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SANTA ANA, CA – The Americas lags the world in HDI production, according to a new presentation delivered by Matt Holzmann last week.
Speaking at the IPC HDI Technology Conference in Dallas, Holzmann, president of Christopher Associates, said high density interconnect substrates production was $202 million in the Americas in 2006, far behind Southeast Asia ($3.6 billion), Japan ($1.5 billion), and Europe ($352 million). While the compound average growth rate of HDI in the Americas will be 7% through 2011, it will remain a distant fourth regionally, Holzmann said, citing data from Prismark Partners.
HDI is used in a wide range of end-products, ranging from cellphones to PC peripherals, medical gear and even aerospace. Cellphones make up nearly 40% of HDI board use, followed by IC package substrates at roughly 35%. Those two segments will remain the largest consumers by far through 2011.
Of the 3,600 laser drills installed worldwide, only 150 are in North America, Holzmann said. That reluctance to invest is one reason more than 80% of current demand filled from overseas sources, Holzmann said.
MINNEAPOLIS – HEI reported fourth quarter sales of $11.8 million, up 133% over last year.
For the period ended Aug. 30, the company reported $473,000 in net profits, easily topping its previous earnings year-to-date. The company had a net loss of $723,000 in the year-ago quarter.
ELKHART, IND – CTS Corp. will reduce headcount by about 60 positions as part
of an operational restructuring, the company said. The company will
also consolidate certain operations and to improve its cost structure.
SHENZHEN -- Huawei, one of China's largest electronics OEMs, took its cellphone manufacturing group off the market, saying the world financial situation must first be resolved.
"Given the current global market conditions and prevailing economic uncertainty the interests of the company are best served by postponing the sale process," Huawei said in a press release.
"Given the current global market conditions and prevailing economic uncertainty the interests of the company are best served by postponing the sale process," Huawei said in a press release.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has published a standard said to be the first for power conversion.
IPC-9592, Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries, covers product attributes, including specifications and document requirements; design; qualification testing; and manufacturing conformance testing.
"With the release of IPC-9592, the power supply industry will have a standard that will facilitate communication between the customer and supplier at a level that is unprecedented in this industry," said Dr. Scott Strand, senior technical staff member, integrated technology delivery quality, IBM, in a press release.
“IPC-9592 harmonizes the requirements for design, qualification, and production test practices,” said Jerry Strunk, technical manager of qualification and compliance, Lineage Power. “Suppliers that adopt this standard will be better able to provide customers reliable products.”
The committee is now working on the first revision of the document.
IPC-9592, Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries, covers product attributes, including specifications and document requirements; design; qualification testing; and manufacturing conformance testing.
"With the release of IPC-9592, the power supply industry will have a standard that will facilitate communication between the customer and supplier at a level that is unprecedented in this industry," said Dr. Scott Strand, senior technical staff member, integrated technology delivery quality, IBM, in a press release.
“IPC-9592 harmonizes the requirements for design, qualification, and production test practices,” said Jerry Strunk, technical manager of qualification and compliance, Lineage Power. “Suppliers that adopt this standard will be better able to provide customers reliable products.”
The committee is now working on the first revision of the document.
IPC members may request a free copy of IPC-9592 within 90 days of its publication.
TAIPEI – Delta Electronics Inc. reported September consolidated sales revenues totaled NT $13.9 billion, up 11% year-over-year, and up 2% sequentially.
The component maker’s consolidated sales revenues year-to-date were NT $110.73 billion, up 17% compared to the same period between January and September last year.
The components business group represented 18% of sales, the company said in a release.
US $1 = Taiwan $32.36
SHANGHAI – Mydata, SMT equipment supplier, has appointed Pelle Wennerlund managing director in China.
Wennerlund headed the injection moulding division in China for Munich-based Krauss Maffei, and previously worked for C. Melchers GmbH & Co.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – iSuppli Corp. has trimmed its forecast for 2008 worldwide semiconductor revenue growth, and is warning of a significant potential downside if economic conditions continue to worsen.
Global semiconductor industry revenue is expected to rise to $280.1 billion this year, up 3.5% compared to 2007. iSuppli’s previous forecast, issued in August, predicted 4% growth for the year.
SAN JOSE – Defying challenging economic conditions, the global LCD-TV market is expected to continue its rapid growth during the coming years, causing it to become the largest segment of the consumer electronics industry by 2012, according to iSuppli Corp.
Worldwide OEM factory revenue for LCD-TVs will rise to $110.8 billion in 2012, nearly double the $61 billion in 2007, predicts Sheri Greenspan, senior analyst, consumer electronics for iSuppli.
