Most Taiwan PCB makers are optimistic about the fourth quarter, during which shipments may reach the peak of 2009.
Handset PCB makers indicated demand has increased significantly thanks to new products launched by first-tier handset vendors. Compeq Manufacturing estimates its handset shipment volume will grow 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter and continue to increase in the fourth. The company has seen relatively stronger demand for feature phones.
Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects fourth-quarter revenues to hold level or grow slightly from the third driven by mid-range and high-end handset products, while …

Dynatronics Corp. saw a turnaround in its financial performance during its 2009 fiscal year.
The Cottonwood Heights-based company, which manufactures and sells equipment used by physical therapists and sports medicine practitioners, recorded net income of $103,324 for the fiscal year that ended on June 30. Sales for the year were $32.4 million.
A year ago, Dynatronics reported 2008 sales of $32.6 million and a loss of $8.4 million — a loss that in large part was the result of the company writing down about $6.6 million in goodwill.
“We saw some significant improvement …

When one thinks of bathroom lighting, the first thing comes into mind is the lamps and fixtures. But it is not only about lamps and fixtures but also designing that little extra which energizes you whenever you enter the quiet room to pass time for yourself and take the pleasure in having a warm bath.
Generally an electric fitting is the main component which has to be kept in mind while building or renovating your bathroom. Even if you replace the older pipes with the newer ones, it would be better …

CALGARY – Politicians and pipeline giants waded into the Alberta power line fray Tuesday, each agreeing on the need for new transmission but at odds over the means to achieve grid stability.
Central to the growing debate around a controversial power line between Edmonton and Calgary and a legislative bill that would see the government approve such lines instead of the Alberta Utilities Commission is choice, the two parties argued.
TransCanada Corp. sees building a high voltage direct-current line between Edmonton and Calgary as increasing consumer choice by allowing more generation to …

Electronic design automation industry revenue in the second quarter was about $1.13 million, a 16 percent drop year over year, according to a report released Wednesday by the EDA Consortium.
The quarter’s total was down 5.6 percent from the previous quarter.
Companies that were tracked by the San Jose-based EDA Consortium employed 26,298 professionals in the quarter, down 6.1 percent from the 28,004 employed in the year-ago quarter and down 1 percent from the previous quarter.
Computer aided engineering, EDA’s largest category, generated revenue of $449.7 million, a 12.2 percent decrease over the …