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December 2008
1 December
Qimonda with possible insolvency in 1Q/2009
Avnet acquires distributor Nippon Denso Industry
Ultra acquires Dascam Consulting in UAE for $19m
Plexus buys Teradyne TestStation LX UltraPin II In-circuit Test System
Mercedes continues to invest in Hungary
GE lays off 500 in Hungary, close down one plant
Incap appoints Sami Mykkänen as President and CEO
Connaught Electronics closed Czech facility
Radius plans to increase sales to €75-80 million in five years
Tower Semiconductor to lay off 200
2 December
Flextronics cut 30% of jobs in China
Joe Battaglia appointed Regional Sales Manager for ViTechnology
Actel and Future Electronics in distribution agreement
Leoni opens new plant in Durango, Mexico
iSuppli's Top20 Chip Suppliers for 2008
APEC to benefit from Foxconn investment in AMPI
Flextronics sees High Level Assembly as Europe’s future
Kontron rumoured to outsource 75% of production to Quanta Computer
Sierra Wireless to acquire Wavecom
Staff reduction at Note in Sweden
3 December
Philips to lay off 220 in Finland
TVAB lays off 100 in Poland
Slovakia new automotive hub
GOEPEL introduces new X-Ray Inspection System
Flextronics and clients still interested in Russia
Camtek and Raytex in cooperation agreement
New General Manager in BB Electronics Suzhou
Foxconn Hungary to move all electronic parts manufacturing to Debrecen
Infineon with €763 million group net loss
400 layoffs at VT Automotive Electronics
4 December
Flextronics' industrial premise in Sweden lacks buyers
Micronic receives Sigma7500 order from major US chip company
20 suppliers in the negotiation for fighter F-35
Carnegie Fonder is no longer one of the four largest shareholders of NOTE
Toshiba to outsource more LCD production
Schweizer Electronic to lay off 75 in 1H/2009
Nokia lowers the mobile device industry outlook for Q4 2008
EBFRIP calls for consistent approach to chemicals' evaluation in EU RoHS proposal
Enics to close Varkaus unit in Finland
Ericsson opens logistics centre in Bulgaria
5 December
Foxconn to lay off 5% in China
Sony to close plant in Dax, France
OEMs producing consumer electronics consider more outsourcing
Phenol price drops due to the slow PCB demand
Cypress to close design centre in Dresden, Germany
BB Electronics eyes the CEE region
Safety trends in automotive electronics
Nypro Hungary reduces staff by 100
8 December
XACT PCB appoints WKK as distributor for China
Miele invests in Romania and China
Elcoteq starts personnel negotiations in Finland
Sanyo plans to expand the production of its solar cell panels in Hungary
Ibiden lays off 430 in Hungary
Perlos lays off 500 in Hungary
Andus: Breakthrough in copper-filled HDI micro-vias
REACH candidate list confronts distribution with new challenges
Global Crisis impacts on EMS/ODM
Zestron appoints new product manager
Whirpool opens distribution centre in Slovakia
Foxconn, HP to run factory in Russia by May 2009
Philips shed 100 workers in Holland
Nujira begins volume production with Sanmina-SCI
9 December
Elcoteq to produce home digital systems in St. Petersburg
THK with new distribution centre in France
Foxconn CZ and Panasonic swap staff
Sony to lay off 8000 by 2010
Sony postpones production expansion in Slovakia
RF Micro Devices may cut workforce in UK by 33%
PV Enterprise close down in Poland and moves production back to Sweden
Molex cuts 4Q forecast and announce staff reductions
Taxation system is the main reason for EMS companies to invest in Romania
Laird Technologies to lay off 500 in Hungary
10 December
Nokia lays off in Hungary
Ericsson wins deal in Slovakia
Sony in Wales could end, expert says
Eolane plans warehouse expansion in 2009
Eletech’s test centre in Italy receives ISO 17025
Foxconn with just 0.98% YoY growth in November sales
Sony Ericsson lays off 500 in Sweden
Semiconductor Equipment Spending to fall to Six-Year Low in 2009
Danaher to cut 1700 jobs; close 13 plants
Optogan Oy aquired by Russian investors group
Mie and Excellon Automation in distribution partnership
Avnet considers layoffs
Sifelmet, subsidiary of Cire Group, has obtained ISO/TS 16949 certification
11 December
Karl Kruse and Silego sign European distribution agreement
Nortel may be close to bankruptcy
Fast, gentle and process-secure drying of MSDs
Rimaster sees staff increase in CZ
EU to investigate Dell factory establishment in Poland
Kitron appoints new Sales & Marketing Director
Premier Farnell reportedly to lay off 300
GE / Orbotech dispute referred to arbitration
Czech electronics industry third biggest revenue source for the country
12 December
Optronic receives € 9 million order
"The RoHS directive should be reconsidered!"
