News
More equipment debuted at IPC Apex today than any
trade show in recent memory. As usual, the placement machines grabbed the headlines, and with good reason: some are pushing 100,000 cph placement rates. Another exciting development was Viscom's combination x-ray/AOI machine.
Still, the show itself is more modest than in years past.
SAN JOSE – Bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 39% to $1.7 billion in January. The book-to-bill jumped to 1.06, the SEMI trade group said, rising for the third straight month and closing above the benchmark 1.0 level.
The
sums are based on a three-month average of worldwide bookings.
JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics on Thursday moved decisively into the hot medical EMS market, closing its acquisition of fellow EMS firm Reptron Electronics.
Technically a merger, the deal was announced last December. The approximate value of the transaction was $49.5 million.
Technically a merger, the deal was announced last December. The approximate value of the transaction was $49.5 million.
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