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Asia Seeks Improved Yields, Not Just Increased Capacity
November 26, 2008 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
For years, increasing capacity has been the modus operandi in China and other low-cost Asian nations. According to Orbotech Asia Pacific President Richard Klapholz, the days of unfettered capacity expansion are over. Now fabricators and assemblers are looking for ways to bolster the bottom line with improved yields as they grapple with a brave new world of shrinking profit margins and increased raw materials costs. Click here to watch.