n the short term, the single-sided flexible circuits segment will perform adequately relative to sales; however, all signs point to a down turn next year. Performance for the rigid module substrates segment is dependant on positive trends from the global semiconductor market as well as fluctuations in exchange rates against the Japanese yen.
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PCB – Printed Circuit Boards
Review and projections for Japanese printed circuit board business
Printed circuit board and related materials trends
Many mid-sized flexible circuits manufacturers displayed 20 microns pitch and finer circuits for single-sided and double-sided circuits. A few companies employed the semi-additive process for pitches finer than …
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28.3% drop in printed circuit board shipments
Sales and orders improved in March over the first two months of the year due to seasonal effects, but year-on-year growth in rigid PCBs is still down significantly due …
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Schweizer Electronic and Japan’s Meiko Electronics make deal
Under the strategic partnership, Schweizer Electronic will be exclusively responsible for European printed circuit board (PCB) customers and Meiko Electronics exclusively for Asian PCB customers …
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Wall Street on EMS vs. ODM market share and market segments
Wall Street discusses EMS vs. ODM market share, various market segments, emerging market opportunities and …
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China’s risk: Bubbles burst, that’s what they do
Combined, all of these issues, and many others are becoming fault lines in the foundation that has allowed China to recover from the economic …
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Acquisition gives Flextronics expanded global footing and capabilities
Until recently, Flextronics’ largest market segment was mobile phones, which accounted for over 30% of revenue. With the acquisition of Solectron this changes the entire landscape of the EMS, and ODM, industries.
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12 Questions for the Occam Process before buying the farm
The Occam Process is touted to be environmentally compliant or, friendly. However, the process uses photolithography and copper plating procedures. Aren’t these processes quite ‘dirty’? Won’t these processes, which will be new to most potential adopters, be a challenge to implement?
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Taking the pulse of EMS
While internal, defensive, cost-control issues dominated the companies’ reports; most firms also …
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Printed circuit board industry to see global revenues reach upwards of $76 billion by 2012
Global revenues for printed circuit boards (PCB) are given for a multitude of categories and the report details how regional shifts in PCB production and usage will continue through …
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