FLINT, MI -- A Detroit area judge has ordered Toyota to turn over documents related to a fatal crash attributed by the victim's family to sudden unintended acceleration. The family is looking for evidence that tin whiskers may have played a role in causing a key sensor to fail, thus preventing the auto from slowing as designed.

MUNICH -- Productronica was off and running today, with 03015 packages the clear winner among the technical discussion trends. Attendance was generally strong all day on the assembly side, while the fabrication hall (singular) was light bordering on sparse.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) reported consolidated revenues rose 13.2% year-over-year to NT$382.6 billion ($13 billion) in October. Revenue was up 13.3% sequentially on higher demand for new iPhones and the iPad Air PC, the company said.

ATLANTA -- Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with commodity inkjet printers and off-the-shelf materials. For about $300 in equipment costs, anyone can produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.