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CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple's forthcoming iTV and refreshed line of iPod digital music players is putting the company in position to offer an integrated download and
playback platform for the home.
"We believe this represents a substantial new market opportunity and will support strong growth into 2007," said analyst Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Bank in a research note issued today.
"We believe this represents a substantial new market opportunity and will support strong growth into 2007," said analyst Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Bank in a research note issued today.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Electronic manufacturing services provider SigmaTron International today reported revenues rose 73% to $36.9 million during the quarter ended July 31, on demand for appliances, industrial electronics, life sciences and
gaming gear. Net income
rose 57% to $258,670 versus a year ago.
WASHINGTON -- The Congressional E-Waste Working Group today brought together the nation's largest e-waste stakeholders in hopes of developing a solution to disposing of the 100 million electronics devices that are rendered obsolete each year.
The participants -- electronics manufacturers and retailers, recyclers, environmental groups and state officials -- discussed what role the federal government can play to mitigate e-waste's effects and how to distribute responsibility for disposal.
The Working Group, a bipartisan effort, was formed in 2005 to explore options to the problem of e-waste.
In a statement, member Rep. Mike Thompson said, "Rather than having a patchwork of state regulations and individual company policies, a federal solution may be a more effective approach."
Added Rep. Louise Slaughter, "We're coming together to produce clear and consistent e-waste guidelines. Developing a national plan is critical if we want to protect our environment and the vitality of electronics manufacturers. If we don't respond to e-waste now, U.S. businesses will be put at a competitive disadvantage, while the consequences to the environment will grow more severe."
The Government Accountability Office estimates that 100 million electronic devices become obsolete each year. E-waste now accounts for more than 40% of the lead and 70% of the metals in U.S. landfills, the Working Group said.
Represented at today's meeting was Best Buy, Consumer Electronic Association, Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition, Dell, Electronic Industries Alliance, Electronic Waste Recycling Program - California, Goodwill Industries, H-P, IBM, International Scrap Recycling, Kodak, National Recycling Coalition, Panasonic, Product Stewardship Institute, Washington State Department of Ecology, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Sony Electronics and CTIA, The Wireless Association.
The participants -- electronics manufacturers and retailers, recyclers, environmental groups and state officials -- discussed what role the federal government can play to mitigate e-waste's effects and how to distribute responsibility for disposal.
The Working Group, a bipartisan effort, was formed in 2005 to explore options to the problem of e-waste.
In a statement, member Rep. Mike Thompson said, "Rather than having a patchwork of state regulations and individual company policies, a federal solution may be a more effective approach."
Added Rep. Louise Slaughter, "We're coming together to produce clear and consistent e-waste guidelines. Developing a national plan is critical if we want to protect our environment and the vitality of electronics manufacturers. If we don't respond to e-waste now, U.S. businesses will be put at a competitive disadvantage, while the consequences to the environment will grow more severe."
The Government Accountability Office estimates that 100 million electronic devices become obsolete each year. E-waste now accounts for more than 40% of the lead and 70% of the metals in U.S. landfills, the Working Group said.
Represented at today's meeting was Best Buy, Consumer Electronic Association, Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition, Dell, Electronic Industries Alliance, Electronic Waste Recycling Program - California, Goodwill Industries, H-P, IBM, International Scrap Recycling, Kodak, National Recycling Coalition, Panasonic, Product Stewardship Institute, Washington State Department of Ecology, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Sony Electronics and CTIA, The Wireless Association.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems has acquired a slate of inspection and test, workflow management and quality control technologies from EO Tech GmbH. The deal included the transfer of some engineering staff.
Under terms of the agreement, Valor acquired exclusive rights to EO Tech’s electronics assembly, QA, test and repair software. Valor plans to integrate the functionality into the next generation of its manufacturing planning and execution suite (MPES), planned for 2007.
No financial terms were disclosed.
Under terms of the agreement, Valor acquired exclusive rights to EO Tech’s electronics assembly, QA, test and repair software. Valor plans to integrate the functionality into the next generation of its manufacturing planning and execution suite (MPES), planned for 2007.
