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Does Kromberg & Schubert leave Slovakia?
The German cable maker Kromberg & Schubert is said to contemplate leaving Slovakian production behind for yet even lower low-wage regions.
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Sony’s CEO: The cooperation continues with Ericsson
Sony and Ericsson will continue their cooperation in the joint company, said Ryoji Chubachi, Sony’s CEO to Bloomberg News.
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Korean chip industry looking for partners in Israel
Korean companies such as LG electronics and Samsung are looking for partners in Israel for the development of new semiconductor technology.
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Mydata's net sales down 14% in Q2

 During the second quarter, Mydata launched an entirely new product generation, MY100, for the pick & place market. The new product family was well received in the market. MY100 already represents a large portion of Mydata’s business. The introduction of a new product generation in parallel with the existing products, and an uncertain economic trend, resulted in fluctuating order bookings and invoicing during the period.
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Mekoprint acquires Pumac

 Denmark based Mekoprint has acquired Pumac in Svenstrup, Sweden.
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Siemens talks to interested parties for Czech facility

 Siemens is said to have several possible buyers or investor for its Czech facility. The German company had initiated closing procedures for the plant (evertiq reported).
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Ericsson and Sony to go separate ways?

 The joint venture between Sony and Ericsson is apparently on the verge of breaking apart. In addition, Sony Ericsson had to issue a profit warning some weeks ago.
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Danfoss to invest in new Polish facility
Denmark based Danfoss will open a new facility in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland.
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Russian government to fund microchip production

 The Russian government has signed a contract to hand around €750 million in funds to the Sitronics Consortium.
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Gorenje's sales grow in Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Czech, Slovakia & Slovenia

 The home appliance manufacturer Gorenje increased net sales revenues by 10.4% to €619.2m in the first half of 2008. The fastest growth in sales was registered in Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, while Croatia, Germany, Poland, France, Spain and Italy saw a slight contraction compared to last year and company forecasts.
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Bosch to increase outsourcing to EMS providers in 2008

 Germany based Bosch is said to increase the number of outsourcing orders to Taiwan-based EMS-providers significantly this year.
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Stadium increase 13% in profit for the first half year
Stadium Group has announces a 13% increase in profit before taxation to £1.40m (2007: £1.24m) for the six months ended 30 June 2008.
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TT Electronics with revenue increase for H1/08

 The UK-based TT Electronics reported a H1/08 revenue from continuing operations of £292 million (H1/07: £270.5 million). Ooperating profit for the H1/08 period however decreased to £17.2 million (H1/07: £18.9 million).
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Restructuring gets more expensive for Sanmina-SCI

 The EMS-provider Sanmina-SCI is expecting to incur additional restructuring charges of approximately $10 to $18 million over the next 6 months.
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Sensors take the growth baton in the Global MEMS Market

 Driven by new demand from consumer electronics and wireless applications, the global market for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) will expand to $8.8 billion in 2012, up from $6.1 billion in 2006, iSuppli predicts.
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Future Electronics to distribute ASSP for ON Semi
Future Electronics have been authorized by ON Semiconductor to stock and sell a broad portfolio of Application Specific Standard Products (ASSP) acquired by ON Semiconductor through its acquisition of AMI Semiconductor.
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Polish automobile production on the increase

 Automobile production in Poland is increasing rapidly. Figures from Market Researcher SAMAR show that more than 94.000 cars and vans were produced in July alone.
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AdoptSMT acquires AlternativeSMT UK
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Philips likely to subcontract to Taiwan manufacturers
Sharp to increase LCD production in Poland & Mexico
Neways increase components purchasing in Asia
Wavecom opens new office in Brazil
Qimonda starts volume production of Rambus XDR-DRAM
Russia's market for automotive components is growing fast

A lot of interest in Elprint
Neways post record profit in the first half 08
Incap starts cooperation negotiations for Vuokatti plant, may cut 80 jobs
Ericsson to supply microwave transmission links to Mexico's Telcel
Shifts in labor rates and capacity for EMS
Medium Voltage Motor Drives Market grows rapidly
Dell to sell Polish plant to Foxconn?
Cookson to increase capacity in Poland and the Czech Republic

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Taiwan digital camera makers Altek and Ability Enterprise see drop in gross margins (DigiTimes)
TI denies Sony developing DLP projector (DigiTimes)
Amtran Will Cooperate With LG To Build LCD TV Factory In Suzhou (ChinaTechNews)
Nordson to Grow in South Africa with Acquisition of MLT Systems Holdings (BusinessWire)
Cisco invests in Israeli startup (EETimes)
Remploy wins electronics manufacturing award (Engineering Capacity)
French virtual HMI startup raises $3.9 million (EE Times UK)
Oki transfers chip business to Rohm (ElectronicsWeekly)

DDi Corp. announces second quarter 2008 results (EMSNow)
Plexus Announces Q3 Revenue Up 17% YoY (Circuits Assembly)
Taiwan IC distributors eye LCD touch panels (DigiTimes)
Nokia, Qualcomm settle all litigation, enter 15-year agreement (EDN.com)
Handset PCB makers see clear bookings through August only (DigiTimes)
Hynix will close 200mm fab in Oregon (EE Times)
Demand stays strong for hard disk drives (Purchasing.com)
Capital spending by chimakers to drop by 15% (Purchasing.com)


EMS shake-out on its way?
While growth in the EMS market is predicted to slow down, companies - such as Celestica, Sanmina and Elcoteq - are said to struggle to stay in the game.
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