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STOCKHOLM – EMS provider NOTE has acquired all shares in Oslo-based electronics manufacturer Norteam Electronics AS, the company said. Financial details were not disclosed. Read more ...
MEMPHIS -- Flextronics last night informed a local development board of its plans to invest $2 million in new and expanded electronics repair operations here.

The EMS company told the Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board of plans to open a new facility a few blocks from its current site, on Holmes Rd. Furthermore, Flextronics will expand its existing site, the Memphis Business Journal reported.

Flextronics has earmarked $2 million for the projects, and add a reported 151 new jobs.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – A just-released survey of some 85 senior-level executives at semiconductor companies finds a majority sees R&D and capital expenditures decreasing significantly next year.

As economic conditions and consumer spending continue to deteriorate, semiconductor executives are turning more pessimistic, and anticipate a steep decline in profitability during the next 12 to 18 months, says the consulting group that conducted the survey.
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SAN JOSE – The MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council in February will sponsor a symposium on semiconductor packaging’s effect on consumer electronics.
 
The technical event will address packages for consumer products, with session topics including time-to-market and consumer semiconductor packaging; cost-of-ownership challenges for consumer products; solutions for consumer product miniaturization, and advancing technologies for consumer electronics.
 
It takes place Feb. 19 in San Jose. For more information, visit www.meptec.org.
ST. PETERSBURG – The economy could sink not just Jabil's near-term growth, but also more than $30 million in tax rebates and other incentives tied to the EMS company’s new headquarters here.
 
Under a controversial deal agreed on earlier this year, Jabil must begin construction on a new, $50-million headquarters within a year and add about 860 jobs by 2012, according to reports. The company must also keep local employment above 1,800; it currently employs 1,872. Read more ...
MANASSAS, VA – Zestron has expanded its team with the addition of Alexander Koegel as junior product manager.

Koegel primarily will be responsible for products related to surface cleanliness and bath analysis, and will support activities related to the German press and the company’s services.
 
Started in 1975, Zestron has global technical centers in the US, Europe and Asia.

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