Nuremberg, Germany --Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems has opened a training facility on the campus of Senai University in Manaus, Brazil. Siemens will conduct SMT technology training for students and customers in the region. 

Close cooperation between the university and company will enable research results to directly benefit the development of new Siplace machines. Siemens also equipped the center with a new SMT placement machine.
           
Siemens also has a training facility on the Senai Campus in Campenas, Brazil, and the same course curriculum will be offered at both locations.

Framingham, MA -- Global ODMs reached a combined $4.37 billion in revenues last year, up 37.9% from 2003, according to a recent report from International Data Corp. (IDC). The top-three ODMs are all Taiwan-based players: Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Lite-On Technology.

Quanta led with a 24% share of the market, with Compal garnering a 15% share and Lite-On capturing 12%, said IDC.

Notebooks contributed 48% of ODM revenues, followed by the monitor and display segment with 15%.

For Taiwan-based notebook PC ODMs, 14 to 14.9" notebooks accounted for the largest proportion of shipments last year, according to IDC.

Framingham, MA -- Electronics manufacturing services provider Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) overtook US-based Sanmina-SCI to become the second-largest EMS vendor worldwide, according to a recent report by International Data Corporation (IDC).

Solectron also moved down a notch from third largest in 2003 to fourth in 2004. Singapore-based Flextronics is still the largest.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Nam Tai Electronics Inc. has merged two of its subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Ltd. and Namtek Software Development Co. Ltd.

NTEEP has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Nam Tai and Asano Co. for the acquisition of 80% and 20% interests in Namtek, respectively. The total cost of the acquisition is approx. $26.7 million, and will be satisfied by issuance of new shares of NTEEP to Nam Tai and Asano. The merger should be complete by the end of May 2005.

" We believe the merger of NTEEP and Namtek will enable the company to simplify its corporate structure, strengthen its management team, which will in turn support its continuous growth," said Joseph Li, CEO of Nam Tai. "Integration of NTEEP's manufacturing capability with Namtek's software development capability will result in significant competitive advantages. By sharing resources, the two operations will also be able to achieve higher operational efficiency, capabilities, profitablities and scalabilities."

Namtek offers a range of services on software development, data processing and compression and electronic hardware design and development, specializing in digital dictionaries and car navigation systems. It will become a wholly owned subsidiary of NTEEP after the acquisition is completed.