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SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average orders of North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment was $1.07 billion in June, good for a book-to-bill ratio of 0.93.
Bookings were up 5.5% over revised May levels and 33% below June 2004, said SEMI, which tracks the data.
SAN JOSE -- Hewlett-Packard will cut 14,500 jobs over the next six quarters as the computer and peripherals maker reduces its full-time staff by 10%.
The company will take a pretax restructuring charge of about $1.1 billion over the next six quarters, beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.
STAMFORD, CT – COMET, a supplier of x-ray, RF and dosimetry solutions, has opened a Technical Resource Center in San Jose, CA. In the heart of Silicon Valley, the new office provides more than twice the space of the previous West Coast facility.
The 5,200 sq. ft facility was chosen due to the efficient layout of the building and its proximity to existing customers in the area. The North America service team will be able to inventory the entire line of COMET products and perform on-site service and repairs. Features three inspection service laboratories for product demonstrations and quality assurance inspection.
The company also recently expanded its North American headquarters in Stamford.
Hauppauge, NY—RVSI Inspection LLC, a provider of semiconductor wafer and package metrology and defect inspection solutions, and BKM Technology Partners, a manager of advanced technologies, have signed a sales and service agreement to provide customers in North America support for semiconductor wafer and package inspection requirements.
BKM Technology Partners will provide sales, service and application support for RVSI Inspection product lines throughout North America. In addition, some existing sales and service employees will transfer from RVSI Inspection to BKM.
Atlanta – Renowned market and industry analyst Walt Custer will present a free, two-hour analysis of the global electronics industry on August 9.
The Business Outlook Webinar, hosted by PBRSeminars, will include information on:
World economy;
Electronic equipment - size, scope and end-market drivers by sector;
Active and passive components (including semiconductors and PCBs);
Global electronic assembly markets (OEM, EMS and ODM) ;
Related materials and process equipment ;
Status and economic performance of key companies serving each sector.
Custer will cover information about the future of the domestic and world electronics industries; current business cycles and realistic growth expectations; and industry survivors and profitable markets.
A joint venture between UP Media Group and PCB 007, PBR Seminars produces live, on-demand technical Webinars for PCB industry professionals. For more info: pbrseminars.com.
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