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Details: Written by Administrator; Category: Design News; Published: 16 April 2009

TAIPEI -- The chairman of Hon Hai (Foxconn) is aiming for sales to rise 30% this year, but acknowledges the goal will be difficult.

Chairman Terry Gou said during the company's annual general meeting he has given each business department a target of 30% sales growth, Reuters reported.

However, the company is giving conflicting indications on whether it plans to increase capacity. Earlier this week, Foxconn indicated it would invest $500 million this year in equipment upgrades but would not expand capacity. A couple days later, the head of its Czech unit said capacity expansion is on the table.

Over time, Foxconn plans to move into design and services such as distribution, Guo said, filling the role of a traditional ODM. "Many clients are asking us to provide services from design, manufacturing to distribution," Gou said, according to Reuters

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 15 April 2009

WILSONVILLE, OR and SANTA CLARA, CA – Mentor Graphics Corp. and Agilent Technologies Inc. received EDN Magazine’s 2009 Innovation Award for their jointly developed RF Design Solution.

The RF Design Solution cuts PCB design cycle times in half, while improving the quality of mixed-technology designs. PCB mixed-signal designers have the ability to design a PCB using Mentor’s Expedition Enterprise or Board Station XE flows and integrate it with Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software for RF design and simulation.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 15 April 2009

WEYBRIDGE, ENGLAND – TT electronics-integrated manufacturing services, a provider of electronic design services, has achieved ISO 14001 certification for its plant in Kuantan, Malaysia.

The ISO standard is an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems. Created by the International Organization for Standardization, it assists organizations with reducing their impact on the environment.

The certification acknowledges that the company has developed and implemented a formal Environmental Management System, addressing environmental and pollution prevention through improvement initiatives.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 15 April 2009

ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design has purchased DesignAdvance, including all intellectual property, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will strengthen EMA’s focus on PCB solutions, while building its EDA portfolio.

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THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN and MELBOURNE, FL – Digi-Key will now distribute Sagrad Inc’s wireless products.

The SG901-1039 Chimera and SG901-1028 Diamondback WiFi modules, SG923-0002 EVK PC-16/SPI Performance Kit for WiFi and SG923-0003 SDIO/SPI Embedded Software Evaluation Kit are in stock and available for purchase through Digi-Key’s US and Canadian websites.

ROGERS, CT – Rogers Corp. has released a materials selection guide for its BISCO Silicone products.

The 16-page guide contains specification tables for cellular and solid grade silicones, as well as specialty silicones. The guide also includes product samples and tips for selecting materials based on applications.

To obtain a copy of the BISCO Silicone Material selection Guide, phone 800-935-2940.