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SAN JOSE -- Demand for handsets and notebooks are jumping, a leading tech analyst said today, basing its observations on meetings with more than 15 Asian electronics companies.
SG Cowen semiconductor analysts said the meetings found continued acceleration in GSM and GPRS handsets and strength in everything from notebooks to enterprise networking to wireless components.
The analysts said strength is expected across most consumer end-markets, particularly LCD monitors and high end TVs. Desktops have slowed, however, the firm said.
The analysts reported meeting with several of the largest Asian distributors, ODMs, component suppliers, foundries and back-end assembly and test vendors.
SG Cowen semiconductor analysts said the meetings found continued acceleration in GSM and GPRS handsets and strength in everything from notebooks to enterprise networking to wireless components.
The analysts said strength is expected across most consumer end-markets, particularly LCD monitors and high end TVs. Desktops have slowed, however, the firm said.
The analysts reported meeting with several of the largest Asian distributors, ODMs, component suppliers, foundries and back-end assembly and test vendors.
NEW BEDFORD, MA – And another one falls.
Epec LLC, a printed circuit board manufacturer since 1952, is exiting the production business. The company will sell its equipment at auction and concentrate on its board distribution business.
One of America’s first PCB shops, Epec's founders also cofounded the IPC, in 1957. Primarily a single and double-sided prototype shop, in recent years it added capabilities up to 16 layers. Of late, production made up about 25% of the company’s business, with the remainder brokered boards, general manager Gene St. Onge told Circuits Assembly.
Epec will retain a small amount of equipment to handle repair work.
The auction takes place Sept. 21. A preview will be held Sept. 20 at the company’s plant.
Epec LLC, a printed circuit board manufacturer since 1952, is exiting the production business. The company will sell its equipment at auction and concentrate on its board distribution business.
One of America’s first PCB shops, Epec's founders also cofounded the IPC, in 1957. Primarily a single and double-sided prototype shop, in recent years it added capabilities up to 16 layers. Of late, production made up about 25% of the company’s business, with the remainder brokered boards, general manager Gene St. Onge told Circuits Assembly.
Epec will retain a small amount of equipment to handle repair work.
The auction takes place Sept. 21. A preview will be held Sept. 20 at the company’s plant.
WASHINGTON, DC – China is gearing up for a January implementation of its version of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive, according to a posting last month by a federal agency employee on the leadfree.org listserv. At an August workshop at the Department of Commerce, Chinese officials announced that China’s version of RoHS will go into effect January 2006, said Dr. John Sieber.
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