HONG KONG – Wong Kong King Technology Ltd. (WKK) has entered into a license agreement with Nihon Superior to manufacture and sell SN100C, lead-free solder, in China.
WKK will dedicate a plant in Dongguan, China for manufacturing. Production is scheduled to begin in April with local distribution to commence in May.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Altium has named Triacon Scientific as its channel partner for Sweden. Triacon will sell Altium Designer, as well as Desktop NanoBoard and daughterboards. In addition, it will provide training, sales and support to local electronics designers.
By extending its sales force of channel partners, Altium believes it will strengthen future growth. “Sales grew 30% in Europe last quarter and 18% in the last financial year,” said Frank Hoschar, managing director and vice president of sales and support EMEA, Altium. “European organizations are rapidly turning to Altium’s next generation electronics design solutions.”
TAIPEI – Hann Star has temporarily stopped production at its 1A plant in China. The measure comes after significant November losses.
Netbook and notebook orders dropped by 25% and 53% respectively when compared to October figures. The company reported a loss of NT$6 million (US$181,430) for the month. A 30% decline in netbook sales for December and a utilization rate of 50% is predicted.
The temporary closure is expected to reduce personnel expenses by 40% and increase the gross margin 1 to 2 percentage points. The facility is planned to reopen in mid-February.