electronics
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Made in Canada: Microart services makes it big in PCB assembly
Smaller customers, smaller volumes and connectivity are driving growth.
Firan Technology completes $4M acquisition of Colonial Circuits
It adds US manufacturing capacity for products used in aerospace and defense applications.
Report: Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China
Apple is still spending US$1 billion on a corporate campus in Austin, Texas.
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Power and data for IIoT
A panel for use in hazardous locations
Wisconsin governor wants to renegotiate Foxconn contract
Original contract for a facility to build liquid crystal display panels “deals with a situation that no longer exists.”
Foxconn says Wisconsin factory will be operational in 2020
The project, and the promise of taxpayer-funded tax credits, has drawn considerable backlash in Wisconsin.
Foxconn factory jobs touted by Trump will not come to pass
Global market that existed when the $10 billion project was announced in 2017 has shifted.
Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia
The funding comes as Ottawa is in the middle of a comprehensive national-security review of the potential involvement of Nokia’s Chinese rival, Huawei, in Canada’s eventual fifth generation mobile network.
Home items are getting smarter and creepier, like it or not
Having a smart kitchen, laundry room or bathroom might seem attractive, but there are serious privacy implications at stake.
Sony quarterly profit rises on games, financial services
In recent quarters, Sony’s PlayStation 4 video game operations, especially software sales, have been doing well.
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iPhone X puts exclamation point on Apple’s pricing strategy
Will sell for $999, double what the original iPhone cost a decade ago and more than any other competing device.
Wisconsin Senate approves $3B in incentives for Foxconn flat-screen plant
Proposed subsidy would be the largest ever from a US state to a foreign company.
Wisconsin set to approve $3B in tax breaks for Foxconn
Biggest in state history and the biggest to a foreign company in US history.
Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling circuits for China and Russia space programs
Charges included conspiring to smuggle and illegally export from the US.
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Samsung to recover rare metals, components from Galaxy Note 7s
Will retrieve 157 tons of gold, silver, cobalt, copper and other metals from millions of recalled phones.
