LAMPHUN, THAILAND – Hana Microelectronics reportedly could spend $30 million to $35 million to expand production facilities, hiring up to 1,000 more staff in 2010.
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton Corp. reported results second-quarter fiscal 2010 net income of $3.2 million, reversing a net loss of $2.8 million from a year ago.
SINGAPORE – Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) reported fiscal third-quarter sales fell 17% year-over-year to HK$476 million on higher demand for turnkey business.
ARLINGTON, VA -- Electronics components orders swung higher in January for the seventh month in a row, according to a trade group of component manufacturers.
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Motorola plans to split in two units early next year, the company said yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR – December sales in Malaysia’s manufacturing sector grew 16.2% year-over-year to RM43.3 billion, the first growth since November 2008.
Sequentially, sales rose 5.1% or RM2.1 billion, according to the nation’s Statistics Department.
Manufacturers of electronic valves and PCBs were up 29.4% year-over-year.
During December and January, sales were down 18.9% to RM469.6 billion.
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