.7 million, including $56.7 million in equipment sales, up 10.5% year-over-year.

POWAY, CA – Cohu reported fiscal third quarter net sales of $86.2 million, down 8% year-over-year and 13.6% sequentially. GAAP income for the quarter was $4.8 million, down 45.5% compared to the same period last year and down 58.6% sequentially.