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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Manufacturers issued a curt response to a Chinese official’s view that countries consuming manufactured goods should be responsible for the emissions caused by their manufacture.
The unnamed official said the onus for emissions should be on consumers, not the countries that actually produced them.
In response, NAM executive vice president Jay Timmons said, in a statement, “It’s called ‘global warming,’ not ‘American warming,’ for a reason. Clearly, the producers of the emissions are the only ones that can take the steps and apply the technologies that will actually result in emissions reductions.
“The global environment and economy will not benefit if major stakeholder countries take pollution-reducing actions that drive up their costs while others do not. Such a situation risks merely reducing production in the countries taking action and shifting to higher-pollution production in countries that take little or no action, a scenario that results in economic harm to the US and no reduction in emissions.”
NAM supports the rules-based trading system, and welcomes that the recently released Obama Administration trade policy affirms this, Timmons said. The US “should take no actions that would violate its international obligations or trigger a debilitating trade war. Others need to affirm the same. “Any measures to address global climate change must involve the US and China working together for a realistic solution that does not threaten our national security and impose unbearable economic costs.”
ROGERSTONE, SOUTH WALES -- TT Electronics may lay off as many as 80 workers here, according to published reports.
The EMS company reportedly warned workers at the Tregwilym Industrial Estate site that layoffs could begin in a month if the market conditions do not improve.
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SAN JOSE – The 90-day moving average for semiconductor equipment orders from North America-based manufacturers was $263.5 million in February, down 78% from last year, the SEMI trade group said. The bookings figures were the lowest since 1991.
In a statement, the company said the paper illustrates the importance of characterizing broadband commercial and defense systems for linearity. The information focuses on the tests used to determine the level of a system's distortion and how they relate to Intermodulation Distortion and Intermodulation Distortion Noise. It summarizes with the test methods and the instruments used.
It is downloadable at http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5989-9880EN.pdf.
SMYRNA, GA – PCB East returns this year to the greater Boston area as the premier annual East Coast conference and exhibition for PCB engineers, designers, fabricators and managers.
PCB East will be held Apr. 27 - May 1 in Waltham, MA at the Westin Waltham-Boston.
More than 30 technical courses will be offered at the 14th annual PCB East, along with Free Wednesday, a day of one-hour technical sessions and events free to all attendees.
Other highlights of the conference include several new speakers and the premiere of an Evening with Industry Experts.
The conference will be accompanied by a free one-day tabletop exhibition on Apr. 29.
Register by Mar. 26 to save up to $100.
For more information, visit www.pcbeast.com.
This show is produced by UP Media Group, parent company of Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design & Fab.
TCA is a push-button test coverage analysis tool for coverage estimation (pretest program development) and coverage measurement (post-test program measurement) using PCOLA-SOQ1. It calculates theoretical coverage using CAD files and measures real coverage from the developed test programs.
The tool has been added to Agilents Medalist i3070 & i1000 platforms and other test and inspection equipment.
No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.
LONGMONT, CO – EMS firm DBM Technologies next month will relocate to larger digs in south Loveland, the former site of Wolf Electronix.
The May 20 event takes place at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon, VA.
Nominations are being accepted through April 17 for the term that begins at SMTAI, Oct. 4-8 in San Diego.
Candidates must be SMTA members who have demonstrated commitment to the association.
To nominate a board member, visit http://www.smta.org/nominations/nominations.cfm, or contact JoAnn Stromberg at joann@smta.org.
The SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies and related business operations.
ITASCA, IL – Kester recently completed an expansion project at its Itasca headquarters to dedicate more floor space to solder paste and tacky soldering flux products.
Floor space was increased more than 3,000 sq. ft., the company said.
The project was centered on improving environmental control for these products, and to improve product quality, says the firm.
