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MUNICH – Initial thoughts from Productronica, where the weather was brisk outside, but starting to heat up inside.

Traffic was a bit slow relative to past years. The show itself seems smaller – and again, this is relative, as it remains bigger than almost all the other major electronics assembly trade shows combined – with traditional powerhouses like Siemens, Universal Instruments and other placement companies occupying booths that, while they would still qualify as monstrous at any other show, no longer fill entire halls on their own. (This is a good thing.)

AUSTIN – A new TechSearch International survey reveals market growth and the latest developments for fan-out wafer level packages.

BRATISLAVA – Samsung Electronics plans to invest $123 million to modernize its Slovak operations and to prepare for production of new TVs, say published reports.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported consolidated revenues of $28.6 billion for the third quarter, up 9.8% sequentially, and up 6% year-over-year.

SHENZHEN – Nam Tai Electronics said it has signed a major customer contract for LCD modules.

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O Corp. has partnered with Aegis Software to deliver comprehensive solutions for end unit traceability, process tracking, and quality management.

The two firms are partnering to help manufacturing companies streamline production processes, eliminate operator errors, and the risk of having the wrong flash program written to a given device and assembly.

Aegis’ solutions aid in data acquisition and visualization, process tracking and control, quality analysis, document management, reporting and material traceability. Additional features include real-time data dashboards and interactive multimedia.

Data I/O provides RoadRunner 3 and PS Series automated programming solutions with Factory Integration Software. FIS Track and Remote modules interface with external software systems, including Aegis Software. FIS Track enables automated collection and export of programming results. FIS Remote provides remote control of programming commands.

No financial terms of their agreement were disclosed.