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SHANGHAI, CHINA - Electronica & ProductronicaChina, held for the seventh time at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, will increase exhibition space by 30%, according to an industry press release.

SAN DIEGO, CA - A senior executive at Sony has reported solid U.S. sales for the company in the first two months of the year, despite economic concerns.

"We have already had a solid January and February," said Stan Glasgow, Sony US president and COO.

He noted that the company had a record holiday sales season, and that it had gained market share for some products. He added that he expected total global sales of Blu-ray high-definition movie players produced by all manufacturers to reach approximately 5 million in 2008, and that most will be sold in the U.S.

CHICAGO - AT&T will reportedly invest $1 billion worldwide this year to expand networks and services in key markets.

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Greg Brutus of At&T Asia Pacific said that the largest portion of the investment would be spent outside the United States, to install undersea fiber-optic cables for an Ethernet network in Europe and Asia.

SAN JOSE – Tessera Technologies claims recent questions over a handful of the chip-packaging firm’s patents mischaracterized the process and the patents’ validity.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – In a nod to the IPC’s expansion into China, Bob Neves, chairman and CTO of Microtek Laboratories, has been named the latest inductee into IPC’s Hall of Fame.

Neves has represented the U.S. and IPC at IEC meetings for a decade, and has helped spur the IPC’s move into China.

Neves, who has been active with IPC since 1986, is a former chairman of key committees for printed boards and bare board specifications. He also chaired the California Circuits Association Council of the IPC.

Based on lifetime achievement, the award is the association’s highest level of recognition, honoring members who make extraordinary contributions to IPC and the electronic interconnect industry.

Neves involved Microtek in several IPC test programs and has played an active role in IPC long-range planning and roadmapping sessions.