C-MAC MicroTechnology has sold its frequency control products division to Rakon, a New Zealand-based crystal oscillator producer, in a deal worth $37m to the UK-based manufacturer
Manufacturing
Manufacturers can compete with China
Rising labour costs in China, the Chinese New Year and the complications associated with manufacturing and shipping from there, caused rising optimism amongst UK electronics manufacturers present at the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics show held last week
NXP sets up chip packaging business in China
NXP Semiconductors agreed to form a joint venture in China for the test and assembly of semiconductors
Sony Ericsson to make mobiles in India
Sony Ericsson is to manufacture mobile phones in India, through agreements with contract manufacturers Flextronics and Foxconn
Enclosure maker calls in administrators
Enclosure maker APW UK in Southampton has gone into administration and is looking for a buyer for the second time in under nine months
Is there a master plan for manufacturing?
The Government has moved to stop the decline in manufacturing skills in the UK with the launch of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (NSAM)
SMIC posts small profit
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) returned to the black last quarter after a troubling inventory glut
Simclar closes two facilities in Scotland
Scottish electronics manufacturer Simclar Group has closed two facilities with the loss of around 420 jobs
Order loss pushes APW UK into administration
Enclosure maker APW UK has gone into administration and is looking for a buyer for the second time in under nine months
Southern Electronics looks at green issues
The Southern Electronics and Manufacturing Exhibition’s programme of free seminars have a strong focus on environmental legislation this year
