ST. LOUIS – Laird Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of antennas, electromagnetic interference shielding, telematics and thermal management gear, will open a manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, next year. 
 
The company expects to break ground on the approximately 150,000 sq. ft. facility in January, and will reportedly open it in mid 2007. It will initially accommodate antenna production, followed by EMI products for handset applications.