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EL SEGUNDO, CA – Overall cellphone shipments will increase approximately 1% this year but for the first time in 14 years, Nokia will not be the leader at year-end.
THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE, UK -- Electronic Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (EMS) has acquired Applied Assembly for an undisclosed amount.
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MANIEMA PROVINCE, DRC -- Mines in a second province here in the Democratic Republic of Congo are gaining final approvals for shipping tin and other ores to Western nations. Most of the war-torn country's mines have faced international bans that prevented Western companies from buying or trading in minerals from the DRC.
LOD, ISRAEL -- Sanmina is considering closing its electronics assembly plant here, according to local reports. The site is a major supplier to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the maker of Israel's anti-missile defense system known as Iron Dome.
KANAGAWA, JAPAN – Zestron has opened its sixth technical center here, doubling as its local headquarters.
LOS ALTOS, CA -- Equipment suppliers hoping for a big Christmas surprise may be disappointed this year.
BEIJING -- A poll of nearly three dozen tin producers, traders and consumers at the first Tin Market Outlook reception sponsored by ITRI China in Beijing last week suggests most expect only a very gradual improvement in market conditions.
SOUTH KIVU, DRC -- The first flow of tin through a controlled supply chain has left a mine from the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the partners in the effort reports.
HONG KONG -- Based on analysis of the major platform companies and the white box market, Digitimes Research forecasts that global tablet shipments (including both branded and white box models) will overtake notebook shipments in 2013, growing by 38.3% over 2012 to 210 million units.
JAKARTA -- Foxconn Technology's planned expansion in Indonesia is reportedly stalled pending the company's fulfillment of several government requirements.
STAMFORD, CT — Worldwide semiconductor revenue is projected to total $311 billion in 2013, up 4.5% from 2012, research firm Gartner said today. The firm also lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 projections, citing economic headwinds and inventory corrections.
WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson today reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results as electronics end-market demand drove a big jump in process, test and inspection equipment sales.
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