SAN JOSE – Freescale Semiconductors director of packaging technology Glenn Daves will keynote an upcoming MEPTEC symposium on packaging.
The symposium, Packaging Developments and Innovations: From System Design to Integrated Delivery, takes place Nov. 13 in San Jose.
In his presentation, Aligning of Packaging Development with the Market, Daves will discuss how the interplay of competing requirements and constrained schedules often makes market alignment a complex undertaking, and show examples of market requirements and the packages and technologies that resulted from the alignment process.
A second keynote, by Mike Crawley, will cover how to play a role in significant technological advances.
Other presentations include advanced packages and processes; packaging to board assembly trends; microelectronics substrate fabrication and assembly innovations, and design tools and co-design solutions.
TAIPEI – The China Economic News Service is reporting Foxconn isconsidering layoffs of up to 10 to 15% of its staff by year-end.
A layoff in that range translates to 60,000 to 90,000 staff, based on Foxconn’s reported employment figures.
The company regularly evaluates personnel and has laid off about 5% of its staff annually for the past several years, Foxconn spokesperson C.A. Ting is quoted as saying. However, it’s unclear how many of those layoffs are due to cost containment versus worker competency.