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 | Market Outlook: 2010 Still a Recovery Year, But Global Growth May be Slowing
Through
at least late spring, global electronics demand was very strong.
World semiconductor shipments (Chart 1) not only recovered from the
2009 recession, but reached all-time record levels in May. Industrial
production growth was in positive territory for all major countries
by April (Chart 2) and domestic electronic equipment orders were
growing for all sectors (except communication equipment)—based upon
the Department of Commerce’s May “Factory Orders” report (Chart
3).
by Walt Custer
Jonathan Custer-Topai
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 | Happy Thoughts: Challenge for Dynamic Flex: Impedance Control
One
of the advantages of working for Foxconn is that it is one of the
world’s largest manufacturers of electronics products. This brings
us into contact with some of the world’s finest OEMs and their
designs. Understanding those designs provides a wonderful and rich
learning experience. It also provides the opportunity to innovate on
our own to improve those products and also lower manufacturing costs
or raise yields.
by Happy T. Holden
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Politically Incorrect: PCB History…Back in the Day
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area I see lacking in our industry is history. Many of the newer
members of the PCB society do not understand what has progressed in
PCB manufacturing and how hard it was way back when. In 1964, I
started part-time in a PCB shop working evenings and weekends, then
all summer long between college semesters.
by Robert Tarzwell
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