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• 22 Aug 2011
  Singapore breakthrough for electronics, solar manufacturing

  Published : Monday, August 22nd, 2011 By : Jenny Marusiak Singapore laboratory thinks it has found the right combination for manufacturing self-powered solar printed electronics. Photo: A*StarA new material developed by a Singaporean science...

• 26 Jul 2011
  Escatec to expand R&D initiatives

  Swiss design and manufacturing firm Escated Sdn. Bhd. has announced its plans to increase its R&D activities. The company is expanding its workforce from 30 to 200 employees. It is also planning to increase its turnover from $4 million to $40...

• 21 Jul 2011
  Plexus Corp. posts third quarter net income of $22 million

  NEENAH — Despite a drop in customer orders contract electronics manufacturer Plexus Corp. still posted third quarter net income of $22 million. The Neenah-based firm Wednesday reported third quarter revenue of $559 million, down from its second...

• 20 Jul 2011
  Flextronics moves to solar production with MEMC and SunEdison subsidiary

  Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider Flextronics Intl. anticipates the creation of 400 jobs to ramp production of MEMC solar panels at its Newmarket ON facility. Working in conjunction with MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. and...

• 20 Jul 2011
  DDI can be a buffer during global downturn

  KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) -- The government's policy to encourage more domestic direct investment (DDI) is timely as it can be a buffer for generating economic growth, especially in times of global economic uncertainties. Malaysian...

• 19 Jul 2011
  Inari Expects New Plant To Contribute Up To 30 Per Cent Of Revenue In FY2013

  KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- Inari Bhd, a semiconductor electronics manufacturing services provider, expects its upcoming manufacturing plant in Penang to contribute up to 30 per cent of the company's revenue in the financial year 2013. ...

• 16 Jul 2011
  Sharp ties up with Hon Hai on mutual supply of LCD panels

  OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Sharp Corp. has concluded a business tie-up contract with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to mutually supply liquid crystal display panels for television sets, sources close to the matter said Friday. The Japanese...

• 11 Jul 2011
  Flextronics International has the highest level of cash in the electronic manufacturing services industry (FLEX, TEL, JBL, SANM, CLS)

  Jul 11, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the top five cash rich companies in the Electronic Manufacturing Services industry as ranked by Cash Equivalents (CE). Analysts use CE as a measure to compare the cash cushion of...

• 09 Jul 2011
  Hon Hai still top local firm on Fortune 500

  By Kevin Chen  /  Staff Reporter Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密), the world’s biggest electronics manufacturing service provider, maintained its top spot on the annual Fortune 500 list of the largest Taiwanese companies in terms...

• 09 Jul 2011
  Asean FDIs may hit US$80b

  By Rupa Damodaran KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) region will likely see foreign direct investments (FDIs) double to about US$80 billion (RM240 billion) annually when the Asean Economic Community comes into effect in...