WASHINGTON – The Portable Rechargeable Battery Association today said it “welcomes” an IPC effort to bring stakeholders into the process to develop a standard for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries.
CHICAGO – A special half-day seminar on being competitive in the global market will be held next week during the SMTAI Conference in suburban Chicago. The symposium will cover ways for companies to improve their competitive position in the global marketplace, with an emphasis on North American issues related to cost, productivity, automation, finance and quality.
BENSALEM, PA -- It's nearly as certain as gravity. A high-flying stock takes a tumble, and shareholder lawsuits come quickly thereafter.
A class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida claims Jabil Circuit misrepresented its financial performance between Sept. 19, 2001 and June 21, 2006, thus artificially inflating its stock price.
CLINTON, NY – Indium Corporation Corp. recentlydonated its business jet for the Special Olympics Airlift, which provides transportation to more than 1,500 athletes from all over the country to the 2006 U.S. National Games in Ames, IA. Indium’s plane was among 235 that were volunteered to transport the athletes to Iowa for the start of the games, then back home again after the closing ceremonies.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Although the computer market remains the leading consumer of ICs and is forecast to make up 47% of the 2006 market, it is cell phones that are driving IC growth this year.
SAN FRANCISCO – It’s becoming a mantra: Inventory levels at EMS providers are rising.
Deutsche Bank yesterday became the latest to make that assessment, issuing a research note that claimed roughly $3 billion of excess inventory in stock at contract manufacturers.
However, the supply chain will rid itself of most of the overages over the next six to 12 months, DB said. Further, it’s the component manufacturers and distributors whom are
most at risk to suffer, DB said.