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EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – The Holst Centre has inaugurated its roll-to-roll line for printed electronics.
SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.03 billion in orders in May, down 5% sequentially, and down 37% year-over-year, SEMI reported.
SHENZHEN – Privately held Huawei Technologies, China's largest communications network equipment maker, is contemplating the sale of a majority stake in its handsets and terminal operations, according to published reports.
The firm reportedly has sent proposals to Bain Capital LLC, Blackstone Group LP, TPG Inc., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Warburg Pincus LLC, Carlyle Group, and other private equity firms.
The company has set a deadline of June 23 for bids, and has appointed Morgan Stanley to manage a possible sale, say reports.
The funds would aid in the investment in Huawei’s routers and other network gear.
Research firm BDA China Ltd. estimates the firm doubled its revenue last year to $2.6 billion. The handset division is said to have taken in profits of $400 million during this same period. Sales for the division were 16.4% of the company’s total revenue in 2007, up from 11.8% in the prior year, according to BDA.
SMYRNA, GA – UP Media Group Inc., parent company of Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design & Fab, today announced registration is now open for PCB West 2008, scheduled for Sept. 14-19, at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA.
SHERWOOD, OR – Ascentec Engineering has acquired Datum Dynamics USA for an undisclosed sum.
Portsmouth, RI-based Datum will move to Ascentec’s Fitchburg, MA site. Colin Reddy, previously sales manager at Datum, will help transition current Datum clients.
Ascentec designs and manufactures PCBA process tooling.
Datum is a PCB assembly tooling and fixtures supplier in the Northeastern U.S.
SINGAPORE – Nihon Superior Co. Ltd. has upgraded its Singapore location – Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte Ltd. – to a regional headquarters, with plans to establish an English-speaking R&D center there.
The R&D Center will be in operation before the end of 2008 with an initial investment of SG$1.275 million (US$934,000), the company reports.
The initial focus will be on establishing analytical capability with XRF and ICP equipment. Additional tools required for the development and testing of soldering materials and the diagnosis of microscopy and mechanical testing will follow.
NSTS was established in 1988 as a joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. In 2007, NSTS accounted for 16% of Nihon’s total turnover.
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