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TEMPE, AZ -- The PMI index of U.S. manufacturing dipped in
December but grew overall for the 31st straight month. The December PMI was 54.2%,
down 3.9 points from November, according to the latest Institute for Supply
Management poll. A score over 50% shows
expansion.
Fayetteville, AR -- The University of Arkansas will host an organizational workshop for its International Research Consortium for Packaging, Manufacturing and Reliability for Low-Cost RFID and related Integrated SMART Tag Systems. The workshop will be held Jan. 24-26 in Fayetteville.
A part of the University’s RFID Research Center, the consortium aims to enable development of infrastructure, design and modeling tools and manufacturing processes to support low-cost RFID tags and systems for reliable performance.
Any commercial, non-profit, government or academic organization interested in attending should contact Claudia Cochrane at U of A: 479-575-3605 or Becky Travelstead at TechSearch International: 512-372-8887 or becky@techsearchinc.com.
SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductors continued on a record pace, reaching $20.4 billion in November, according to SIA. Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 7.2% from last year and were up 1.7% sequentially.
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