OAK BROOK, IL – The SIA will sponsor a free Jan. 22 Webcast to discuss the latest revisions to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.
Alan Allan, Intel external programs staff engineer and roadmap committee member, will explain the important changes and additions, including discussion of “More than Moore,” reasons for the changes, and roadmap interpretation.
ORLANDO – The SMTA issued its final request for abstracts for SMTA International, taking place Aug. 17-21 in Orlando.
The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 7. (Short extension available upon request.) Abstracts will be accepted by March 3, and manuscripts are due June 1.
Papers should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, and contain technical, economic or appropriate test data. Material should be original, unpublished and noncommercial.
Papers are being solicited in the following categories: evolving technologies/hot topics; components; assembly; PCB technology; process control, and business.
Participation includes discounted conference registration. $1,000 cash awards will be offered for the best of conference paper, best of proceedings paper, and best international paper.
TAIPEI -- Quanta Computer, the largest contract
assembler of PCs, plans to begin building notebook PCs
in Vietnam, with production scheduled to start in the
second half of this year.
HONG KONG – EMS provider Nam Tai Electronics Inc. announced the completion of the Nam Tai GroupStructure reorganization involving its Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed subsidiaries: Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Ltd. and J.I.C. Technology Co. Ltd.
SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $23.1 billion in November, an increase of 2.3% year-over-year, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.
SHANGHAI – Fixed investment in China's electronics and information industry rose 29% year-over-year to reach $32.8 billion in the first 11 months of 2007, according to figures released by China's Ministry of Information Industry.