1) Southeast Asia turns into prime EMS hub
Source: www.eetasia.com
 
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market in Southeast Asia is undergoing a metamorphosis.
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2) Panasonic pledges to reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing operations worldwide
Source: www.emsnow.com
 
Aiming to eliminate 300,000 tons of CO2 emissions over three years Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced its renewed commitment to climate change by adding ecological goals to its "GP3" three-year business plan that completes March 2010.
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3) STATS ChipPAC Sets Up R&D Facility in Singapore
Source: Singapore Investment
 
STATS ChipPAC Ltd, a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, has established a new R&D facility in Singapore.
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4) Electronics Exports to Shine
Source: VEEI (Vietnam Electric – Electronic Industry)
 
Electronics items and computer components have been prioritized for development from 2006-2010 under the Vietnam industrial product development strategy.
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5) Chartered Buys Hitachi 200 mm Fab in Singapore
 
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Singapore) today said it will purchase a 200 mm wafer fab from Hitachi Semiconductor Singapore Pte Ltd for $233M in cash. As part of the deal, Chartered will gain $250-$300M of foundry business from Renesas Technology Corp. (Tokyo), which uses the Hitachi Singapore fab.
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6) Philips Opens First Luxeon® Power LED Production Facility In Asia
 
SINGAPORE - Royal Philips Electronics announced the opening of its first LUXEON high power LED production facility outside of Silicon Valley. This new facility in SIngapore will extend Philips Lighting’s LED leadership, while accelerating the growth of the solid state lighting industry.
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7) Sony Announces Lithium Ion Polymer Battery Production in Singapore
 
Highly automated plant incorporating the most advanced technologies to be established.

Sony Corporation announced plans to establish a lithium ion polymer battery plant in Singapore, Sony's first in South East Asia region. As an expansion of Sony's lithium ion battery manufacturing capabilities, the company will establish Singapore's first and only lithium ion polymer manufacturing plant, marking a major milestone for the local electronics industry. The plant is scheduled to start operations in August 2008.
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8) Global Market for SMT Equipment Exceed US$5.6 Billion by 2010
Source: PR Web - Wednesday, March 12, 2008
 
It is the 'flat' world that is luring the SMT equipment manufacturers; as the electronic gadgets get smarter and intelligent with smaller and lighter 'brains', rapid growth is projected in the SMT equipment market over the next few years. Growing consumer demand for flatter electronic appliances with smaller footprint, incorporating more and more electronic modules that wake up to newer responsibilities of enhancing the performance and efficiency of the systems, is resulting in heightened demand for compactly packed printed circuit board assemblies. This in turn, is resulting in hiked demand for efficient electronics packaging technologies that offer cost-effective placement of electronic components onto the progressively miniaturizing estate of the printed circuit board.
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9) Asia emerges as a Hot Outsourcing Destination for Power Semiconductor Packaging
Source: Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, March 20, 2008
 
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The trend to outsource packaging requirements to Asia grows among power semiconductor manufacturers due to declining profit margins and escalating competition. Their new business models speed consumer adoption of their products by reducing time to market and production costs..
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10) Greenpeace Demands ‘Producer Responsibility’ from Electronics Companies
Source: I-Connect007.com - Thursday, February 21,2008
 
The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks major Indian and global manufacturers of mobile phones, game consoles, TVs and PCs on their green performance. This Guide rates company on their policies and practice on eliminating harmful chemicals and on taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers. Four leading Indian computer manufacturers have been ranked on the basis of information provided publicly, and are compared to the global rankings. The ranking shows that most Indian companies have yet to be at par with global brands. Not just that, while Zenith and HCL have moved up, PCS and Wipro are still languishing where they were last year.
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11) New solar energy research institute to conduct world-class R&D
Source: Channel NewsAsia - Friday, February 22, 2008
 
SINGAPORE — Singapore has set up a National Research Institute on Solar Energy, in line with its push to be a leading player in the clean energy sector.
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12) Environmental Priorities Emerging in the Far East Electronics Industry
Source: www.waste-management-world.com - Wednesday, March 5, 2008
 
The Far East has been a focal point for the global electronics industry for some time. Now momentum is building for sound environmental practice within this industry, integrating technologies and principles from the waste sector. During the past three months, new initiatives have been announced by Panasonic, Fuji Xerox and the Hitachi Group, including both new technologies for materials recovery coupled with broader environmental policies.
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