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Nokia pulls more than $5 billion
2008, MIRTEC purchased a new 35,000 sq
VJ electronix appoints Jeremy Zhou
from contract manufacturing
ft manufacturing facility in Seoul, Korea.
senior application engineer in china
In another blow to the beleaguered elec-
www.mirtecusa.com
Jeremy Zhou recently joined VJ Elec-
tronics contract manufacturing business,
tronix as senior application engineer for
Nokia—the world’s largest mobile handset
“Foxconn effect” fades as top eMs
China. Jeremy Zhou will take immediate
brand—announced that it has stopped
providers’ revenue shrinks in 2008
responsibility for technical sales support
using outside contract manufacturers for
After years of single-handedly powering
and post-sales applications to support
the assembly of its phones. According to
the robust growth of the global electron-
VJ Electronix’s China-based customers.
iSuppli, the company cited weak global
ics manufacturing services (EMS) busi-
With more than eight years SMT assembly
demand for mobile devices as the reason it
ness, Foxconn, AKA Hon Hai Precision
experience and an extensive background
will cease employing outsourced produc-
Industry Co. Ltd., achieved only a marginal
in SMT equipment and processes, Jeremy
tion to electronics manufacturing service
revenue increase in 2008, causing the
Zhou brings a wealth of expertise to his
(EMS) providers and original design
top-tier EMS market to contract, according
new role and additional strength to the
manufacturers (ODMs). Nokia in 2008
to preliminary market-share results from
existing China application team.
outsourced approximately 17 percent of the
iSuppli Corp. The collective revenue for
www.vjelectronix.com
manufacturing volume of its mobile phone
the world’s Top-10 EMS providers in 2008
engines to providers including Foxconn
amounted to $129.9 billion in 2009, down
enthone appoints pat creque sales
International Holdings, BYD, Elcoteq and
2.8 percent from $133.6 billion in 2007,
manager, us eastern region
Jabil Circuit.
according to iSuppli’s preliminary estimate.
IMAGE Enthone, Pat Creque
iSuppli’s current forecast calls for the
This represents a major downturn com-
Pat Creque has been appointed sales man-
EMS/ODM market to contract 9.9 percent
pared to growth of 19.2 percent in 2007
ager—US eastern region by Enthone Inc.,
in 2009 to reach $270.8 billion, down
and 20.3 percent in 2006. It also marks
a business of Cookson Electronics. Mr.
from $300.7 billion in 2008. However,
the first time since 2002 that the Top-10
Creque will be responsible for leading and
given Nokia’s announcement, iSuppli will
EMS providers saw their aggregate revenue
growing the sales of the company’s full line
downgrade its forecast for 2009 and the
decline on an annual basis.
www.isuppli.com
of surface finishing and electronic chemical
following years.
www.isuppli.com
products throughout the Eastern United
Digi-Key, Blueradios announce
States. Mr. Creque has served in a broad
MirTec expands North american
distribution agreement
range of sales management, marketing and
sales and service Division
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key
senior management positions at propri-
MIRTEC purchased a new 5,000 sq ft facil-
Corporation and BlueRadios, Inc. an-
etary chemical companies throughout his
ity to accommodate the extensive growth of
nounced that the companies have entered
30+ year career. Prior to joining Enthone,
its North American Sales and Service Divi-
into an agreement for the distribution of
Mr. Creque’s worked at Specialty Chemi-
sion. The new facility, located at 3 Morse
BlueRadios wireless solutions. In stock and
cals and Services, Novamax, Houghton,
Road in Oxford, CT, will house MIRTEC’s
ready to ship from Digi-Key are BlueRadios
and Henkel.
www.cooksonelectronics.com
growing staff of sales and service person-
BR-C/SCxx, WML-C4xx, and LBMA465
nel for this division. The new site will be
Bluetooth module assemblies; BR-EVAL2.0
sunburst electronics adds
equipped with state-of-the-art customer
and BR-EC40A Bluetooth evaluation
MyDaTa® production line
demonstration and training facilities, of-
kits; BR-MSC40A Bluestamp test board,
Sunburst Electronics, a contract manu-
fering customers hands-on experience with
and BR-USB-BTV2/1 USB to Bluetooth
facturer of electronic controls based in
MIRTEC’s innovative product line. In
dongle for a PC.
www.digikey.com
Erie, Pa., has completed a significant stage
in its continued expansion by increasing
both capacity and printed circuit board
production capabilities via a major capital
equipment purchase. Anticipating growing
its business in the military, medical and
other high-reliability markets this year, the
company added a full-service MYDATA®
production line for surface mount applica-
tions.
www.sunburstelectronics.com
Microchip Technology acquires
hi-Tech software
Microchip Technology Inc., has acquired
HI-TECH Software, a provider of develop-
ment tools for embedded systems based
in Brisbane, Australia. Best known for its
MIRTEC’s new facility in Oxford, CT.
high-performance ANSI C compilers,
6 – Global SMT & Packaging – May 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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