No financial terms were disclosed.
OLATHE, KS -- Suntron Corp. will close its contract manufacturing business unit here and transfer the business to other company sites, laying off 190 employees in the process, the EMS firm said in an SEC filing yesterday.
The relocation will be "substantially completed" by December.
The relocation will be "substantially completed" by December.
TAIPEI -- Gold Circuit Electronics next year will add 33% to its manufacturing capacity for PCBs for notebook computers according to Commercial Times, a Chinese newspaper.
The PCB maker aims to grow its capacity to 27 million units per year, up from 18 million units in 2006, the paper said. All the additions will be made in China.
The PCB maker aims to grow its capacity to 27 million units per year, up from 18 million units in 2006, the paper said. All the additions will be made in China.
DES PLAINES, IL — Under a new marketing and distribution agreement, EasySpheres will provide inventory and sell Kester’s full product offering of Ultra-Spheres and TSF interconnect fluxes.
Poway, CA -based EasySpheres ships solder spheres lots in quantities of 10,000 to 1 million.
EasySpheres can be reached at 858-486-4068 or www.easyspheres.com.
Poway, CA -based EasySpheres ships solder spheres lots in quantities of 10,000 to 1 million.
EasySpheres can be reached at 858-486-4068 or www.easyspheres.com.
SAN DIEGO – Eunil H.A. Americas Inc. has entered into a distribution partnership with Jaesung Precision Co. Ltd. Other terms were not immediately disclosed but will be made available during the Assembly Technology Expo in late September.
Jaesung manufactures various spare parts for automatic insertion and SMD systems. The company’s product portfolio covers major manufacturers such as Panasonic, Fuji, KME, Sanyo, Juki, Hitachi and Samsung.
MILPITAS, CA -- Solectron Corp. furthered ties with one of its top five customers, winning a multiyear contract from Sun Microsystems for its legacy StorageTek product line.
Under the deal, Sun will transfer to Solectron the operations at its StorageTek manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico.
Under the deal, Sun will transfer to Solectron the operations at its StorageTek manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico.
ROSEVILLE, CA -- International DisplayWorks, whose acquisition by Flextronics is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter, reported third-quarter revenues climbed 37% to a record $32.3 million, while net income rose 129.2% to $2.3 million.
For the period ended July 31, operating income was $2.0 million, up 53.8% over 2005.
For the period ended July 31, operating income was $2.0 million, up 53.8% over 2005.
HERNDON, VA — iNEMI will hold several meetings at the SMTA International conference this month.
- The SnPb-Compatible BGA Availability workshop, a half-day session on Sept. 28 and sponsored by the iNEMI High-Reliability RoHS Task Force, will focus on what can be done to encourage components suppliers to continue to offer SnPb-compatible BGAs. For more information, go to http://www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/SMTAI_2006_SnPb_BGA.html.
- The SMT Component Packaging Label Standard project meets Sept. 26 to discuss a new project for industry guidelines for SMT product package labeling of automatically placed electronic component packages.
- The Halogen-Free project will hold a planning meeting Sept. 26. The group is working to identify technology readiness, supply capability and standards development opportunities for “halogen-free” alternatives to conventional PWB materials.
- Chuck Richardson, staff manager of roadmapping, will discuss iNEMI’s roadmap development process and provide examples of how the roadmap is used to identify gaps and define projects to address those gaps, on Sept. 26.
- On Sept. 27, iNEMI will launch an effort to investigate of Pb-free defects per million opportunities.
- Finally, on Sept. 28, the Life After EU RoHS forum will look at emerging environmental regulations with the goal of identifying collaborative efforts to close policy and technology gaps.
ARLINGTON, VA -- The Government Electronics and Information Technology Association is publishing three industry consensus documents to help aerospace, defense and other electronics segments comply with the EU RoHS and WEEE Directives.
Although aerospace and defense products are expected to be either out of scope or exempt from the directives, the aerospace and defense industries will be swept along as the larger global electronics industry transitions to lead-free products, according to GEIA.
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