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Speaking of this Week — December 12, 2003
December 31, 1969 |Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
By Christine F. Della Monaca
Speaking of this Week reflects on events in the electronics assembly industry every Friday.
More progress news comes to light as the year grows shorter. Can you believe there's only 19 days left of 2003? There's also personnel, tradeshow news, acquisitions and looks at the industry, present and future. We've got a lot to cover, so let's get going:
- In progress news, Nuremberg, Germany-based JUKI Automation Systems opened a new support center in Eastern Europe, aided by PBT Roznov p.R. s.r.o. Meanwhile, Herndon, Va.-based NEMI signed three new members — Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Inc., Endicott, N.Y.-based Endicott Interconnect Technologies and San Jose, Calif.-based Senju Comtek Corp. — while Ooosterhout, The Netherlands-based Vitronics Soltec moved into a new, larger facility. Wilmington, Mass.-based GSI Lumonics Inc. received an order for memory repair systems from Japan-based Elpida Memory Inc., and Herzlia, Israel-based Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. announced that Artesyn Technologies will use eMPower solutions from Tecnomatix. Similarly, Los Angeles-based Teledyne Technologies Inc. won a $2.6 million contract from St. Louis-based The Boeing Co. In ISO 9000:2000 news (companies must comply by 2004), both Vista, Calif.-based Palomar Technologies and Oak Creek, Wis.-based Electrotek Corp. announced they have reached this milestone. Last but not least, Edgewood, N.Y.-based Dynatech Technology Inc. enhanced its 24/7 service line with a 30-minute callback commitment for Samsung Techwin's chipmounters.
- Personnel news: San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems Inc. named Milpitas, Calif.-based Solectron Corp. president and CEO Mike Cannon to its Board of Directors, while San Jose, Calif.-based Sanmina-SCI Corp. has a new Board of Directors member in independent consultant Peter J. Simone. Finally, Eugene Park, Ph.D. joined San Mateo, Calif.-based ElectroniCast Corp.'s Free Space Optics Market and Technology Forecast Project effort.
- Some tradeshow news, looking back and looking forward: Productronica 2003 saw more than 1,486 exhibitors from 29 companies and 38,000 visitors from 87 countries. Toronto-based EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on January 7, 2004. Finally, electronicaUSA, co-located with the Embedded Systems Conference, will take place March 30 in San Francisco, and is expected to host 18,000 visitors and 300 seminars.
- Acquisition news: Bellevue, Wash.-based Esterline Technologies will acquire the outstanding stock of Wisconsin-based Avista Inc., while Raleigh, N.C.-based TT electronics PLC acquired Carrolton, Texas-based opto manufacturer Optek Technology Inc. from Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp.
- Finally, some analysis of the industry: The market research company iSuppli conducted an in-depth analysis of the Chinese electronics market for Messe München International to confirm the orientation of the company's China tradeshows. Among their findings: Demand for semiconductors for mobile communications should rise 120 percent between 2002 and 2007, while profit for equipment like LCD drivers will triple. The Arlington, Va.-based Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) announced this week that the monthly order index hit a two-year high in November, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth. And Scottsdale, Ariz.-based In-Stat/MDR forecasts that MEMS gyros will see rising revenues, from $279 million in 2002 to $396 million in 2007.
This just in: According to this week's Quick Vote, your favorite trade show of 2003 was APEX, with 32 percent of the vote, followed by Productronica (25 percent), the NEPCON shows (14 percent), SMTA International/Assembly Technology Expo (11 percent), SEMICON West (4 percent); and other (4 percent). An additional 14 percent of you don't go to trade shows.
Have some insight on the industry? See something you don't agree with? Think I'm right on? Send it all to me at mailto:christinef@pennwell.com.