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LUXEMBOURG -- Elcoteq has sold its Russia-based subsidiary to Optogan CJSC for an undisclosed amount.
AUSTIN, TX -- Touch screen shipments increased 29% year-over-year in 2009 to 606 million units, DisplaySearch reports.
APPLETON, WI -- Contract manufacturer Surface Mount Technology Corp. will break ground in July on a 25,000 sq. ft. expansion of its current plant.
The company also has completed a renovation of SMT Engineering LLC, its design and product development group. The renovation doubled the current square footage.
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Sparton Corp. has slashed its number of EMS plants from five to two, but is still struggling to fill those factories.
STRASBOURG -- The battle between non-government organizations over the next set of RoHS rules is heating up. IPC last week took a shot at ChemSec over its advocacy for adding brominated flame retardants to the list. ChemSec today fired back, citing support from a bevy of big-name OEMs.
HELSINKI -- Nokia's uptick in cellphone sales -- the company shipped a reported 107 million units last quarter, more than the next three competitors combined -- is good news for contract assemblers as the phone OEM says it will start to outsource some assembly later this year.
While filling its own factories comes first, the improving market could lead to some outsourcing, a company spokesperson told Reuters.
Nokia announced last July it would bring all its electronics assembly production in house as falling demand created excess capacity at its factories.
Foxconn, BYD, Jabil and Elcoteq were Nokia's primary EMS suppliers. Nokia outsourced 17% of its manufacturing in 2008.
While filling its own factories comes first, the improving market could lead to some outsourcing, a company spokesperson told Reuters.
Nokia announced last July it would bring all its electronics assembly production in house as falling demand created excess capacity at its factories.
Foxconn, BYD, Jabil and Elcoteq were Nokia's primary EMS suppliers. Nokia outsourced 17% of its manufacturing in 2008.
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