CircuiTree - December 2008 - (Page 52) Compal Electronics: • Injected USD 61.2 million in affiliate VIBO Telecom through a share swap; • Put its capacity expansion in Vietnam and China on hold; and • Expects to add an additional 300 R&D technicians in 2009. CTS secured a contract for an electronic throttle control accelerator pedal module from a major Japanese automotive manufacturer. Delphi’s former Oak Creek PCB workers received trade adjustment assistance and a USD 1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. Dynamic-EMS added a BTU Pyramax SMT reflow oven, a Horizon 03i SMT screen printer, a Kardex vertical storage system, and QuoteWin software and hosting services to its Dalgety Bay, Scotland, manufacturing facility. Elcoteq: • Appointed Roger Taylor senior VP group operations; • Celebrated its 10th anniversary at its Pecs, Hungary, plant; and • Is expanding its production in Russia in Q1 FY 09. Epic Technologies named Mike Goryl VP of human resources. FCT Assembly appointed Horizon Sales as its representative for its assembly materials division in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Western Pennsylvania. Flextronics: • Donated USD 400,000 to Habitat for Humanity to help those affected by the Sichuan, China, earthquake; • Laid off 40 employees in Linköping, Sweden, and 70 in Taiwan; • Has 100 factories operating at full capacity; • Is closing its Pennsylvania subsidiary, Avail Medical Products, by the end of 2008; and • Created a global team dedicated to advanced solar solutions. Foxconn: • Postponed its project deadlines for its electronics production in St. Petersburg, Russia; • Leased 40,000 ft2 of office space in Houston, Tex.; • Introduced its second “Green Series” board; and • Was the third largest connector supplier in China in 2007 with shipments of USD 435.4 million and 6.2 percent market share. Foxlink: • Received midrange handset orders from Vodafone; and • Acquired a 3G CDMA module/modem card patent license from Qualcomm. HANZA Poland is expanding its production hall to 3,500 m2 and adding additional assembly lines. Incap terminated 12 positions and temporarily laid off 67 at its Vuokatti, Finland, factory. IPTE closed its Slovakian subcontracting division Connect Systems and transferred its activities to Romania. Jabil Circuit: • Began production of PocketFinder devices at its Meung-sur-Loire, France, facility; and • Plans to close or sell Brest, France, plant. Jiaxing Wingtech Communication Technology received a 3G CDMA module/modem card patent license from Qualcomm. Jurong Technologies sold some of its EMS business and assets to 52 December 2008 • circuitree.com Global Emerging Markets Group. Kimball began construction of a facility in Poland, which is scheduled to be operational by July 2009. Kitron UAB in Kaunas, Lithuania, received EUR 9 million in new marine orders. K-One became an OEM. LaBarge received a USD 1.6 million cable assembly contract for M1 Abrams tanks from General Dynamics. Neways cut 70 jobs at its Neways Electronic Assemblies subsidiary in the Netherlands. Note laid off 100 in Sweden. Onkyo purchased a 40 percent stake in Malaysian CEM S&O Electronics from Roxy Enterprise for JPY 560 million. PartnerTech: • Laid off 43 employees in Åtvidaberg, Sweden; and • Received ISO 13485:2003 medical certification at its King’s Lynn manufacturing facility in Norfolk, England. PKC acquired MAN’s cable harness production in Poland. Plexus received a primary contract to manufacture Kirby Lester pharmacy automation systems. Quanta received next-generation Intel Classmate PC orders. Raven Industries was named to the 2008 Forbes list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America. Salcomp appointed Jari Saarinen CFO and Pekka Kyyriäinen VP, global operations. Sanmina-SCI promoted Hari Pillai to president and COO. SenDEC CEO Ken Fiske was named 2008 Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Council of the Rochester Business Alliance. SMS Electronics tripled its XJTAG licenses to meet upsurge in demand. Suntron received a Achilles Satellite Platform manufacturing contract from Wurldtech. ■ Walt Custer and Jonathan Custer-Topai’s column is sponsored by Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials. Custer Consulting Group provides market research, business analysis, and forecasts for PCB fabrication and assembly, passive components, semiconductors, and the electronic equipment end markets. You can reach Walt by phone at 707-785-1777, email at walt@ custerconsulting.com, or visit his Web site: www.custerconsulting.com. Are You Getting CircuiTree Weekly? Our weekly e-Newsletter recaps the week in the electronics industry and provides links to FREE educational resources you won’t find anywhere else. Don’t miss another edition. Sign up today at www.circuitree.com/enews. http://www.custerconsulting.com http://www.custerconsulting.com http://www.circuitree.com/enews http://www.circuitree.com
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