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CARLSBAD, CA -- Asymtek has opened a technical support and sales office in Chennai, India, to keep up with a fast-growing region for electronics assembly that is host to many of the company's customers.

Asymtek established the facility to support the area’s expanding markets and offer local support. The new office is colocated with parent company Nordson Corp., and provides on-site equipment service, training and applications assistance

N. Shivakumar was named regional sales manager, responsible for Chennai’s operations, including applications engineering, sales and service for Asymtek’s complete line of dispensing and conformal coating products. He also oversees the region’s distributor network and works closely with Asymtek’s regional sales managers and technical support departments.

Shivakumar has over 13 years' experience in sales and business development in India, including five years in capital equipment sales.

EL SEGUNDO, CA — iSuppli Corp. today cut its forecast for global semiconductor revenue growth this year to 3.5%, down from 6%, adding that a seasonal recovery and higher demand and pricing are spurring a second-half recovery.

MILPITAS, CA – Lenthor Engineering today announced its new flex and rigid-flex board assembly services.

The company, which also designs and fabricates rigid-flex and flex printed wiring boards, said it invested some $850,000 in capital equipment for assembly operations.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. held onto its lead in the global television market in the second quarter, thanks to its strength in LCD-TV shipments, according to iSuppli Corp.

The South Korean electronics giant managed a 12.4% market share in the overall television unit shipments, with fellow Korean firm LG Electronics coming in second with 11.4%, Philips in third with 7.1%, Sanyo in fourth with 6.3% and TCL taking the fifth rank with a 5.6% share, iSuppli says. China’s TCL, the one-time leader, continued to lose ground in the market as shipments slowed, following the end of the New Year’s shopping season.

The overall television market will expand at a CAGR of 4% between 2007 and 2011 for unit shipments, and 5% for revenue. iSuppli forecasts overall global television shipments will grow to 245.5 million units by 2011, up 15% from 2007 and up 22% from 2006.

It isn’t news that CRT-TV units, revenues and average selling prices will decline during the next five years because of a lack of consumer interest, waning OEM production and rising consumer demand for LCD-TVs and other flat-panel sets, iSuppli states.

What is news is that there are still regional markets for CRT TVs, the firm adds.
The Asia/Pacific region is leading the way with 37% of total CRT-TV shipments in the second quarter, following by China with 21% and Europe with 15%. India is becoming the largest market for CRT TVs in the Asia/Pacific region, as slimmer CRTs encourage consumers to buy, says iSuppli.

TAMPA, FL – Genesis Electronics Manufacturing Inc. announced the addition of another medical device customer to its base of electronics manufacturing clients.

A Genesis spokesperson declined to give financial or other specifics, citing a non-disclosure agreement. However, he said that on an annualized basis, the program would likely represent a 10% increase to incremental revenues. He further stated that Genesis is currently executing orders at the assembly level, and the company anticipates adding total box-build in November.

As an EMS supplier, Genesis attained ISO: 13485 certification in 2003. Since that time, the medical device market has become its fastest growing business segment, the company reported.

"Medical device customers account for about 28% of our manufacturing business," said president Scott Mauldin. "By year end we anticipate our medical customers will make up 30% of our manufacturing revenue.”

Genesis now has five medical customers for which it builds more than 100 different assemblies.