GPV seeks capital injection of 13 MEUR
Alcatel-Lucent to lay off 6000
PKC to lay off 94 in Kempele, Finland
DSE receives order from ABB Robotics
tbp and Nova Natie create new company
Leoni lays off 75% of Ostrzeszów-staff in Poland
Sun to lay off in Scotland
Tieto starts Design Center for electronics development in China
Samsung invests in Poland
110 jobs to go at Jabil in Brest, France
Essemtec adds additional Spanish distributor
15 December
Kingfield Electronics with Aerospace AS9100
Sharp Eyed AOI
MHS Electronics in receivership
Electrolux to lay off 3000
Infineon rumoured to help Qimonda with €50 million
Ruwel introduces Short-Time in Geldern facility
Efore to acquire own shares
PKC to close facility in Russia, factory consolidations in China
Scanfil EMS and The Switch sign manufacturing agreement
Kitron invests further in Kaunas and eyes Germany
Decision for Dell Limerick expected in January
German PCB market resists crisis
16 December
Altium expands sales channel partner in Denmark
Ultra acquires Siemens Radmon
iPhone Mania boosts MEMS-Market
Videoton with gloomy outlook
Foxconn to lay off 100,000
MED appoints administrators
Weidmüller to expand in Czech, China, Germany, Romania and Sweden
Incap and Powernet in agreement on the manufacturing of Power Supplies
Holders Technology increases its sales team
TDK-Lambda opens skills centre
Sony to outsource CMOS production
Qimonda: Saxony helps with €150 million
Norautron sends home 24 workers temporarily
Infineon unable to meet Saxony’s conditions for Qimonda aid
17 December
ON Semi partners with Russian Compel
Speedline and Etek Europe in partnership
iSuppli issues alert for global semiconductor inventories
NOTE acquires Norteam Electronics
Jabil Circuit to invest in Brest facility
BenQ to continue CEE expansion
Samuli Siltari to join XSDirect from Sanmina-SCI
Worldwide EMS will continue growth at lower pace, says IDC
Keithley Instruments with 10% pay reduction for majority of U.S. exempt employees
103 to go at Flextronics in Karlskrona, Sweden
18 December
Siemens EAS and SEHO in development cooperation
Stontronics expands staff and increase turnover
Sanmina with further layoffs in Owego, USA
Valeo to lay off 3400 in Europe
Sony’s Slovakian plant threatens the Spanish facility
Microsemi expands in Ireland; 200 additional jobs
Videoton with no additional layoffs
ASML cuts workforce by 10%, Tempe site to close
Sitronics lays off production staff in Czech Republic
19 December
Sanmina -SCI expands in Salo, Finland
SEHO appoints distributor for North Africa
Schoeller-Electronics invests in Germany
GE Healthcare plans global cuts
Jabil looks to sell Kergonan facility
Dassault Aviation to acquire Alcatel Lucent's stake in Thales
MYDATA with MYTRACE – secure traceability software
Jabil's core operating income decreased by 17%
Adcontact acquires Gammeter
AVX to lay off 92 in UK
21 December
Financing package for Qimonda arranged
22 December
Jabil opens new plant in Mexico
Possible cut backs at Flextronics Denmark
City of Geldern rejects Ruwel aid
Grundig lays off 423 employees
SUSS MicroTec, MPI & Chain Logic with strategic alliance
Nokia to buy land in Romania
Endicott expands in Europe
23 December
Sony Ericsson to switch smart phone production partner
Electrocomponents to reduce its cost base by £15m in the next financial year
Delphi Poland to scale down production plans
Leab to increase capacity in Estonia
Kemet to shed 1500 in Europe, Mexico and China
Delphi axe 250 in Hungary
Labtech Microwave receives major orders
28 December
Day4 Energy in outsourcing agreement with Jabil
29 December
FM Logistic lost HP contract to Flextronics
EC clears acquisition of FSC by Fujitsu
Microchip with rumoured interest for Supertex
Slovakia with €170 million investment
NOTE downsizing employees by another 100
Foxconn to produce the new Apple iMac
Flextronics dismiss 110 employees in Hungary
TechniSat invests in R&D in Dresden, Germany
30 December
PartnerTech plans to divest UK unit
Philips to sell computer monitor business
Elcoteq’s home communications business area is expanding
The 10 Biggest Stories on evertiq.com in 2008
2G PlayStation 3 features cost reduction, supplier shifts
Salcomp raises capital loan
31 December
PKC completed acquisition of Man's Polish cable harness production
Foxconn and Asus to produce Sony Ericsson Xperia X2
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