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ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Jabil Circuit's Italian subsidiary will acquire the manufacturing operations of Nokia Siemens Networks Italy in Cassina de’ Pecchi and Marcianise in a deal expected to close Nov. 1. European Union antitrust authorities have signed off on the deal, which will also include a long-term manufacturing agreement.
SHANGHAI — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative announced the opening of an office in Pudong, outside Shanghai.
iNEMI has named Haley Fu, Ph.D., as manager of operations-China to coordinate the consortium’s activities in the region.
The Shanghai office is the first iNEMI office outside of North America.
As manager of operations in China, Fu will be responsible for coordinating iNEMI activities in the region. She has several years’ experience in the electronics industry, working in areas such as environmentally preferred product development, surface-mounting technology, lead-free soldering and supply chain cost reduction.
iNEMI is planning an opening event for Jan. 16.
iNEMI has named Haley Fu, Ph.D., as manager of operations-China to coordinate the consortium’s activities in the region.
The Shanghai office is the first iNEMI office outside of North America.
As manager of operations in China, Fu will be responsible for coordinating iNEMI activities in the region. She has several years’ experience in the electronics industry, working in areas such as environmentally preferred product development, surface-mounting technology, lead-free soldering and supply chain cost reduction.
iNEMI is planning an opening event for Jan. 16.
BANGALORE, INDIA – EMS provider Elcoteq SE will build Telsima’s WiMAX-based broadband wireless access and DCME voice compression gear under a deal announced today. Volumes and financial details were not announced.
Elcoteq has begun volume manufacturing of Telsima’s WiMAX CPEs StarMAX 2100 series in Bangalore.
Elcoteq provides boxbuild manufacturing for WiMAX CPEs, including new product introduction, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and after-sales services.
Elcoteq provides boxbuild manufacturing for WiMAX CPEs, including new product introduction, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and after-sales services.
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – Henkel Huawei Electronics Co., a joint venture of Huawei Electronics and Henkel Corp., announced plans to unveil its state-of-the-art mold compound manufacturing facility in Lianyungang, China on Oct. 26.
The operation will encompass 16,000 sq. meters of administrative and manufacturing space and reportedly will have a production capacity of 25,000 tons of material annually.
The site will be a central manufacturing hub, at which more than 10 patented epoxy mold compounds will be made, and will host product development, material prototype production, test and analysis and ongoing technology research.
The JV’s mold compound materials are currently incorporated into discrete components, SOICs, QFPs, BGAs, CSPs and POPs.
The operation will encompass 16,000 sq. meters of administrative and manufacturing space and reportedly will have a production capacity of 25,000 tons of material annually.
The site will be a central manufacturing hub, at which more than 10 patented epoxy mold compounds will be made, and will host product development, material prototype production, test and analysis and ongoing technology research.
The JV’s mold compound materials are currently incorporated into discrete components, SOICs, QFPs, BGAs, CSPs and POPs.
NASHUA, NH – NSAI announced the launch of its RoHS Compliance Assurance System certificate program, developed for organizations to demonstrate compliance to the E.U. RoHS directive enforcement guidance.
Upon successful completion of the assessment process, clients are issued a Certificate of Compliance to use to market and promote their manufacturing process.
“The organization does not necessarily have to be ISO-certified to benefit from this certification program,” said vice president Chris Morrell.
For information, visit www.nsaiinc.com/services/RoHS/.
Upon successful completion of the assessment process, clients are issued a Certificate of Compliance to use to market and promote their manufacturing process.
“The organization does not necessarily have to be ISO-certified to benefit from this certification program,” said vice president Chris Morrell.
For information, visit www.nsaiinc.com/services/RoHS/.
ORLANDO – SMTA is seeking abstracts for the 2008 SMTAI technical conference. Short course descriptions are also being solicited.
The abstract deadline is Jan. 7. Papers will be accepted March 7, and manuscripts are due May 26.
SMTA International will take place at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Aug. 17-21.
Papers should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, and contain technical, economic or appropriate test data. Material should be original, unpublished and non-commercial in nature. Papers are being solicited in the following categories: emerging technologies, components, assembly, PCB technology, process control and business.
Please submit abstracts at www.smta.org/smtai/call_for_papers.cfm.
