Following a year of expansion in 2011, the global electronics contract manufacturing business is expected to decline slightly in 2012, as continuing economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States constricts growth. Total contract manufacturing revenue this year is ... IHS iSuppli
R&D Technical Services will continue its expansion into the Asian and European markets in 2012. 2011 saw this expansion start to gain momentum which we expect ...
The Asia/Pacific PC Market Grew 11% in 2011 IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific PC market grew 11% for the full year 2011 to reach 119 million units. While weaker than previous ... IDC
Apple overtakes Samsung as world smartphone king Apple Inc. overtook Samsung Electronics Co. to take the crown as the world's biggest smartphone maker in the fourth quarter thanks to robust sales of ... Market Watch
Does Lead-free Flux Make a Difference? Does using a lead-free solder flux really make a difference? Why not use the same flux we use for leaded soldering? ... IPC Outlook
Android tablets gain market share versus iPad The iPad is still king among tablets, but Android-powered tablets are gaining ground. Despite gangbusters sales of Apple Inc.'s iPads last quarter, the ... Los Angeles Times
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit Samsung Electronics Co posted a record quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend 22 billion dollars this year to ... Reuters
Alternatives to Conformal Coating What are conformal coating alternatives to insulate solder joints and exposed conductors from condensing moisture? ... IPC Outlook
What Could Kill Apple, Google Or Microsoft? The three technology companies that touch most of us are Apple, Google and Microsoft. Let's look at a possible future where one or more of these ... Forbes
The (Inventory) End Is Near One of the industry's two largest electronics distributors, Avnet Inc., is seeing signs that component inventory in the global supply chain is beginning ... EBN
'Cloaking' a 3-D object from all angles demonstrated Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time. However, the demonstration works only ... BBC
Nanotech Finds Applications in Electronics Nanotechnology is being applied to photovoltaics, but there are more conventional applications such as solder and surface finishes. ... IPC Outlook
Why Toyota Has a Whisker Across its Bumper When you've shelled out big bucks for a message, the dissenters have to be squashed -- and fast. Toyota public relations rapid response team tried to ... Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.
Speed Limit On the Quantum Highway Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have measured the propagation velocity of quantum signals in a many-body system. A quantum ... Science Daily
Mixed Technology - Which First We have just put in place our first assembly line and are assembling a mixed technology circuit board. We assemble ... Responses by: ■ Mark McMeen, VP Engineering Services, STI Electronics Inc. ■ Leo Lambert, Vice President, Technical Director, EPTAC Corporation ■ Peter Greenland, VP Sales & Marketing, Pycon Inc. ■ Alan Cable, President, ACE Production Technologies ■ Keshava Murthy, Process Engineer, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Ltd. ■ Chris Ellis, Sales Manager, Manncorp
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