SANTA CLARA, CA – EMS provider NBS Design Inc. has opened two PCB layout facilities in recent weeks.
The first, in Dallas, has been in operation since mid-July and is run by Russ Wirth. In mid-August, NBS will open its third layout operation, to be located in Nashua, NH; another PCB industry veteran, Kathy Descoteaux, will run that operation.
The eight-year-old company also has a design center and manufacturing facility in Santa Clara.
In a statement, NBS president Craig Arcuri says the “addition of two such prominent and experienced industry players” will help the company broaden its “national footprint.”
Arcuri was the founder of Design Solutions Inc., the network of PCB service bureaus that peaked at more than 100 designers before he sold it to Flextronics.
SAN FRANCISCO – The PC market is springing back to life, with benign pricing, favorable component costs, and improving unit growth, a leading analyst said.
In a research note issued today, Deutsche Bank’s Equity Research Group said PC unit growth will continue to accelerate through year-end, and consensus expectations for PC unit growth should trend toward the firm’s earlier prediction of 15%.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems announced second-quarter revenues rose 14.8% over the same quarter last year to $10.6 million. The software company’s net profit fell 32% to $681,000 for the quarter. Earnings before taxes, depreciation and other charges (EBITDA) fell 13% to $1 million.
Product revenue was up 16.5%, while maintenance revenue climbed 12%.
First-half revenues grew 18.7% year-over-year to $20.9 million. The company reported EBITA rose 19.9%, but earnings dropped 3.7% year-over-year.
LAGRANGE, OH – EMS provider Inservco Inc. has acquired Test Technology Manufacturing Services Inc. and will relocate the company to its Ohio headquarters. No financial details were disclosed.
FRANKLIN, MA – Speedline Technologies yesterday made official the naming of Scott Koizumi as vice president and general manager. He was most recently general manager of J&B Aviation Services, a division within Speedline parent ITW.
EDINA, MN – The SMTA has announced its 5th annual Medical Electronics Symposium to be held Jan. 29-30 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
The 2008 program, previously held in Minneapolis, will now be co-located with the Nano-Technology Medical Device and Manufacturing Expo West.
This symposium will focus on medical electronics and medical device applications. The technical committee is soliciting abstracts from within the medical community that share up-to-date information about company electronics expertise, practices, technology and applications related to symposium topics.
Topics may include active and passive components; packaging and materials for medical electronics; assembly technology challenges; manufacturing/equipment requirements; barriers to entry for assembly; sensors/MEMS/nanotechnology; RoHS/WEEE impact on design; wireless telemetry; substrate materials for medical electronics; environmental constraints; emerging technologies for medical electronics; advanced cleanliness requirements; advanced packaging for medical electronics; medical device process development/improvement; battery technology, and more.
Please provide an abstract (300-word min.) on any relevant topic to Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org no later than Aug. 31. Please include contact information (address, phone number, email address) and a paper title with your abstract submission.
Written papers are due Nov. 16.
Visit http://www.smta.org/education/symposia/symposia.cfm#medical for more information.
