Most of the organic molecules are electrically inert, and this is the reason why insulated materials such as the base substrates in printed circuit boards are made of plastic resins. However, some of …
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Organic electronics and today’s electronic devices
Trend report: Regional manufacturing productivity, hourly compensation, labor costs
Greatest decline in total hours worked occurred in U.S. manufacturing. Total manufacturing labor compensation declined in Japan, Canada, United Kingdom. U.S. manufacturing sector improved unit labor cost competitiveness against all economies compared except Korea and the United Kingdom.
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Visiting ODMs on-site: Quanta, ASUSTEK, Compal, Wistron, MiTAC, Qisda…
Prior to the on-site visit, OEMs should have a full supplier vendor evaluation survey completed. This survey will help to establish the visit’s agenda and it should include…
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Merger, acquisition advisor Jean Manas joins Sanmina-SCI board
Before starting his own company, Manas was a senior executive with leading investment banking firms, most recently as Americas head of mergers & acquisitions and …
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EMS stock index outperforms S&P Q3 2009
Looking at EMS companies by tier, based on quarter-over-quarter share price performance, winners and losers can be identified by looking at …
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Struggling PCB giant Merix changes landscape with Viasystems merger
Merix has struggled in recent years post its own massive Asian acquisition, and had been expected by many on Wall Street and in private equity to be sold eventually to …
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Jabil: Some EMS better than others. Get over it.
Considering the current electronics supply chain economic environment which has improved, but remains sluggish with somewhat limited visibility for many EMS providers, Jabil Circuit has managed …
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Leading EMS / ODM flex muscle
Despite the various adjustments that EMS providers have had to make, a resurgence of notebook and netbook orders to the ODMs has inspired bullish sentiment among a number of companies, including…
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EMS provider Sanmina-SCI gets new CFO
Bob Eulau brings over 20 years of financial and operational management experience to Sanmina-SCI, most recently as …
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IPC to convene EMS, PCB, OEM companies to create intellectual property standard
Leading PCB manufacturers, EMS providers and OEM companies will be tasked to help with IP protection standards so that …
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