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TOKYO – Japanese chipmaker NEC Electronics Corp. said it could lose 500 staff as a result of a new $46.4 million early retirement program.
NEC has about 18,000 employees in Japan, and said this program would not affect its 2008 outlook.
Personnel age 40 and older, who have been with NEC five years or more, may apply, the company said.
The maker of chips for Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii is consolidating local production and research centers. NEC earlier reported restructuring would oust roughly 700 workers.
ARLINGTON, VA – The ECA reports researchers are predicting the electronic components market will grow in 2008 at essentially the same rate or slightly higher than 2007; the markets determining component supply and demand look positive, in spite of a precarious economy, says the association.
SAN FRANCISCO – South Korea’s RoHS/WEEE/ELV regulation went into effect Jan. 1, with some key provisions having various grace periods.
Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, and Junsik Youn, associate and overseas marketing manager of Eco-Frontier, will present a one-hour Webinar on March 6 at 12 p.m. EST on the legislation, formally known as Korea’s Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electric Products and Automobiles.
The Webinar informs on changes to the bills since last fall, and requirements for compliance. The speakers will provide an overview of South Korea’s RoHS/WEEE/ELV; a detailed description of the law’s requirements, provisions and documentation; offer recommended approaches to compliance and also answer questions.
The Webinar, presented by UP Media Group, is $169. The registration fee includes unlimited viewing of the event and a downloadable PDF of the presentation.
For more information visit
www.pcbshows.com/webinars.
To register, visit https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=103900&sessionid=1&key=7366751ABA1DAE1F6113DC0138B9881F&sourcepage=register.
Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, and Junsik Youn, associate and overseas marketing manager of Eco-Frontier, will present a one-hour Webinar on March 6 at 12 p.m. EST on the legislation, formally known as Korea’s Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electric Products and Automobiles.
The Webinar informs on changes to the bills since last fall, and requirements for compliance. The speakers will provide an overview of South Korea’s RoHS/WEEE/ELV; a detailed description of the law’s requirements, provisions and documentation; offer recommended approaches to compliance and also answer questions.
The Webinar, presented by UP Media Group, is $169. The registration fee includes unlimited viewing of the event and a downloadable PDF of the presentation.
For more information visit
www.pcbshows.com/webinars.
To register, visit https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=103900&sessionid=1&key=7366751ABA1DAE1F6113DC0138B9881F&sourcepage=register.
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