Test engineers in industries ranging from aerospace and defense to consumer electronics face complicated testing. One issue facing engineers is that test instrumentation is not updated as rapidly as the devices being tested. Functionality of these complex devices is being defined by the software embedded in them, such as…
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Trends & Observations
Trends reveal test engineering challenges to balance timelines and budgets
Kodak attacks counterfeit consumer electronics
January 11, 2008 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports nearly $10 million dollars worth of counterfeit …
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Printed circuit board (PCB) studies released by IPC
January 11, 2008 – The Association Connecting Electronics Industries has announce the release of three printed circuit board (PCB) studies …
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Acquisition gives Flextronics expanded global footing and capabilities
Until recently, Flextronics’ largest market segment was mobile phones, which accounted for over 30% of revenue. With the acquisition of Solectron this changes the entire landscape of the EMS, and ODM, industries.
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Printed electronics may influence high-volume, low-cost electronics components manufacturing
December 26, 2007 – The greatest market penetration by printing technologies to date has been in displays and lighting for portable electronics. Many of the technologies …
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Asian printed circuits sector ends ’07 with rally
December 23, 2007 – The Asian printed wire board (PWB) industry overcame some challenges in 2007 but more challenges lie ahead in …
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Reading tea leaves for top EMS providers
Deutsche Bank Equity Research prepared a fairly detailed report on the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector focusing on …
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Benchmark Electronics president joins Flowserve board of directors
December 19, 2007 – Flowserve, serving the fluid motion and control industry, today announced the appointment of …
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EMS mergers and acquisitions for Q3 2007
December 4, 2007 – EMS consolidations represented two transactions, or 17% of total activity in Q3 2007, down from seven transactions in …
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High value manufacturing focus of £23m UK investment
November 30, 2007 – The Technology Strategy Board is inviting applications for financial support for new research and development manufacturing projects that …
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