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LIVERMORE, CA -- Sanmina-SCI has suspended operations at its machining operations here due to a lack of business, according to a published report.
FORT WORTH – California’s loss is Texas’ gain as a Foxconn Electronics subsidiary plans to build a computer assembly plant in Fort Worth. Q-Edge is shuttering its operations in Fullerton, CA, and relocating to a 365,000 sq. ft. site north of Fort Worth.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Phoenix International received IPC's top corporate honors for electronics assemblers, the trade group announced this week.
SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average sales of semiconductors worldwide fell 30.4% year-over-year in February, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported today. Sales declined 7.6% sequentially, the trade group said.
SAN JOSE -- SEMI is launching an electronic information exchange forum for EHS regulatory compliance issues.
AUSTIN, TX — Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, mini-note PCs, or netbooks, are forecast to grow at more than 65% year-over-year in 2009, while the traditional notebook PC market is forecast to grow 3%, according to DisplaySearch.
JACKSON, MI -- Sparton Corp. will idle its London, Ontario, Canada, facility this week, and will shutter the site by April 30, the company said today, citing economic conditions.
TORONTO -- EMS firm Adeptron Technologies today fourth quarter sales rose 31% year-over-year to $13 million. Gross profit rose 40% to $1.9 million. Net income swung to a $600,000 profit, versus a net loss of approximately $5.9 million a year ago.
LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported revenue of $94.5 million for the fourth quarter compared to $103.7 million for the prior year period. The company reported a net loss of $10.6 million before special charges and non-cash impairments for the period ended Dec. 31, compared to a net loss of $2.2 million a year ago.
