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WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA – Sunburst EMS is building NeuroMetrix's latest neurodiagnostic instrumentation equipment, the company said today. Sunburst has established a dedicated space within its plant for the Neurometrix product, a standalone, vertically-integrated work cell for board-level functional test, sub-unit functional test, systems test, and final customer packaging.
Sunburst has built NeuroMetrix’s NC Stat System since September 2005.
Sunburst has built NeuroMetrix’s NC Stat System since September 2005.
BANNOCKBURN, IL -- Rigid PCB shipments among North American fabricators fell 10.7% and bookings dropped 9.8%
percent in June, IPC said today.
However, rigid shipments were up 12.3% and bookings rose 20.8% sequentially. The book-to-bill ratio for the rigid PCB industry in June 2007 climbed back up above parity to 1.01.
Flex circuit shipments fell 14.1% and bookings nosedived 37.8% versus last year. Shipments were up 4.5% over May, but bookings dropped 3.4%. The flex circuit book-to-bill ratio was positive at 1.12.The book-to-bill ratios are calculated by dividing the value of orders booked over the past three months by the value of sales billed during the same period from the companies in IPC’s survey sample. A book-to-bill ratio above 1.0 is considered a sign of future growth.
About 16% of the reported value was comprised of boards made offshore and distributed by North American fabricators.
For the year, combined (rigid and flex) shipments are down 10.4% and bookings are down 14.9%. Rigid shipments are down 10.9% and bookings are down 16.3%. Flex shipments are down 2.3% and bookings are up 7.3%.
Shipments of all board types dropped 11% in June and orders fell 12.2%. The combined book-to-bill was 1.01.
JUAREZ, MEXICO -- Viasystems Inc. will expand its operations here, adding sheet metal fabrication capabilities to its backplane assembly and integration capabilities.
The company didn't disclose the amount of the investment, but said it will be made over a two-year period.
The company didn't disclose the amount of the investment, but said it will be made over a two-year period.
SAN JOSE – Flextronics reported fiscal first-quarter sales rose 27% to $5.16 billion, at the high end of analyst estimates. Net income was $107 million, up 27% from a year ago.
Operating margins were 2.5%. Inventory days fell five days
sequentially to 47 days.
ANGLETON, TX – EMS firm Benchmark Electronics today announced net income was $25.9 million for the second quarter, a 6% drop from the same period last year.
WASHINGTON, DC — Total factory-to-dealer sales of consumer electronics will surpass $160 billion in 2007, according to Consumer Electronics Association. The association’s semiannual U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts projects 8% industry growth for the year.
More than 60 companies contributed to this latest report, and coverage of existing product categories was expanded to include HDTVs, personal computers and cellular phones. Among new product categories are set-top boxes, next-generation DVD players, VoIP adapters, digital photo frames, smartphones and MP3 player speaker docks.
Accessories have emerged as a powerful booster to overall CE sales, says CEA. The association predicts accessory sales will reach almost $9 billion, with more than 317 million units shipped this year.
The largest contributor in terms of dollar sales continues to be display technologies, adds CEA. Forecasted to reach shipment totals of $26 billion, the display category, including flat screen digital TVs, continues to grow with more than 30 million digital televisions projected to ship by year's end.
The portable communications market will also grow substantially. CEA projects more than $20 billion will be spent on portable devices, an increase of 12% year-over-year. This is in part a result of consumer demand for devices that enable entertainment content and business applications on the go, says CEA.
The association claims smartphones, including the Apple iPhone, typify consumer demand for converged wireless capabilities, including e-mail, Internet browsing, instant messaging, and audio and video entertainment.
More than 60 companies contributed to this latest report, and coverage of existing product categories was expanded to include HDTVs, personal computers and cellular phones. Among new product categories are set-top boxes, next-generation DVD players, VoIP adapters, digital photo frames, smartphones and MP3 player speaker docks.
Accessories have emerged as a powerful booster to overall CE sales, says CEA. The association predicts accessory sales will reach almost $9 billion, with more than 317 million units shipped this year.
The largest contributor in terms of dollar sales continues to be display technologies, adds CEA. Forecasted to reach shipment totals of $26 billion, the display category, including flat screen digital TVs, continues to grow with more than 30 million digital televisions projected to ship by year's end.
The portable communications market will also grow substantially. CEA projects more than $20 billion will be spent on portable devices, an increase of 12% year-over-year. This is in part a result of consumer demand for devices that enable entertainment content and business applications on the go, says CEA.
The association claims smartphones, including the Apple iPhone, typify consumer demand for converged wireless capabilities, including e-mail, Internet browsing, instant messaging, and audio and video entertainment.
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