SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. chief executive Paul Otellini offered a few words of encouragement to a battered market, saying the world's largest chipmaker is seeing
"a pattern of purchases emerge again that's more predictable."
MUNICH — Demand for semiconductors used in vehicles and related gear will drop 25% from its peak of $20 billion last year, a new research report asserts.
It will take until 2013 for market revenues to rebound past $20 billion, research firm Databeans adds. The market will grow at a CAGR of 8.5% through 2014, reaching $22.5 billion, the firm forecasts.
A drop in demand for autos will be partially offset by higher electronics content in each new vehicle. The average value of electronics content will rise to 14.8% by 2012, up from 13% today, boosted by telematics, infotainment and safety applications, and environmental
regulation compliance.
LONGMONT, CO -- EMS firm Premier Manufacturing and Supply Chain Services tomorrow will hold an open house for its expanded and remodeled plant here.
The open house takes place at 1 p.m.
The 10-years-old company operates from a 22,000 sq. ft. plant, in which it has three SMT lines. It assembles boards for medical, computers and peripherals, industrial and telecom applications.
HELSINKI – Incap Group reported 2008 revenues rose 13% to 93.9 million euros, but the net loss increased 390% to 5.4 million euros.
The operating loss was 3.6 million euros, lowered by 1.8 million in one-time charges related to restructurings.
It is not clear what percent of sales stem from contract electronics assembly services, but it is generally considered to be a large percentage of the overall revenue. The company's Incap Contract Manufacturing Services subsidiary, the former TVS Electronics, was acquired in June 2007.
SMYRNA, GA -- Chats on building solar-related product, mechanical and chemical cleaning, and solutions to troublesome SMT defects are among the highlights as Virtual PCB enters its second day today.