In 2012, LCD-TV revenue will exceed that of consumer appliances, marking the first time the vast appliance sector has not been the top money generator in the consumer electronics industry since the firm began gathering data on this market.
At present, LCD-TV is the 2d largest revenue-generating segment of the 20 consumer electronic product categories tracked by iSuppli.
“The consumer electronics market will continue its incremental growth over the next four years, driven by LCD-TVs, along with consumer appliances, digital set-top boxes, digital still cameras and video game consoles,” said Greenspan.
Factors driving LCD-TV shipment growth include the global transition to digital broadcast, rapidly declining prices, and consumer preferences for high-definition displays and thin form-factor sets.
Greenspan noted global consumer electronics OEM factory revenue rose 2% last year and is expected to increase another 6.5% in 2008.
In parallel with the rise of the LCD-TV market will be the expansion of the digital STB segment.
“Global digital STB factory revenue is expected to grow to $25.6 billion by 2012, rising at a CAGR of 11% from $15.2 billion in 2007,” Greenspan said. “Consumers continue to upgrade their televisions with new premium services, like high definition and video on demand, requiring new STBs.”
Greenspan added shipments of STBs also would be driven by consumer demand for DVR, increasingly becoming standard in set-top boxes.
Other consumer electronics growth areas include digital still cameras, whose revenues will rise to $26.9 billion in 2012, expanding at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2007.
“Growing demand for the higher-priced digital SLR cameras is helping drive overall pricing up, as is continued consumer interest in higher resolution and video-capture capability,” Greenspan said.
Video-game-console revenue is expected to grow to $14 billion in 2012, rising at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2007.
A massive number of CE products are prime candidates to undergo a convergence of functionality; more than 800 million individual consumer electronics products shipped worldwide in 2008 potentially could be affected by some form of convergence, a number that will rise to 1.2 billion by 2012, says iSuppli.
TIANJIN, CHINA – Bohai Electronics Week 2008 will open its doors Nov. 10 - 12 at the Tianjin International Exhibition Center.
Some 5000 attendees are expected to visit more than 100 vendors from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and North America. Companies exhibiting include A&P, Autoveyor, Ellsworth, Evest, Mirae, MIRTEC, Musashi, Nihon Superior, Panasonic, Shimadzu, Toshiba, Tronic and more.
The trade show features products and services from components and assembly technology to quality control and subcontracting services and is sponsored by Reed Exhibitions China.
The event will include a live demonstration of a full SMT line, and SMTA China North Conference 2008 will be held in conjunction with BEW. Key topics will include 01005 assembly, 3-D SiP, challenges of PCB fabrication and surface finishes, flex circuit assembly, and manufacturing engineering.
For more information, visit www.nepconchina.com.
Some 5000 attendees are expected to visit more than 100 vendors from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and North America. Companies exhibiting include A&P, Autoveyor, Ellsworth, Evest, Mirae, MIRTEC, Musashi, Nihon Superior, Panasonic, Shimadzu, Toshiba, Tronic and more.
The trade show features products and services from components and assembly technology to quality control and subcontracting services and is sponsored by Reed Exhibitions China.
The event will include a live demonstration of a full SMT line, and SMTA China North Conference 2008 will be held in conjunction with BEW. Key topics will include 01005 assembly, 3-D SiP, challenges of PCB fabrication and surface finishes, flex circuit assembly, and manufacturing engineering.
For more information, visit www.nepconchina.com.
EL PASO, TX – Krayden Inc., a distributor of engineered polymer solution materials, will offer Pb-free solders and free board protection seminars with Dow Corning at Mexitronica.
Mexitronica will be held in Guadalajara Oct. 21-23.
Krayden’s seminars also can be done at customers’ facilities.
Mexitronica will be held in Guadalajara Oct. 21-23.
Krayden’s seminars also can be done at customers’ facilities.
BEAVERTON, OR – A-Laser, a provider of laser-cutting services, has expanded its hours of operations to meet demands of just-in-time manufacturers.
The firm is now running three shifts to enable 24-hr. capacity.
Increased demand has resulted from shrinking profiles and strict tolerance requirements of most electronics and medical components, A-Laser says.
A-Laser is a division of FCT Assembly.
The firm is now running three shifts to enable 24-hr. capacity.
Increased demand has resulted from shrinking profiles and strict tolerance requirements of most electronics and medical components, A-Laser says.
A-Laser is a division of FCT Assembly.
