Brighter light at the end of tunnel
• Horizon O3I screen printer, Universal • hired 5% more line workers for its tions and eliminated 113 positions.
single beam high speed chip shooter, China factories. • terminated 100 workers in Woodlands
Universal single beam 4-head & 7-head • signed a green technology cooperation (Singapore), 130 employees in Cork,
multi function placement machine and with IBM, Enterprise Information Ireland, and 50 in Limerick, Ireland.
a Vitronics XPM 820 reflow oven. Management and C-Lock Technol- • laid-off 200 of its 550 workers in
Celestica will close its Minneapolis, MN ogy to jointly deliver and deploy Ofakim, Israel, and 48 workers in
and Oxnard, CA facilities in 2009.
Green¬Cert greenhouse gas emission Linköping, Sweden.
Compal:
measurement enterprise systems. Hana Microelectronics laid off 1,300 work-
• will add about 30% more employees
• relocated part of its production facili-
ers (15% of total workforce) in Thailand
by June after adding 10,000 employees
ties in China back to Taiwan.
and China.
since January 2009.
• received a Netbook PC clone manu-
HTC increased its headcount 46% to
• Vietnam notebook plant will begin trial
facturing contract for Chinese generic
9,353 in 2008 as Android units defied
production in June.
brand, Foxsky.
Compal Communications cut 40 people
•
slump.
hired former ASE CIO M.C. Sheng
(2%) of its employees.
and former GM from TATA Consult-
Inventec began building 4 million laptops/
Cofidur received a €1 million investment
ing‘s Taiwan branch J.T. Ma for its new
per year plant in Chongqing, China, to
software company in Shenzhen.
supply HP.
from Evolis.
• joined VIA Technologies’ Global Mo-
JJS Electronics:
Connect Systems added a dedicated tele-
bility Bazaar for white-box netbooks.
• added a DEK Horizon 03i screen
com team.
• working with IBM to install its smart
printer, Mydata MYDX100 DX14 pick
Connor Solutions (UK) acquired an ad-
City software at its China factories.
& place machine, two BTU Pyramaz
ditional 38,000 SF manufacturing facility.
• created an electronics retail store JV
100A solder reflow ovens and a Goepel
ControlTek installed ACE Production
with Metro Group in China.
Opticom Advancedline CLX4M AOI
Technologies KISS-103 selective solder • formed a R&D team to develop
system.
technology to enhance lead free electronic Android-based smartphones.
• named John Giddins quality manager
production capabilities.
• named Miloslav Rut production capac-
and Frazer Hayton SMT & planning
Creative Technology cut 300 jobs world-
ity manager for its Pardubice and Kutna
manager in Lutterworth, UK.
wide and took a $10M charge.
Hora Czech facilities.
Jumo (Fulda, Germany) spent €1.5 million
CTS received a:
• purchased NT$100 million (US$2.86
to modernize its equipment and expand its
• 3-year manufacturing contract from
million) shares in cell therapy company production area from 500 to 1100 sq. m.
Barron McCann.
Bionet representing 8.6% of outstand- Kenmec (Taiwanese EMS company)
• Electronic Throttle Control accelera-
ing shares.
shipped thin film solar cell manufacturing
tor pedal module production contract
• received printer CEM order from HP.
lines to multiple customers in Taiwan and
from a major Japanese vehicle manu-
Flextronics:
China.
facturer.
• Initiated a restructuring plan including
Key Electronics (Jeffersonville, IN) and
DBM Technologies relocated to a 14,500
cutting labor and shifting manufactur-
Genesis Plastics established a 50-50 JV
SF building in Loveland, CO.
ing capacity to locations with higher
GenKey Group LLC with three manufac-
efficiency and lower costs.
EC electronics (Basingstoke, UK) installed
•
turing facilities, 300 employees and com-
set up Hong Kong digital camera manu-
a Sigma AX400 screen printer.
facturing JV with Asia Optical.
bined sales of more than $50 million.
Elcoteq laid-off 385 employees in Estonia.
• became primary contract manufacturer
Kimball Electronics
Elecsys acquired MBBS, Cortaillod, Swit-
for Raymarine.
• Jasper (IN) facility earned SO 13485
zerland, from BSN Systems.
• closed its Malaysian assembly plant and
medical certification.
EMS Finance increased its holding in
laid-off 1,382 workers.
• obtained a manufacturing contract for
Cofidur. • closed its 1150 Lively Blvd. and 1065
lead-free, automotive, integrated igni-
Foxconn Hon Hai: Chase Ave. Elk Grove Village opera-
tion sensing and control products for
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World Electronic Equipment Production
U.S. GDP Growth with Forecast
@ Constant Exchange Rates
Quarter-to-Quarter
Annual US$ Growth %
% Change
20.0
6.0
4.8 4.8 4.8
4.0
3.8
3.0
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2.8
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9.0
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8.1
9.0
2.0 1.3 1.5
Forecast 1.6
0.8 0.9
5.0
0.1
0.4
0.0 0.3
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
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05 06 07 08 09
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WSJ: Economist Panel Consensus Forecast 4/09/09 Henderson Ventures 4/2009
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