EDINA, MN – SMTA International will take place in San Diego next year, marking the first time the trade show will be sited on the West Coast.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – April PWB shipments rose 12.9% year-over-year, and bookings 4.8% over last year, IPC reported today.
Year to date, shipments were up 6.5% and bookings 10.6%. Shipments were down 14.6% and bookings were off 19.1% versus March.
The book-to-bill edged up above parity, to 1.01. A ratio of more than 1.0 suggests demand is ahead of supply and is considered a sign of a rising market.
About 13% of the data are imported boards resold by North American fabricators.
Rigid PCB shipments, which make up 88% of sales, were up 12.2% and bookings were up 5.6% over last year.
Year to date, rigid shipments were up 6.6% and bookings were up 12.9%. Rigid shipments decreased 14.7% and bookings decreased 19.3% versus March.
Flexible circuit shipments in April were up 22.8%, while bookings were down 4.8% year-over-year.
Year to date, flex shipments were up 5% and bookings were down 14.3%. Compared to the March, flex shipments were down 12.5% and bookings fell 16.8%. The flex book-to-bill ratio was flat at 0.99.
WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson Corp., parent to several big-name electronics OEMs, reported second-quarter performance sales of $294 million, up 22% from last year.
Acquisitions added about 6% growth, while organic growth was 9%.
Acquisitions added about 6% growth, while organic growth was 9%.
HANOI – The premiere of the Nepcon Vietnam trade show attracted 7,028 visitors over three days earlier this month, show organizers said today.
The show was co-located with InterPlas Vietnam, InterMold Vietnam, Automotive Manufacturing Vietnam and Automation Vietnam.
Vietnam is an emerging market for electronics manufacturing and several major EMS and OEM firms have committed investments toward new facilities there.
The show was co-located with InterPlas Vietnam, InterMold Vietnam, Automotive Manufacturing Vietnam and Automation Vietnam.
Vietnam is an emerging market for electronics manufacturing and several major EMS and OEM firms have committed investments toward new facilities there.
Reed Tradex, the show producer, says sales for exhibition space for 2009 have already topped that of 2008. Next year's show takes place May 21-23.
SINGAPORE – SMT Holdings Ltd. reported fourth-quarter revenue was $134.6 million, up 7.1% year-over-year.
For the three months ended March 31, the net loss was $3.8 million, the EMS company reported.
For the year ended March 31, the group’s revenue was $543.5 million, up 12.2% compared to the same period last year. Net profit was $680,000, down 94.3% year-over-year.
The year-over-year revenue growth resulted mainly from higher demand for turnkey projects in industrial control products, says SMT. The higher net operating loss in the quarter, compared to the prior quarter, was caused by a decrease in gross profit because of fewer customer orders in consigned component assembly work, particularly in the computer peripheral and telecommunication products segments; severe cold weather in southern and central China during January, which affected the supply chain; fewer working days as a result of the Chinese New Year holidays; the continued escalation of wages, energy and other operating costs, and cost increase as a result of continued appreciation of the Chinese currency against the dollar.
“Our fiscal 2008 performance was disappointing,” said chairman and senior managing director Chan Kei Biu. “Global economic growth is expected to be slow with many challenges and uncertainties ahead. We are moving forward with greater caution.”
For the three months ended March 31, the net loss was $3.8 million, the EMS company reported.
For the year ended March 31, the group’s revenue was $543.5 million, up 12.2% compared to the same period last year. Net profit was $680,000, down 94.3% year-over-year.
The year-over-year revenue growth resulted mainly from higher demand for turnkey projects in industrial control products, says SMT. The higher net operating loss in the quarter, compared to the prior quarter, was caused by a decrease in gross profit because of fewer customer orders in consigned component assembly work, particularly in the computer peripheral and telecommunication products segments; severe cold weather in southern and central China during January, which affected the supply chain; fewer working days as a result of the Chinese New Year holidays; the continued escalation of wages, energy and other operating costs, and cost increase as a result of continued appreciation of the Chinese currency against the dollar.
“Our fiscal 2008 performance was disappointing,” said chairman and senior managing director Chan Kei Biu. “Global economic growth is expected to be slow with many challenges and uncertainties ahead. We are moving forward with greater caution.”
WASHINGTON -- The US International Trade
Commission granted Tessera Technologies' request for an investigation into
the unlawful importation, sale for importation and sale after importation of
certain small-format BGA packages
and products that include such packages.
A hearing date has not yet been set.
A hearing date has not yet been set.
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