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SAN FRANCISCO -- After strong shipment growth in 2008, PCs may be headed for a dip in 2009, a top Deutsche Bank analyst said today. The credit market and deteriorating macro outlook are the culprits, says Chris Whitmore.
"We expect a difficult PC environment in 2009. We estimate industry-wide PC unit growth of 6% year-over-year and flat revenue growth," Whitmore wrote in a research note today.
"We expect a difficult PC environment in 2009. We estimate industry-wide PC unit growth of 6% year-over-year and flat revenue growth," Whitmore wrote in a research note today.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Unisem Group has started volume shipment of packages using copper wirebonding technology.
Integrated Device Technology thin shrink small outline packages integrate Unisem’s copper wirebonds for a range of applications, including clock devices for desktops and notebook PCs.
“IDT recognizes the traction copper has gained as an interconnect material in semiconductor packaging. The clear advantages of copper – better performance and higher electrical test yields – helped convince us and our customers of the strategic benefits we would receive by using copper wire,” said Anne Katz, vice president of worldwide assembly and test for IDT.
By 2009, 30% of Unisem’s wirebonders will be set up for copper, the company says.
HANOVER, NH – A large customer of ACT Electronics has filed suit, alleging the struggling EMS firm is demanding $250,000 to release product and other gear the customer claims to have paid for.
In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court, Hypertherm Inc. says ACT is attempting to “extort” the contested monies. The dispute is costing Hypertherm a reported $47,000 per day and has forced the company to cease production on one of its lines.
ACT is facing financial issues, according to the lawsuit and other parties reached by Circuits Assembly. In recent weeks, ACT has announced mass layoffs at its Hudson, MA, and Corinth, MI, facilities.
The original December 2007 deal established payables were due 30 days after the product's receipt. Hypertherm reportedly purchased $60,000 to $70,000 worth of product a week from ACT, according to the New Hampshire Business Review.
Last month, ACT reportedly claimed “financial difficulties" and demanded Hypertherm pay in advance for its product builds. The suit alleges Hypertherm prepaid for $44,000 worth of product, yet ACT demanded an additional $250,000 for future builds before it would deliver the boards.
In response, Hypertherm demanded ACT release the paid-for product, plus stencils, test fixtures and tooling worth a reported $100,000. ACT thus far has refused, according to the suit. Hyperthem seeks an injunction.
ACT is facing financial issues, according to the lawsuit and other parties reached by Circuits Assembly. In recent weeks, ACT has announced mass layoffs at its Hudson, MA, and Corinth, MI, facilities.
The original December 2007 deal established payables were due 30 days after the product's receipt. Hypertherm reportedly purchased $60,000 to $70,000 worth of product a week from ACT, according to the New Hampshire Business Review.
Last month, ACT reportedly claimed “financial difficulties" and demanded Hypertherm pay in advance for its product builds. The suit alleges Hypertherm prepaid for $44,000 worth of product, yet ACT demanded an additional $250,000 for future builds before it would deliver the boards.
In response, Hypertherm demanded ACT release the paid-for product, plus stencils, test fixtures and tooling worth a reported $100,000. ACT thus far has refused, according to the suit. Hyperthem seeks an injunction.
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