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BANBURY, UK - General Hybrid UK, a contract electronics manufacturer, has been purchased by a group of its executives and will change its name to Copernica.
The new management group is led by former general manager Alan Longland. Most of the staff will be retained, according to news reports.
The company designs and manufactures thick-film hybrid circuits, PCB assemblies and high-voltage resistors. It also distributes some components.
It was formerly part of the HiDensity Group, a Swiss company.
CANNES, France - Flextronics and Microsoft Corp. have codeveloped a GSM/GPRS mobile phone platform based on Windows Mobile software. The companies announced the new software today at the 16th annual 3GSM World Congress.
Called Peabody, the new platform offers OEMs access to more than 18,000 applications for product line customization. Applications include messaging, music, video, pictures and gaming.
"As mobile phones become increasingly customized consumer products, OEMs are under pressure to produce low-cost, feature-rich phones that address the demands of this growing market," said Tom Deitrich, vice president of ODM Products, Flextronics.
HOLDEN, MA -A pair of longtime New England printed circuit board makers have merged, the companies announced.
EPEC
has purchased the primary assets of ECC, including the customer accounts. Both
companies make quickturn prototype PCBs.
In a
press release, ECC president and CEO Paul Johnson said, "I am confident this
opportunity will enhance our customer support, from new product introduction
through volume production."
EPEC was founded in 1952; ECC in the early 1950s.
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