SAN JOSE – Worldwide revenue of EMS companies reached $190 billion in 2005, up 14% over 2004, according to a report issued today by Electronic Trend Publications.
According to ETP, the EMS industry was responsible for 23% of the total worldwide electronics assembly, valued at
$810 billion. The $190 billion includes all the work done by the
EMS companies for OEM customers, explained spokesman Steve Berry.
SHENZHEN -- Foxconn has admitted to working employees more than twice China's legal limits.
As reported by Circuits Assemblyon June 14, the contract assembler was alleged to have been directing its hourly staff to work as much as 80 extra hours each month.
China labor law permits employees to work no more than 36 hours of overtime per month.
Jersey City, NJ – Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials had 23 applications engineers trained and certified as IPC Specialists in May.
“At Cookson Electronics, we are focused on helping our customers meet their electronic assembly objectives by providing them with innovative assembly products and the highest possible level of technical assistance,” said Steve Brown, director – Global Applications Technology. “We train and certify our field applications engineers to the IPC Standards which are used globally by our customers. This is especially important as they transition to lead-free processes in response to the RoHS requirements.
The standards covered during the training session were IPC J-STD-001 Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610D Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies.