It’s  unfortunate how negative news often overshadows the positive trends which are occuring.  Every day I recieve an email newsletter from UP Media (subscribe to PCB Update here if you wish).  As an exercise in positive thinking, I have cut and pasted the most positive stories from the past week or so.  Hope you are encouraged!

• PWB fabricator Eltek reported 2008 revenues rose 15% to $43.1 million. PCD&F >>>
  
• Sanmina-SCI plans to expand its Ottawa assembly plant and add up to 90 workers by year-end. Circuits Assembly >>>
• Phoenix Precision Technology and Nan Ya may see double-digit growth for March. PCD&F >>>
• Firan Technology Group reported first-quarter sales rose 8% to $14.7 million. PCD&F >>>
• The MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC) named Dr. Beth Pruitt of Stanford as keynote speaker for its 7th Annual MEMS symposium. Circuits Assembly >>>
• Bell Helicopter awarded LaBarge a $5.1 million contract for V-22 Osprey aircraft. Circuits Assembly >>>
• DARPA has awarded Rice University $16 million to develop a new set of tools that can improve the performance of virtually any application running on any microprocessor. Rice >>>
• Netbook PC displays shipments will nearly quadruple to 47.4 million units in 2012. Circuits Assembly >>>
• Digi-Key has received two awards for outstanding sales achievement for 2008 from Honeywell Sensing and Control. Digi-Key >>>
• The consumer electronics market is showing signs of sustainable growth for the first time in over a year. Earth Times >>>