SMTA “Members of Distinction” Award Winners Announced
Minneapolis, MN – During the 2019 Annual Meeting at SMTA International, the SMTA honored members who have shown exceptional service to the association and the electronics assembly industry. The association’s highest honor, the Founder’s Award, recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the industry, as well as support and service to the SMTA. This […]
Enics appointing Andres Kase as Elva Business Unit General Manager
Enics Elva, Enics’ largest production site in Europe, gets a new leader as Mr Andres Kase is appointed General Manager of Enics Elva on November 5th. Enics’ largest European production site in Elva, southern Estonia, gets a new General Manager as Andres Kase is appointed to the position on November 5th. Enics Elva offers top-quality […]
FOXCONN Wisconsin’s Purchase of TAKAYA APT-1400 F-SL Advanced Flying Probe Tester from TEXMAC
Santa Clara, California, USA – FOXCONN Wisconsin has purchased a Takaya APT-1400 F-SL Advanced Multi-Function Flying Probe Tester as they outfit their latest factory. TEXMAC is the exclusive authorized distributor of TAKAYA flying probe test systems in North America. New production at the FOXCONN facility is planned before the end of this year (2019), and […]
Global semiconductor market likely to grow 6 percent in 2020!
By Pradeep Chakraborty Given the depressing run, so far, in 2019, how is the global semiconductor industry going to perform in 2020? The mid-year global semiconductor sales was down 14.5 percent, compared to 2018, as per the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Recently, SIA reported that the global semiconductor sales had increased 3.4 percent month-to-month in […]
The Reading Room – What’s The SCOOP?
Google to acquire Fitbit, China wants $360 Billion tariff roll back, Astrophysicists working in fashion, Productronica next week, Cobot demand rising and more. That’s the SCOOP this week. Appearing on Thursday for one week only…