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ATLANTA – UP Media Group, parent company of Circuits Assembly, announced today that a 60-minute Webinar, Korea RoHS/ELV – What You Need to Know, will be held Aug. 14 at 12 PM EDT.
The Webinar will be presented by Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates LLC, and Junsik Yoon, an associate with Korean environmental firm Eco-Frontier.
The Webinar will help electronics and automotive companies understand and comply with Korea’s RoHS-, WEEE-, and ELV-like regulation when it goes in to force on Jan. 1.
Korea's Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electric Products and Automobiles has elements of several EU directives such as RoHS, WEEE, ELV, and EuP, and has a short timeline and details that will not be officially published until fall.
Yoon’s presentation will describe the law, similarities and differences between it and the relevant European directives, and the implementation requirements for the Jan. 1 deadline. Kirschner will describe the steps to compliance OEMs must take to ensure compliance.
Registration for the event, which will include a Q&A session, costs $169 and is available online at www.pcbshows.com/webinars.
The Webinar will be presented by Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates LLC, and Junsik Yoon, an associate with Korean environmental firm Eco-Frontier.
The Webinar will help electronics and automotive companies understand and comply with Korea’s RoHS-, WEEE-, and ELV-like regulation when it goes in to force on Jan. 1.
Korea's Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electric Products and Automobiles has elements of several EU directives such as RoHS, WEEE, ELV, and EuP, and has a short timeline and details that will not be officially published until fall.
Yoon’s presentation will describe the law, similarities and differences between it and the relevant European directives, and the implementation requirements for the Jan. 1 deadline. Kirschner will describe the steps to compliance OEMs must take to ensure compliance.
Registration for the event, which will include a Q&A session, costs $169 and is available online at www.pcbshows.com/webinars.
STOCKHOLM – Elari of Finland has increased its outsourcing to EMS provider Note by some $6 million of late, according to the companies.
Elari, a Schneider Electric company, supplies lighting products and fire safety equipment.
The added orders raise the reported total annual value of Note’s business with Schneider Electric to some $13.5 million.
Production relocation from Elari to Note Pärnu in Estonia has begun, with initial deliveries scheduled for fall.
Elari, a Schneider Electric company, supplies lighting products and fire safety equipment.
The added orders raise the reported total annual value of Note’s business with Schneider Electric to some $13.5 million.
Production relocation from Elari to Note Pärnu in Estonia has begun, with initial deliveries scheduled for fall.
STAMFORD, CT – A lull in demand for semi equipment has arrived, as worldwide semi capital equipment spending is forecast to total $43.1 billion this year, a 2.7% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner Inc. However, the mark represents a large increase over the research group’s earlier forecast.
PALO ALTO – The LCD manufacturing equipment market topped $1.5 billion in 2006 and will reach $2.3 billion by 2013, Frost & Sullivan’s World LCD Manufacturing Equipment Markets reveals.
Improved HD and larger LCD televisions increase demand and drives the growth of the LCD manufacturing equipment market. Additionally, decreased panel prices have made LCD TVs more affordable, which will lead to phenomenal LCD TV growth, says Frost.
Despite the increase in panel sizes, the sales of older generation equipment will not come to a standstill as desktop monitors, cellphones and other electronics utilize smaller display sizes. Countries such as China will continue to see investment in older generation equipment as they manufacture large volumes of small-sized displays, says the research firm.
The market’s fierce competition leads to extreme price pressures, further compounded by the fall in glass substrates’ prices. Therefore, for equipment vendors to maintain profitability, they must manage cost structures and find new ways to control costs, concludes the firm.
Improved HD and larger LCD televisions increase demand and drives the growth of the LCD manufacturing equipment market. Additionally, decreased panel prices have made LCD TVs more affordable, which will lead to phenomenal LCD TV growth, says Frost.
Despite the increase in panel sizes, the sales of older generation equipment will not come to a standstill as desktop monitors, cellphones and other electronics utilize smaller display sizes. Countries such as China will continue to see investment in older generation equipment as they manufacture large volumes of small-sized displays, says the research firm.
The market’s fierce competition leads to extreme price pressures, further compounded by the fall in glass substrates’ prices. Therefore, for equipment vendors to maintain profitability, they must manage cost structures and find new ways to control costs, concludes the firm.
