January 11, 2008 – The Association Connecting Electronics Industries has announce the release of three printed circuit board (PCB) studies …
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Trends & Observations
Printed circuit board (PCB) studies released by IPC
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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Printed electronics may influence high-volume, low-cost electronics components manufacturing
December 26, 2007 – The greatest market penetration by printing technologies to date has been in displays and lighting for portable electronics. Many of the technologies …
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Asian printed circuits sector ends ’07 with rally
December 23, 2007 – The Asian printed wire board (PWB) industry overcame some challenges in 2007 but more challenges lie ahead in …
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Reading tea leaves for top EMS providers
Deutsche Bank Equity Research prepared a fairly detailed report on the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector focusing on …
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Benchmark Electronics president joins Flowserve board of directors
December 19, 2007 – Flowserve, serving the fluid motion and control industry, today announced the appointment of …
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EMS mergers and acquisitions for Q3 2007
December 4, 2007 – EMS consolidations represented two transactions, or 17% of total activity in Q3 2007, down from seven transactions in …
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High value manufacturing focus of £23m UK investment
November 30, 2007 – The Technology Strategy Board is inviting applications for financial support for new research and development manufacturing projects that …
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Auto electronics network market to hit $1 billion by 2014
Demand for new automotive network protocols is facilitating car maker ability to meet increasing pressures from the consumer appetite. Options such as in-car portable music players, rear-seat video entertainment and advanced active safety systems will begin to penetrate the lower segments. This will add pressure to increase…
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Chinese electronics industrial parks overseas
November7, 2007 – Wang Bingke, Deputy Director for the Economic System Reform and Economic Operation Division of MII, communicated a Chinese delegation is …
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