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SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $40.47 billion in 2006, a 23% year-over-year increase, SEMI reported today.
"The worldwide semiconductor equipment industry resumed strong growth in 2006 as the robust memory chip market and continued transition to 300mm wafers fueled sales of manufacturing technology," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
"The worldwide semiconductor equipment industry resumed strong growth in 2006 as the robust memory chip market and continued transition to 300mm wafers fueled sales of manufacturing technology," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge Inc. has received additional orders totaling $4.4 million from Modular Mining Systems for electronic assemblies used in mine information management systems. The company expects to receive follow-on orders.
SIEVI, FINLAND -- Scanfil PLC, the second largest EMS group in the Nordic region, today announced manufacturing operations at its Oulu
plant will end this summer while those at its Äänekoski plant will be transferred to other
units by end of September. A total of 95 workers will be laid off.
Scanfil's EMS operations had 2006 sales of about 240 million euros.
Scanfil's EMS operations had 2006 sales of about 240 million euros.
SUNNYVALE, CA -- Palm Inc. might be a takeover target, with speculation high that the firm could be bought by private equity firms or even Motorola.
The maker of handheld computers could fetch a price as high as $2 billion, according to several reports.
The maker of handheld computers could fetch a price as high as $2 billion, according to several reports.
BALVE, GERMANY – Solder material suppliers Balver Zinn and Cobar Group have signed an agreement to merge, a deal that would result in annual company sales of over $50 million. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter. No financial terms were disclosed.
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