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SAN JOSE – Sanmina-SCI reported first-quarter revenue of $2.53 billion, up a slight 0.8% sequentially and down almost 9% year-over-year. The results were inline with company guidance.
ELKHART, IN – CTS Corp. will acquire privately held Tusonix Inc. for $12.25 million cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of January. No other terms were disclosed.
Tusonix designs and manufactures ceramic EMI/RFI filters, capacitor assemblies and related components, serving the military, industrial, instrumentation and telecom markets. The company operates from facilities in Tucson, AZ and Nogales, Mexico.
First year sales are estimated at approximately $15 million. The worldwide market for the acquired products is estimated to exceed $100 million.
CTS provides EMS services and builds automotive components.
STOCKHOLM – EMS firm Note will acquire Gloucestershire, U.K.-based EMS company Proqual, the companies announced today. No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.
Note also announced the sacking of 124 employees in Sweden last week, as the company moves production to China and Poland.
Proqual specializes in prototype and small-run production. The company has annual sales of $7 million and 40 employees.
Note had 2006 sales of $270.9 million, and employs 1,200 worldwide.
SHANGHAI – Zestron Asia/Pacific has relocated to a larger facility in Shanghai.
Located in the Zun Xuan Industrial Park, the facility reportedly contains the largest Asia/Pacific application technology center.
The facility was designed to meet increasing customer demand for qualifying cleaning processes, and to evaluate and compare cleaning performances, Zestron said.
Located in the Zun Xuan Industrial Park, the facility reportedly contains the largest Asia/Pacific application technology center.
The facility was designed to meet increasing customer demand for qualifying cleaning processes, and to evaluate and compare cleaning performances, Zestron said.
NEENAH, WI – Plexus Corp. announced first-quarter revenue of $458 million, up 7.7% sequentially and 27% year-over-year. For the quarter, the EMS firm earned $27.3 million, up 44.7% year-over-year.
ORLANDO – The SMTA requests abstracts for the AIMS Harsh Environment Electronics workshop, taking place Aug. 18-19 in Orlando.
The SMTA, with Auburn University, is moving the program from Indianapolis to Orlando to co-locate with SMTA International.
The workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space. Abstracts with new and timely information on the latest developments are solicited.
Specific subject areas may include semiconductor technology; substrate advancements; connectors and interconnect technology; lead-free implementation; advancements in materials; next-generation harsh environment automotive systems; the latest developments in thermal cycle testing for extreme environment electronics; substrate surface finishes for harsh environment applications; chemical, thermal and vibration considerations for industrial electronics; reliability (ESS, HALT, HASS), and operating environments for military electronics (land, sea, air and space).
The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 29.
Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. Please note there is not a paper requirement for this event.
Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org or to the SMTA Web site at http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#harsh.
The SMTA, with Auburn University, is moving the program from Indianapolis to Orlando to co-locate with SMTA International.
The workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space. Abstracts with new and timely information on the latest developments are solicited.
Specific subject areas may include semiconductor technology; substrate advancements; connectors and interconnect technology; lead-free implementation; advancements in materials; next-generation harsh environment automotive systems; the latest developments in thermal cycle testing for extreme environment electronics; substrate surface finishes for harsh environment applications; chemical, thermal and vibration considerations for industrial electronics; reliability (ESS, HALT, HASS), and operating environments for military electronics (land, sea, air and space).
The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 29.
Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. Please note there is not a paper requirement for this event.
Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org or to the SMTA Web site at http://www.smta.org/education/education.cfm#harsh.
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