| Benchmark Wins iRobot Program |
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| Written by Mike Buetow | |||
| Thursday, 05 June 2008 05:20 | |||
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ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics will supply EMS services to iRobot Corp. in a deal the company calls a significant contract. The company didn't disclose the length or value of the program. The program will be built in one of Benchmark's four ITAR-compliant facilities in the US. iRobot designs behavior-based robots that help people complete complex and dangerous tasks.
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| RoHS's Side Benefits |
I have mentioned numerous times that the first purpose of RoHS is to help make recycling easier. So RoHS was developed to support WEEE. One would imagine that, in doing this, the EU was primarily concerned with recycling in the EU. |
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| 2001 vs. 2009: Why Semis Did Better This Time |
The Great Recession that began in the fourth quarter of 2008, at the height of the holiday spending season, had an enormous effect on world economies in 2009. The bursting of the bubble housing market in the US resulted in the meltdown of financial institutions around the world. |
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Chip caps are prone to leakage, so consider these test methods for minimizing electrical failures. |
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