GUANGZHOU CITY, CHINA -- A Viasystems Group printed circuit board plant here will be offline for up to six weeks following a fire early yesterday.
Asteelflash continues to move up the rankings of the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50 by pursuing an aggressive acquisition approach. With its recent purchase of German contract electronics assembler EN Electronic Network, Asteelflash is pushing north of $960 million in aggregate revenue, and its combined 31 plants rival several much larger EMS firms. Asteelflash CEO Gilles Benhamou explained the firm's moves to CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY editor in chief Mike Buetow in September.
SAN JOSE -- Will this year's semiconductor equipment slowdown mean pent-up demand will explode next year?