Toshiba shareholders approved the sale of its Memory unit at a meeting on October, 24. The purchase is being made by an alliance of electronics firms, led by Bain Capital and Foxconn for 2 trillion…
Nikkei Asian Review reported iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry (or Foxconn Technology Group) is offering 2.1 trillion yen ($19.6 billion) for the chip unit of the Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corporation. Foxconn says Toshiba Memory…
Toshiba will build new production lines at its main semiconductor memory plant to address a demand increase. Subsidiary Toshiba Memory foresees this increase in 2018 and will bear the entire cost of this planned 195…
Capitalandmain.nl published the article of Julianne Tveten: Who Will Clean Up Silicon Valley’s E-wasteland? She writes about the conditions that contribute to the production of e-waste, about the solutions and who is most responsible for reaching a…
Chairman of manufacturer Foxconn, Terry Gou, said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review last Sunday that the company receives financial support from Apple and Amazon in its bid for the chip making unit…
Apple considers to join iPhone assembler Foxconn in its bid for Toshiba’s chip-making business. Apple might invest several billion dollars in order to buy a stake of at least 20 percent. The Taiwanese company Foxconn,…
Rankabrand has compared and ranked 19 electronics brands like Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Huawei, Nintendo, Samsung. The questions used for ranking are categorised into three areas: Labour Conditions and Human Rights, Climate Change, and Ecology….
Migrant workers in Malaysia’s electronics industry are heavily indebted by the time they start working because of extortionate fees of recruitment agencies. Migrant workers are paid less, sometimes even only half, of what they were…
The 18th edition of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics evaluates leading consumer electronics companies based on their commitment and progress in three environmental criteria: Energy and Climate, Greener Products, and Sustainable Operations. The Guide scores…
In Malaysia a labour dispute has erupted over the treatment of Burmese migrant workers working for Japanese electronics company Asahi Kosei. In support of the Burmese workers threatened with dismissal and deportation, Malaysian and international…