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Contract manufacturing

The manufacturing of goods and products by one company under the label or brand of another. Contract manufacturing is a process in which one company outsources part or the entire manufacturing production to another company for such benefits as cost savings, improved quality, increased ROI, reduced safety risks, enhanced business focus, and faster speed.

Contributors in Contract manufacturing

Contract manufacturing

Clean room

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Facility in which environmental elements (heat, humidity, microbial growth, etc.) and user cleanliness are controlled.

Ball grid array (BGA)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A leadless surface mount device (SMD). Unlike traditional SMDs, this type of device does not have pin leads, instead it contains solder balls at the bottom of the device which melt and make contact ...

Barrel finishing

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

Production finishing process that produces a low-pressure abrasion action by tumbling work pieces in a hexagonal or octagonal barrel together with an abrasive slurry.

Volume price agreement (VPA)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A contract service agreement containing pricing, deliverables and cost reductions based on volume manufacturing.

Chip on board (COB)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A technology that utilises wire bonding to connect large-scale integrated circuits directly to printed circuit boards.

Chip on glass (COG)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

A process that connects integrated circuits directly to LCD panels without the need for wire bonding.

Chip on film (COF)

Manufacturing; Contract manufacturing

An assembly method for bonding integrated circuit chips and other components onto a flexible printed circuit.

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