Murata adds two new production buildings in Thailand

Murata Electronics (Thailand), Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Murata, recently completed the new two buildings that had been under construction.

The new facilities have been constructed to raise production capacity in response to escalating demand for electronic components for mobile devices (smartphones, tables and so on), which are incorporating progressively sophisticated functions, as well as for automobiles, which are increasingly electrifying. The Japanese company has completed a new building for EMI filters providing the company with a total floor area of 9’993 square metres of available space. Murata invested about EUR 12.79 million in the building alone, the company states in a short update. But that is not all, the company has also recently completed an antenna coil building which will provide the company with an additional 9’995 square metres of available space. The company invested about EUR 11.94 millions in the construction of this building.

The distributor of electronic components and semiconductors has appointed Renato Souza to the position of Vice President of Business Development. Renato previously served as Vice President, Latin America of Smith since 2017.

The German company believes 5G will be a key building block of digitalization and connectivity in manufacturing and logistics. And for that reason, Bosch is now starting compatibility tests and channel measurements for setting up a 5G network in its wafer fab in Reutlingen.

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Global electronics news provider and event organiser Evertiq has been donating computing power to help research effort for a Covid-19 vaccine.

The supplier of wafer cleaning technologies for advanced semiconductor devices, has received purchase orders and final stage bidding activities for a total of USD 36 million from two new China-based customers that manufacture analog and power IC devices.

Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ClassOne Technology announces the sale of its Solstice GoldPro electroplating system to an unnamed developer of microLED technology for advanced applications.

From January through early March business performance was in line with expectations, but clear impacts of the corona pandemic and increasing uncertainty within the automotive industry became apparent from late March on.

Smiths Detection has completed the acquisition of PathSensors, a bio-technology solutions and environmental-testing company, based in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Saab has divested the Dutch-based company QPS (Quality Positioning Services), a provider of hydrographic software solutions within the global maritime industry. The decision is in line with Saab’s strategy to optimise its product portfolio and increase focus on five core areas.

Advancements in 5G and electric vehicle technologies are bringing the mounting demands of power semiconductor. GlobalWafers is teaming up with the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) to develop the third generation semiconductor material.

Taiwanese NAND Flash controller IC and storage solutions provider, Phison Electronics, broke ground on a new R&D center and inventory management in Guangyuan Science Park in Zhunan township, back in late march.

“Infineon has so far coped well with the challenging situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As a company, we reacted quickly to the new situation and established a framework that has enabled us to stabilize our business,” says CEO Dr. Reinhard Ploss.