GENEVA – STMicroelectronics is closing two U.S. wafer fabs and an IC assembly site.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems today announced an agreement to implement additional Enterprise 3000 DfM verification software into Freedom CAD Services’ PCB service bureau.
Under the marketing and technology deal, Valor will increase its support to its longstanding design partner to ensure transition from PCB design to fab that shortens time-to-market and reduces end-customer costs.
Under the marketing and technology deal, Valor will increase its support to its longstanding design partner to ensure transition from PCB design to fab that shortens time-to-market and reduces end-customer costs.
This deal comes as a response to FreedomCAD’s growing expansion throughout North America and the international theater.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Results from a global supply chain survey reveal a disconnect between business objectives and supply chain strategy, says Manufacturing Insights.
According to survey findings, 71% of respondents cited increased quality and customer satisfaction as their top business objective, followed by reducing overall cost and improving productivity (66%), and increasing revenues and exploiting new markets (62%).
However, 48% of respondents cited reducing material, manufacturing, and/or logistics costs as their top supply-chain strategy. Second and third supply strategies cited, respectively, were more responsiveness and timely decision-making across the global supply chain (39%), and more responsiveness to changes in the marketplace (36%).
When asked to identify “the most important IT investment areas in terms of their impact on global supply chain performance over the next two years,” the top three answers were advanced supply network planning or manufacturing scheduling, advanced inventory management or optimization, and supply chain execution, logistics control and management.
The survey results indicate many companies have a gap between overall objectives and how they execute in the supply chain, says Manufacturing Insights.
The research firm conducted telephone surveys of 823 companies in January and February. More than 80% of respondents represented a line of business in their organization, such as supply chain operations, materials management or procurement.
According to survey findings, 71% of respondents cited increased quality and customer satisfaction as their top business objective, followed by reducing overall cost and improving productivity (66%), and increasing revenues and exploiting new markets (62%).
However, 48% of respondents cited reducing material, manufacturing, and/or logistics costs as their top supply-chain strategy. Second and third supply strategies cited, respectively, were more responsiveness and timely decision-making across the global supply chain (39%), and more responsiveness to changes in the marketplace (36%).
When asked to identify “the most important IT investment areas in terms of their impact on global supply chain performance over the next two years,” the top three answers were advanced supply network planning or manufacturing scheduling, advanced inventory management or optimization, and supply chain execution, logistics control and management.
The survey results indicate many companies have a gap between overall objectives and how they execute in the supply chain, says Manufacturing Insights.
The research firm conducted telephone surveys of 823 companies in January and February. More than 80% of respondents represented a line of business in their organization, such as supply chain operations, materials management or procurement.
COLLEGE PARK, MD – DfR Solutions has opened a West Coast branch in Oakland and named a leading expert in optoelectronics reliability as its head.
Dr. John McNulty, who has worked on the packaging, reliability, and failure analysis of telecom devices and commercial laser systems for more than nine years, will run the new center, the firm said today.
McNulty, who has designed and executed accelerated testing plans for individual components and multi-component devices, specializes in random and wear-out failure rate analysis and estimation.
McNulty has a Ph.D. in materials engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dr. John McNulty, who has worked on the packaging, reliability, and failure analysis of telecom devices and commercial laser systems for more than nine years, will run the new center, the firm said today.
McNulty, who has designed and executed accelerated testing plans for individual components and multi-component devices, specializes in random and wear-out failure rate analysis and estimation.
McNulty has a Ph.D. in materials engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara.
PEABODY, MA – Carl Zeiss SMT Inc., a provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment and services, has moved its North American headquarters from Thornwood, NY, to Peabody, MA, near Boston.
The new facility includes research and product development, manufacturing and application development, sales, system demonstration and service of nanoscale imaging, structuring and analysis solutions.
The 53,000 sq. ft. facility houses a 14,000 sq. ft. development and manufacturing plant, plus an application development and system demonstration lab. In the lab, customers can evaluate scanning electron microscopes, 3-D workstations, energy-filter transmission electron microscopes, and a helium ion microscope.
The new facility includes research and product development, manufacturing and application development, sales, system demonstration and service of nanoscale imaging, structuring and analysis solutions.
