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Lawrence Liu, general manager for Asia-Pacific Sales (SAP) Operations at Keysight Technologies The demands placed on research and development (R&D) engineers have proliferated in recent years, as the landscape becomes more complex with increased time pressures to bring new products and services to market. There are growing incidences of workflow issues related to the use of testing equipment, whether because equipment has been misconfigured, test engineers lack the necessary training or knowledge, or environmental interoperability or equipment failures cannot be debugged and resolved quickly enough. This materially adds to the intensity of development cycles. The survey, conducted by Dimensional Research, consisted of 305 R&D engineers from a range of global organisations, including those in the technology and telecoms sectors. The results were clear – more than 90 per cent of companies have experienced revenue loss because of preventable delays related to testing and measurement equipment. For more than half (53 per cent) of companies – that revenue loss amounts to more than $100,000 of waste per day, waiting to resolve technical support issues. Loss of time results in loss of money. So how did this situation arise, and what can be done about it? Test cases increase by orders of magnitude To remain competitive, companies must eliminate obstacles that cause delays. Design complexity, frequent design changes, and unfamiliar new technologies with rapidly developing standards can force engineers to troubleshoot technical issues on the fly. Product or service development schedules do not account for time required to troubleshoot and debug such issues. To maintain aggressive schedules, they must do so without the right resources, training, or expertise. In the past, engineers would develop a deep familiarity with test equipment design and test standards. Today, they simply do not have the time to research how their test equipment works, …

The Hanoitimes - Foxconn plans to roll out full-scale production in Vietnam and receive the benefits of the recently-signed RCEP. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, plans to expand production in Vietnam with an investment of around US$270 million, Nikkei reported. Foxconn will soon establish a new local company in Vietnam. The Taiwan-based company, which just began the production of liquid crystal displays in Vietnam last week, aims to take advantage of the new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, and hopes to bolster its production capacity in the country. The 15-member RCEP was signed on November 15 in a bid to reduce tariffs and allow seamless trade in Asia. Foxconn plans to roll out full-scale production in Vietnam and receive the benefits of the free trade framework. Foxconn will soon establish a new local company in Vietnam. Further details have yet to be disclosed, but the company will likely produce PC-related parts such as displays. Taiwan is not a part of RCEP, and most of Foxconn's production bases are in mainland China. Although China is a party to the trading bloc, the uncertainty surrounding Beijing-Washington relations has led many companies, including Foxconn, to search for better production sites. Vietnam, which is a member of RCEP, is geographically close to China, making it convenient for parts procurement, and has cheap labor costs. Young Liu, Foxconn's chairman, has said that "the investment fever in Vietnam by major businesses is already quite considerable," and "It is difficult to find land in North Vietnam" close to the border with China. On Wednesday, he said his company makes a wide range of products in Vietnam, including TVs, telecom equipment and computer-related products. Foxconn is currently rushing to shift away from being overly dependent on Chinese production, with the goal of making its production outside China total more than 30% of its overall …

Testing time is money: The business impact of test equipment issues

Foxconn to invest US$270 million in Vietnam for production expansion