Brussels, Belgium and Randburg, South Africa – Valor Computerized Systems has appointed South African-based Zetech CC as its representative.
Founded in 1986, Zetech supplies manufacturing equipment, software, materials and technical support to the electronics industry. Its customers are major electronic manufacturers in South Africa such as Elprom, Conlog, Grintek, Kentron, Microtronix, Panasonic and Shurlok. Zetech will resell and distribute Valor’s solutions, and will also provide implementation, support and training services for companies in the South African region.
ATLANTA, GA – PCB designers and engineers are invited to battle it out for the honor of being a top designer in the annual PCB Top Gun Hall of Fame contest. The intensive two-day contest, sponsored by Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture magazine, is held March 26-28 in conjunction with PCB Design Conference West in Santa Clara, CA
Participants will be put through a stringent battery of tests, including a written exam, personal interviews and an actual board design. The top scorer(s) will be inducted into the PCB Top Gun Hall of Fame, gaining a plaque and a coveted Top Gun-style leather flight jacket.
"We want to take every opportunity to promote PCB engineers and designers as the salt of the earth,” said Pete Waddell, president of UP Media Group Inc., publisher of PCD&M. “Since we cannot directly influence their salary or other compensation, we want to direct a spotlight on the talents of these individuals whenever possible. The PCB Top Gun Hall of Fame is one event that helps us do this."
Entry forms must be submitted by Tuesday, February 28.
SAN FRANCISCO – Fourth-quarter sales of PC units are topping even the most positive expectations, up 17% worldwide year-over-year, a leading analyst said today.
Chris Whitmore, an analyst with Deutsche Bank Equity Research, said recent remarks by AMD and Seagate suggest that demand is strong for PCs in general, and notebooks in particular. Furthermore, motherboard and notebook manufacturing are inline with normal seasonality, he said in a research note issued today.