The 53,000 sq. ft. facility houses a 14,000 sq. ft. development and manufacturing plant, plus an application development and system demonstration lab. In the lab, customers can evaluate scanning electron microscopes, 3-D workstations, energy-filter transmission electron microscopes, and a helium ion microscope.
The move is aligned with the operational integration of ALIS Corp., developer of helium ion microscopy.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – Global revenue for large-sized (10" or greater) LCD panels will rise to $66 billion this year, up 22.2% from 2006, says iSuppi Corp. This represents a 6% increase compared to iSuppli’s previous forecast.
iSuppli raised its forecast for large LCD shipments, citing rising demand, tightening supply and increasing prices.
Worldwide shipments are forecast to reach 353.8 million units, up 25.2% year-over-year. iSuppli previously predicted shipments of 350.1 million units.
Demand is rising from the major markets for such panels: televisions, desktop monitors and notebook PCs, says the research firm. Meanwhile, inventories remain under control. This combination of rising demand and constrained supply is causing overall panel prices to increase, says iSuppli.
This strength should continue during the coming years, says the company. The large LCD panel market is expected to expand to 597.6 million units by 2011, up 2% from iSuppli’s previous forecast. Revenue will reach $102 billion in 2011, up 6% from the prior prediction. This will mark the first year the global large-sized LCD panel market will exceed $100 billion, says the firm.
iSuppli has upgraded its forecast of global large-sized LCD-TV panel shipments in 2007 to 77.5 million units. The firm predicts LCD-TV panel shipments will rise to 180.45 million units in 2011, up 5% from the previous forecast.
The price gap has closed between 32-inch and 40/42-inch panels, which will contribute to higher consumer adoption rates of 40-inch and larger LCD TVs, says iSuppli.
A strong recovery in the desktop PC monitor market in the second and third quarters is expected to drive sales to 163.2 million units this year, up 14% year-over-year.
The notebook PC LCD panel market is expected to reach 99.6 million units in 2007 and 161.5 million units in 2011, driven by lower prices, the rise of wireless capabilities in portable computers and the shift to larger display sizes, says iSuppli.
iSuppli raised its forecast for large LCD shipments, citing rising demand, tightening supply and increasing prices.
Worldwide shipments are forecast to reach 353.8 million units, up 25.2% year-over-year. iSuppli previously predicted shipments of 350.1 million units.
Demand is rising from the major markets for such panels: televisions, desktop monitors and notebook PCs, says the research firm. Meanwhile, inventories remain under control. This combination of rising demand and constrained supply is causing overall panel prices to increase, says iSuppli.
This strength should continue during the coming years, says the company. The large LCD panel market is expected to expand to 597.6 million units by 2011, up 2% from iSuppli’s previous forecast. Revenue will reach $102 billion in 2011, up 6% from the prior prediction. This will mark the first year the global large-sized LCD panel market will exceed $100 billion, says the firm.
iSuppli has upgraded its forecast of global large-sized LCD-TV panel shipments in 2007 to 77.5 million units. The firm predicts LCD-TV panel shipments will rise to 180.45 million units in 2011, up 5% from the previous forecast.
The price gap has closed between 32-inch and 40/42-inch panels, which will contribute to higher consumer adoption rates of 40-inch and larger LCD TVs, says iSuppli.
A strong recovery in the desktop PC monitor market in the second and third quarters is expected to drive sales to 163.2 million units this year, up 14% year-over-year.
The notebook PC LCD panel market is expected to reach 99.6 million units in 2007 and 161.5 million units in 2011, driven by lower prices, the rise of wireless capabilities in portable computers and the shift to larger display sizes, says iSuppli.
FRANKLIN, MA – Speedline Technologies president Pierre de Villemejane will leave the equipment maker July 18. Joe Hahn, electronics group vice president for parent company ITW, was named interim executive while a permanent replacement is sought.
OOSTERHOUT, THE NETHERLANDS – Vitronics Soltec will relocate volume manufacturing of several product lines from The Netherlands to its facilities in China and the U.S. over the next six to nine months.
The move is a response to the demand for better price-to-performance ratios, the company said.
The move is a response to the demand for better price-to-performance ratios, the company said.
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