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Jabil to cut jobs due to lower BlackBerry shipments

Lower manufacturing volumes of the BlackBerry Smartphone forces Jabil Circuit to cut the number of workers at its plant in Jalisco.

February 03 2010, 5:54 AM
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EMSAccording to a report provided by Mexican "Centro de Reflexión y Acción Laboral (Cereal)", US based EMS provider Jabil Circuit is cutting 1500 jobs at its plant in Jalisco Mexico. Many of the jobs are temporarily. Most of the cutbacks are related to lower manufacturing volumes of the BlackBerry smartphone by Research in Motion which is produced at the plant. This was reported by local media. Jabil has generated most of the new jobs in Jalisco.

Huawei opens assembly plant in Hungary

EMSChinese Telecom company Huawei is opening an assembly plant in Hungary.

March 12 2010, 2:39 PM
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AUO and TPV establish joint venture in Poland

OEMAU Optronics held a meeting of the Board of Directors on March 12, 2010, at which the Board approved a resolution establishing a joint venture of TFT-LCD module production and TV-set ODM with TPV Technology Limited in Gorzow, Poland.

March 12 2010, 2:51 PM

1700 visited NEW in South Africa

GeneralThe National Electronics Week that took place in South Africa this week attracted some 1,700 visitors.

March 12 2010, 1:59 PM

Wistron after sales service division expected to grow strongly

EMSTaiwan based EMS provider Wistron's revenue in the after sales service division is expected to increase to over 60% this year.

March 12 2010, 1:44 PM

Kitron's GM for Sweden steps down with immediate effect

EMSJohannes Lind, General Manager of Kitron Sweden, has decided to leave Kitron with immediate effect.

March 12 2010, 1:00 PM

Operational challenges for Kitron in Sweden

EMSKitron's subsidiary Kitron in Karlskoga, Sweden is facing operational challenges in the 1st quarter.

March 12 2010, 12:49 PM

JJS Electronics appoints new Principal Test Engineer

EMSUK based EMS provider JJS Electronics has appointed Alf Bates to the post of Principal Test Engineer.

March 12 2010, 12:38 PM

Lewis and Clark, PRT Service and KEERS Technologies join forces in Europe

SMT & InspectionDue to the still growing demand of fully refurbished In-Circuit Test Systems and on-site support services in Europe Lewis and Clark, PRT Service and KEERS Technologies decided to join forces.

March 12 2010, 12:12 PM

AMD to build a distribution channel for embedded in Europe

EmbeddedThe Embedded Business unit of AMD plans to build a distribution channel for the embedded portfolio in Central Europe.

March 12 2010, 10:13 AM

Another Foxconn employee fell from the roof

EMSAnother Foxconn employee in Shenzhen fell from a building last night.

March 12 2010, 8:32 AM

Altix expect 15% growth in sales this year

PCBAfter one year of operations, Altix posted positive results for 2009. The turnover of the company hit the forecasts and the net result exceeds the 2009 expectations to finish break-even.

March 12 2010, 8:24 AM

tbp produce 'golden board' for Alcatel-Lucent

EMSEMS provider tbp electronics and Alcatel-Lucent have celebrated delivery of Alcatel-Lucent's 200 millionth DSL line with the manufacture of a special golden board.

March 12 2010, 5:57 AM

Automatic Lamination Technology launches two new models

SMT & InspectionAutomatic Lamination Technologies expand it’s product range to include two new models; Automatic Laminator Model SMARTLAM 5000 and Vacuum Applicator Model VA 7124 HP6.

March 12 2010, 5:12 AM

5000 electronics jobs announced

ComponentsTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and AU Optronics will increase its workforces dramatically during this year.

March 11 2010, 4:38 PM

Jabil to lease new site in Hungary

EMSJabil Circuit has leased a new site in Hungary due to higher order volume.

March 11 2010, 3:06 PM

Chip: Below-average growth in Europe

ComponentsThe European semiconductor market has shrunk in 2009, however - with minus 21.9% - not as much as the German market, the German Industry Association ZVEI reports.

March 11 2010, 2:14 PM

Foxlink revenue drops

ComponentsTaiwan based connector maker Foxlink's renevue droped 14,9% in February and 3.48% this year.

March 11 2010, 12:43 PM
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OMR Italia boosts production capacity

PCBEuropean PCB-producer OMR Italia responds to growing demand by adding two units for dry film lamination and exposure.

March 11 2010, 12:00 PM

Graphic increase turnover

PCBUK-based PCB-producer Graphic has increased its turnover in the third quarter by 15% and in the last quarter turnover was up by 15.6% compared to the previous year.

March 11 2010, 10:44 AM

Ericsson to assembly systems in Croatia

OEMEricsson Nikola Tesla, a subsidiary of Ericsson Group and Montenegro Telecom (Crnogorski Telekom) have signed a manufacturing contract.

March 11 2010, 9:33 AM

Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment declined 46% in 2009

SMT & InspectionSEMI reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $15.92 billion in 2009, representing a year-over-year decline of 46 percent.

March 11 2010, 9:21 AM
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