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Paris – Alcatel yesterday unveiled a planned merger with its smaller U.S. rival Lucent Technologies for $13.4 billion. Together, the pair would have total revenue of $25 billion, roughly matching current industry leader Cisco Systems.
The two companies plan to cut about 10% of their combined workforce, or about 8,800 jobs.
Shanghai -- Assembléon, a subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics, and Yamaha IM are extending their pick-and-place partnership for another three years. The agreement covers the global SMD placement market, and includes development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service.
The cooperation began in 1987, when Assembléon launched the companies' first mutual product, the CSM46. Since then, the partnership has been extended with continuous cooperation.
Together, Assembléon and Yamaha have grown to be the top supplier of pick-and-place machines worldwide in terms of units.
"Together, our two companies have the economies-of-scale and technical expertise that electronics assembly operations worldwide can rely on," added Leon Husson, CEO of Assembléon. "With today's PCBs characterized by continued miniaturization and a widening component mix, the winners in the market will be the manufacturers who can make their machines future proof, while still delivering a cost-down, quality-up process."
The cooperation began in 1987, when Assembléon launched the companies' first mutual product, the CSM46. Since then, the partnership has been extended with continuous cooperation.
Together, Assembléon and Yamaha have grown to be the top supplier of pick-and-place machines worldwide in terms of units.
"Together, our two companies have the economies-of-scale and technical expertise that electronics assembly operations worldwide can rely on," added Leon Husson, CEO of Assembléon. "With today's PCBs characterized by continued miniaturization and a widening component mix, the winners in the market will be the manufacturers who can make their machines future proof, while still delivering a cost-down, quality-up process."
SAN JOSE -- Sanmina-SCI andShocking Technologies will jointly develop Shocking's specialty polymers for embedding ESD protection into internal layers of PCBs. The companies will work together to formulate voltage switchable dielectric materials for inclusion in Sanmina-SCI's PCB structures.
VSDM are specialty polymers that instantaneously change from insulators to conductors when a pre-programmed bi-directional voltage is applied.
VSDM are specialty polymers that instantaneously change from insulators to conductors when a pre-programmed bi-directional voltage is applied.
Shanghai & Santa Ana – At last week’s CPCA show Mason Electronics entered into a distribution contract for their electrical test products for the North American market with Christopher Associates.
Mason is a supplier of universal grid electrical test systems in Asia. Customers include OPC, Multek, Viasystems, Gold Circuits, Hitachi, Samsung, Jabil Circuit. Mason provides hardware, software and fixturing solutions from their ISO 9001 certified manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, as well as facilities throughout Asia.
Tokyo -- JPCA Show 2006, sponsored by the Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits Assoc., will take place May 31 – June 2 at Tokyo Big Sight. The event is concurrently held with the 2006 Microelectronics show, JPCA and JIEP keynote addresses and Jisso Technology Symposium.
Over 500 exhibitors will showcase technologies for an expected 100,000 international visitors. The keynotes will include Shigeaki Mizushima, group general manager, AVC Liquid Crystal Display Group of SHARP, who will address “SHARP’s Strategy for LCD Business.” Also, Takashi Shigematsu, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., will talk about “Current Situation and Future Prospects of Automotive Electronics.” Dr. Hayao Nakahara, a popular PWB consultant will make a presentation on “World Electronic Circuits Industries Today” on the final day.
An eco-Pavilion will introduce environmental friendly products and green technologies. AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) will also exhibit its latest development presentations at a special booth.
To register, visit jpca.jp
Over 500 exhibitors will showcase technologies for an expected 100,000 international visitors. The keynotes will include Shigeaki Mizushima, group general manager, AVC Liquid Crystal Display Group of SHARP, who will address “SHARP’s Strategy for LCD Business.” Also, Takashi Shigematsu, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., will talk about “Current Situation and Future Prospects of Automotive Electronics.” Dr. Hayao Nakahara, a popular PWB consultant will make a presentation on “World Electronic Circuits Industries Today” on the final day.
An eco-Pavilion will introduce environmental friendly products and green technologies. AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) will also exhibit its latest development presentations at a special booth.
To register, visit jpca.jp
Taiwan -- BenQ has consolidated its Asia and Europe handset product houses in a move to speed up product launch time, according to Digitimes.
The product houses provide functions including technical product management, R&D, strategic procurement and supply chain management.
Jochen Eickholt, current head of BenQ mobile houses for Europe and Latin America and Irwin Chen, president of BenQ's wireless business unit, will jointly lead the new team, Digitimes said.
The product houses provide functions including technical product management, R&D, strategic procurement and supply chain management.
Jochen Eickholt, current head of BenQ mobile houses for Europe and Latin America and Irwin Chen, president of BenQ's wireless business unit, will jointly lead the new team, Digitimes said.
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