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ELKHART, IN – BAE Systems has awarded EMS provider CTS Corp. a $24 million manufacturing contract to provide electronics assemblies for the A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
CTS EMS anticipates the manufacturing phase will commence at its California facility beginning mid 2009, and will continue through 2010.
CTS EMS will provide line-replaceable units for power control, system control and distribution.
CTS EMS anticipates the manufacturing phase will commence at its California facility beginning mid 2009, and will continue through 2010.
CTS EMS will provide line-replaceable units for power control, system control and distribution.
MARLBOROUGH, MA – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted DownStream Technologies a patent for certain technology covering the automation of PCB documentation in an electronic release package file.
The patent is related to technologies in DownStream’s BluePrint-PCB software.
The patent further covers the core technology contained in the BluePrint-PCB shape engine, which is configured to display simultaneous views of a PCB CAD database; the use of reconfigurable objects that display different views of the CAD database; the technology behind BluePrint’s template elements that can be customized and linked to the CAD database, and technology that automates engineering change orders (ECO) in the CAD database as reflected in the release package.
BluePrint-PCB was released in 2006 for automating the creation of comprehensive electronic PCB documentation.
The patent is related to technologies in DownStream’s BluePrint-PCB software.
The patent further covers the core technology contained in the BluePrint-PCB shape engine, which is configured to display simultaneous views of a PCB CAD database; the use of reconfigurable objects that display different views of the CAD database; the technology behind BluePrint’s template elements that can be customized and linked to the CAD database, and technology that automates engineering change orders (ECO) in the CAD database as reflected in the release package.
BluePrint-PCB was released in 2006 for automating the creation of comprehensive electronic PCB documentation.
SAN JOSE – The Semiconductor
Industry Association is lauding the $15 billion set aside for funding scientific research programs as part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (HR 1) now headed for President Obama’s desk.
The bill includes significant funding increases for the National Science Foundation, the National Institute for Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy Office of Science, and the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy.
HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Inc. reported a December quarter loss of HK$2.9 million on a 24% drop in revenue to HK$573.7 million.
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Raven Industries today said fourth quarter sales would
likely fall short of previous guidance. On the whole, Raven expects to report a
22% decline in fourth quarter net income on a 3% rise in sales.
CHENNAI -- Jabil
Circuit reportedly will relocate its Nokia assembly programs currently in Chennai to China.
According to the report, Jabil will end its operations in the Sriperumbadur corridor by March 31. The fate of the site's 600-some workers is not clear. Jabil has not commented on the reports, and government officials have not received any preliminary paperwork from Jabil notifying the state of pending closures.
Jabil reportedly invested over $100 million in the facility.
According to the report, Jabil will end its operations in the Sriperumbadur corridor by March 31. The fate of the site's 600-some workers is not clear. Jabil has not commented on the reports, and government officials have not received any preliminary paperwork from Jabil notifying the state of pending closures.
Jabil reportedly invested over $100 million in the facility.
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