(May 12, 2005) San Jose, Calif. &#8212 MemsTech and MTBSolutions have joined together to provide North American customers with support and manufacturing services for MEMS-based products. Under the terms of the agreement, MTBSolutions will provide design, engineering, applications, and market support for MemsTech’s foundry and packaging facilities.

(May 13, 2005) Thomaston, Conn. &#8212 Summit Corp. of America is providing lead-free plating of strip and wire for connectors, lead frames, and electronic devices for the telecommunications, appliance, automotive, computer, semiconductor, and electronics industries, employing its Reflow Metallization process developed in-house. The company can also plate any metal or combination of metals in continuous strips, while meeting the lead-free legislation international standards.