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SAN JOSE – Bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 39% to $1.7 billion in January. The book-to-bill jumped to 1.06, the SEMI trade group said, rising for the third straight month and closing above the benchmark 1.0 level.
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sums are based on a three-month average of worldwide bookings.
JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics on Thursday moved decisively into the hot medical EMS market, closing its acquisition of fellow EMS firm Reptron Electronics.
Technically a merger, the deal was announced last December. The approximate value of the transaction was $49.5 million.
Technically a merger, the deal was announced last December. The approximate value of the transaction was $49.5 million.
HOUSTON - BPM Microsystems announced that, with the release of BPWin 4.65.0, it now supports more than 25,000 devices. The company’s device part number library is a culmination of relationships with more than 156 semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, and more than 20 years’ experience in the programming equipment industry, the company said in a press statement. The device part number database is available at www.bpmmicro.com. Additional support for devices is added daily through a software download available from the company’s Web site.
LOS ANGELES – IPC is offering free parking vouchers and train passes for residents of Southern California attending the Apex show later this month. Contact IPC (shows@ipc.org) by Feb. 5 for a free one-day Metro pass. The Metro Rail Blue Line connects with all Metro Rail and Metro Link lines at Union Station and stops directly across from the LA Convention Center, where Apex will be held. Free parking vouchers may be downloaded at www.GoIPCShows.org/parkingvoucher. For maps and directions, please visit www.GoIPCShows.org/travel.
SAN JOSE – Global sales of semiconductors reached a record $247.7 billion in 2006, up 8.9%, The Semiconductor Industry Association reported today. December sales were up 9% to $21.7 billion.
The trade group reiterated its 2007 forecast of 10% growth.
The trade group reiterated its 2007 forecast of 10% growth.
TORONTO -- Celestica Inc. today promoted its top executive in Asia, while cutting ties with several other longtime employees amid a top-level management shakeup.
The company named president of Asia Operations, John Peri, its executive vice president of global operations, succeeding Jim Rowan, who has left the company effective immediately. Guy Delisle was hired to run Celestica's operations in Monterrey, Mexico, the scene of several operational miscues. Delisle was with Sanmina-SCI.
Chief technology officer Dan Shea is retiring, the company said.
The company named president of Asia Operations, John Peri, its executive vice president of global operations, succeeding Jim Rowan, who has left the company effective immediately. Guy Delisle was hired to run Celestica's operations in Monterrey, Mexico, the scene of several operational miscues. Delisle was with Sanmina-SCI.
Chief technology officer Dan Shea is retiring, the company said.
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