Manufacturing

NXP Semiconductors agreed to form a joint venture in China for the test and assembly of semiconductors

Sony Ericsson is to manufacture mobile phones in India, through agreements with contract manufacturers Flextronics and Foxconn

Enclosure maker APW UK in Southampton has gone into administration and is looking for a buyer for the second time in under nine months

The Government has moved to stop the decline in manufacturing skills in the UK with the launch of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (NSAM)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) returned to the black last quarter after a troubling inventory glut

Scottish electronics manufacturer Simclar Group has closed two facilities with the loss of around 420 jobs

Enclosure maker APW UK has gone into administration and is looking for a buyer for the second time in under nine months

The Southern Electronics and Manufacturing Exhibition’s programme of free seminars have a strong focus on environmental legislation this year

Hoku Materials, which specialises in the manufacture of polysilicon used in the fabrication of solar cells, plans to build a plant capable of producing 2,000 metric tons of polysilicon per year

Scottish Enterprise is to build a facility for start-ups centred on a cleanroom