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TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the parent company of Foxconn, will report a 38% hike in profits for its recently completed quarter, according to a polling of financial analysts.
Hon Hai is expected to post a net profit of T$15.28 billion ($460 million) for the September quarter, up 19.7% sequentially. Results are due early next week.
Hon Hai is expected to post a net profit of T$15.28 billion ($460 million) for the September quarter, up 19.7% sequentially. Results are due early next week.
AMSTERDAM – A just-released Greenpeace study investigating the presence of certain hazardous substances in five popular laptop computers found only one – an H-P model – contained lead.
The study also looked at testing methodologies for verifying the presence of the substances. However, it was not Greenpeace's intent to test each product's compliance with the RoHS Directive.
The study also looked at testing methodologies for verifying the presence of the substances. However, it was not Greenpeace's intent to test each product's compliance with the RoHS Directive.
MINNEAPOLIS – The SMTA will move its signature event, SMTA International, to Orlando next year, the trade group said.
The show is scheduled for Oct. 7-11, 2007, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando.
The show has been sited in Chicago the past several years, in conjunction with the Assembly Technology Expo trade show.
SMTAI 2006 takes place next week at the Rosemont Convention Center.
NEENAH, WI -- Plexus Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia, bringing its total there to three. Production is expected to begin late in the second
quarter of fiscal 2007.
Plexus will invest $13 million to build new offices and laboratories for the 364,000 sq. ft. facility, which is located on a 23-acre site. Construction is expected to be completed in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
Plexus will invest $13 million to build new offices and laboratories for the 364,000 sq. ft. facility, which is located on a 23-acre site. Construction is expected to be completed in the first fiscal quarter of 2007.
JENA, GERMANY – Goepel Electronics next month will present a series of free seminars on the latest in JTAG/boundary scan test methodologies. The presentations will take place Oct. 3 in Atlanta, Oct. 10 in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Oct. 13 in Chicago. The latest developments in JTAG/boundary scan technology and standards will be discussed, along with related design for testability guidelines. For inquiries and to register, contact events@goepelusa.com or call 1-888-4GOEPEL, extension 903.
TAIPEI -- BenQ will move its Taiwan-based
handset production to China and possibly sell its cellphone manufacturing plants in Europe as part of cost-cutting measures designed to return the ODM to profitability.
BenQ Mobile, the firm's handset business, will be made a standalone entity, while its contract assembly work will be spun off and renamed, according to various news reports.
BenQ Mobile, the firm's handset business, will be made a standalone entity, while its contract assembly work will be spun off and renamed, according to various news reports.
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