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SAN JOSE, CA – Sanmina-SCI will build its first manufacturing technology campus in India, a 100-acre site in Oragadam inside a special economic zone.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – iSuppli Corp. predicts global PC shipments will rise to 264 million units in 2007, up 11.2% from 239 million in 2006.
iSuppli upgraded its forecast following stronger-than-anticipated first-quarter shipments of notebook computers. The previous forecast envisioned 10.7% growth for the year.
iSuppli upgraded its forecast following stronger-than-anticipated first-quarter shipments of notebook computers. The previous forecast envisioned 10.7% growth for the year.
SPRINGFIELD GARDEN, NY – Shipping cycles in the Asia-Pacific are following traditional cycles, a major logistics provider said last week.
Trans Global Logistics reports demand is following predictable patterns, with the May-June period typically the low point for air-freight.
Demand for oil coupled with severe weather conditions is influencing shipping decisions, Trans Global said. Growing global demand for oil continues to put upward pressure on fuel surcharges, while powerful monsoons have hammered southeastern Bangladesh, causing operations at the Chittagong port yard to be temporarily suspended. Cargo receiving and loading has resumed in off-dock areas, but there have been many vessel delays, the company says.
Inflation worries are also influencing shipping decisions. The rupee has appreciated approximately 12% against the U.S. dollar, causing an increase in surcharges for x-ray and other inspections. Rising inflation in China and a strengthening yuan are putting pressure on shippers to maximize ocean transportation use. The impact of shifting manufacturing capacity from Japan and Korea to China has dampened demand for airlift in these traditional markets, says Trans Global.
Trans Global Logistics reports demand is following predictable patterns, with the May-June period typically the low point for air-freight.
Demand for oil coupled with severe weather conditions is influencing shipping decisions, Trans Global said. Growing global demand for oil continues to put upward pressure on fuel surcharges, while powerful monsoons have hammered southeastern Bangladesh, causing operations at the Chittagong port yard to be temporarily suspended. Cargo receiving and loading has resumed in off-dock areas, but there have been many vessel delays, the company says.
Inflation worries are also influencing shipping decisions. The rupee has appreciated approximately 12% against the U.S. dollar, causing an increase in surcharges for x-ray and other inspections. Rising inflation in China and a strengthening yuan are putting pressure on shippers to maximize ocean transportation use. The impact of shifting manufacturing capacity from Japan and Korea to China has dampened demand for airlift in these traditional markets, says Trans Global.
BUFFALO GROVE, IL – Calling the U.S. “at the forefront of advanced research,” Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America on June 7 held the grand opening ceremony for its Advanced Packaging Lab.
The lab, located at the company’s suburban Chicago headquarters, contains a class 10,000 cleanroom, plus the latest in metrology and test equipment including x-ray, C-SAM, SEM and EDS for post-assembly analysis.
The lab, located at the company’s suburban Chicago headquarters, contains a class 10,000 cleanroom, plus the latest in metrology and test equipment including x-ray, C-SAM, SEM and EDS for post-assembly analysis.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Passives components maker AVX Corp. has agreed to buy American Technical Ceramics for about $231 million in cash.
AUSTIN, TX – Samsung Electronics last week opened a 1.6 million sq. ft. 300-mm NAND flash memory wafer plant in Austin. The $3.5 billion facility will begin operations in the second half and ramp to produce 60,000 wafers monthly by 2008.
The building is one of the largest semiconductor facilities in the U.S.
The plant will begin production with the 16Gb NAND flash chips using 50-nm level process technology.
With the plant, Samsung topped its previous record for the largest foreign investment in Texas, some $1.4 billion in 1996.
The factory is adjacent to the existing 200-mm wafer fabrication plant. The existing plant was completed in 1997 and will continue to be used to manufacture DRAM.
The building is one of the largest semiconductor facilities in the U.S.
The plant will begin production with the 16Gb NAND flash chips using 50-nm level process technology.
With the plant, Samsung topped its previous record for the largest foreign investment in Texas, some $1.4 billion in 1996.
The factory is adjacent to the existing 200-mm wafer fabrication plant. The existing plant was completed in 1997 and will continue to be used to manufacture DRAM.
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