ST. LOUIS – Laird Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of antennas, electromagnetic interference shielding, telematics and thermal management gear, will open a manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, next year.
The company expects to break ground on the approximately 150,000 sq. ft. facility in January, and will reportedly open it in mid 2007. It will initially accommodate antenna production, followed by EMI products for handset applications.
The company expects to break ground on the approximately 150,000 sq. ft. facility in January, and will reportedly open it in mid 2007. It will initially accommodate antenna production, followed by EMI products for handset applications.
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – Zuken and Rio Design Automation have announced a partnership in sales and technical development to create an overall optimized design environment for chips, packages and PCBs.
Under the agreement, Zuken will acquire the exclusive rights to distribute Rio’s products in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries (excluding India); support services will also be provided through Zuken’s network.
Under the agreement, Zuken will acquire the exclusive rights to distribute Rio’s products in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries (excluding India); support services will also be provided through Zuken’s network.
The agreement will enable the creation of a complete chip-package-board solution, the companies said in a joint statement.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Jabil Circuit Inc. has begun construction of a greenfield electronics manufacturing facility in Zarkappatya, Uzhgorod. The new factory is expected to create 1,500 jobs.
“We believe the Ukraine will become a major player in electronics manufacturing," said John Lovato, Jabil’s European president. "The country has all it takes to successfully compete with Asia on a landed cost basis to the European market; educated and available labor force at a competitive cost, proximity to the European market, available natural resources to develop a strong supplier base and cooperative government support."
The 26,000-m² facility will be operational next Spring. Jabil plans to develop in the Special Economic Zone Zarkappatya, an industrial park.
Jabil has manufactured electronics in Ukraine since 2004 and was one of the first EMS providers to establish a presence in the country. The company employs 900 at its facility in Uzhgorod.
“We believe the Ukraine will become a major player in electronics manufacturing," said John Lovato, Jabil’s European president. "The country has all it takes to successfully compete with Asia on a landed cost basis to the European market; educated and available labor force at a competitive cost, proximity to the European market, available natural resources to develop a strong supplier base and cooperative government support."
The 26,000-m² facility will be operational next Spring. Jabil plans to develop in the Special Economic Zone Zarkappatya, an industrial park.
Jabil has manufactured electronics in Ukraine since 2004 and was one of the first EMS providers to establish a presence in the country. The company employs 900 at its facility in Uzhgorod.
ANAHEIM, CA --
Quickturn PCB company DDi Corp. has completed the sale of its assembly business to
Veritek Manufacturing Services for approximately $12 million in cash.
The sale reflects the company's previously announced strategy to focus on
its core PCB fabrication, engineering and manufacturing business.
In addition to the sale of its assembly division, DDi is acquiring
Sovereign Circuits, a privately held printed circuit board
manufacturer that builds for the military, aerospace and high reliability
commercial markets. The acquisition is expected to
close this month.
CLINTON, NY – More than 40 technicians and applications engineers attended Indium Corp.’ s 4th Annual Global Technical Summit in September. Attendees from Asia, Europe, Mexico, and the U.S. learned about new products, current research, and breakthrough developments, and presented case studies.
The agenda included presentations by Dr. Claudius Ferger, manager of advanced plastic packaging at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center; Indium vice president of technology Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee and senior technologist Dr. Ronald C. Lasky.
FREMONT, CA – Scientific Technologies (STI) has completed its merger with a subsidiary of Japan-based Omron Corp. STI shareholders will receive $10.67 per share in cash as a result of the merger, and STI will cease to be a publicly traded company.
As part of the merger, Omron acquired STI’s safety products group, and STI’s automation products group was sold and becomes a standalone company. The total transaction values the equity of the company at approximately $110.8 million.
As part of the merger, Omron acquired STI’s safety products group, and STI’s automation products group was sold and becomes a standalone company. The total transaction values the equity of the company at approximately $110.8 million.
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