Search Archives  Archive April 2005 Acer aims to ship as many as 8.4 million notebooks in 2006 Aegis to demo new version 6.0 software suite at Nepcon East CircuiTex opens in Suzhou Bob Neves, MicroTek Labs President CirTran reports 629% increase in sales, 77% reduction in losses EIPC Summer Conference 2005 and Table Top Exhibition on PCB Technologies, Cost and Innovation IPC-7351, successor to IPC-SM-782A, is here! KIC's MB Allen promoted to General Manager - Europe Last chance to register for free 'Outsourcing in China' webinar New I/O scan modules expand boundary-scan's application areas Nikko Materials USA, announces completion of business consolidation Os-Tech seeks international distributors YESTech introduces YTX-5000 in-line automated inspection system ZESTRON America to exhibit at NEPCON East 2005 Agilent's N2X multiservices test solution announced CSR purchases multiple Teradyne FLEX Systems for wireless device test CyberOptics First Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for April 26, 2005 Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free tutorials LG Electronics to build a second DTV plant in Poland Merix to acquire operations of Eastern Pacific Circuits Limited for $120M Microscreen announces new rep in Eastern U.S Motorola cancels orders of Microsoft smartphones with Taiwan handset makers, according to sources MRC announces expansion in Texas New construction of Rohm and Haas sponsored Innovations Home on April 20th PCB makers may report losses in 2004 or 1Q 2005 due to new accounting rules PCB materials glass fabric and CCL continue to suffer price drop pressure Photocircuits and Global Brands Manufacturing Group announce new venture near Shanghai Powerful new force in tip extraction from OK International Sanmina-SCI successfully demonstrates scalable 4x bandwidth ATCA-compatible backplanes Solectron hosts environmental compliance roundtable TRACE32 supports uITRON compliant real time operating system Bourse boosted by demand for notebooks with new chip Indium announces two new employees in China Indium to exhibit advanced assembly materials at Semicon Singapore JTAG Technologies - more focus on China with new Chinese website MVP showcase Supra M AOI system Namics Corporation at SMT / Hybrids / Packaging show Nepcon Shanghai - numbers off a little, but quality much higher... New stainless steel valves from Techcon Systems NVIDIA exhibits at NAB 2005 PCB maker Yang An: Contribution from LCD related board shipment to grow to 65% PRISM conformal coating system at SMT Nurnberg Seica show credential in avionics testing market place Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems opens new training facility in Brazil Siplace X-series wins 'iF product design award' and 'Reddot design award' Speed with flexibility on Assembleon stand at Nepcon Shanghai Technology Forecasters Inc. Announces Global Pricing Service (GPS) for Comparing Contract Manufacturing Services, Globally UGS announces Tecnomatix software release Universal Instruments wins patent trial in Texas Viscom enjoying success in China Viscom presents S3054QS QuickScan Inspection System with 3D option Advanced Circuits' Web Site enhanced for users Alcatel-Shanghai Bell, top Chinese telecom solutions provider, selects UGS to support electronics assembly operations Aqueous China now open BenQ to build new plant in Czech Republic CirTran buys its $2.05 Million, 40,000-Sq. Ft. office and manufacturing HQ ESSEMTEC to exhibit at 2005 Advanced Manufacturing Expo Heraeus to display lead-free products at Nepcon East Indium to exhibit advanced assembly materials at Semicon Singapore Interoperable PCI Express solution available for chip developers Intuitive digital dispenser/controller series from Techcon Systems iSuppli to host broadband webinar JPSA appoints JSK Associates rep for California, Nevada KIC announce numerous key advancements during NEPCON Shanghai 2005 Lite-On Technology's March revenues up 32.8% on month, 12.4% on year MTC expects to ship two million NBs this year Nepcon Shanghai - a busy start to a busy week... PCB makers remain conservative about 2Q shipments despite recent increase in NB related orders Sanmina-SCI and Bell Microproducts join forces to offer affordable and easy-to-use network attached storage solution Six reports added to EMSNows' Inside Outsourcing Taconic to exhibit at MTT-S 2005 - Booth #635 TTM Technologies, Inc. to present at the JP Morgan 33rd Annual Technology Conference on May 17, 2005 UGS announces Tecnomatix PCB and final assembly production execution solution Universal Instruments at Nepcon Shanghai - 1B05 Venture Outsource Group President Mark Zetter appointed to World Business Review Advisory Board Visiprise to host two-day forum Zensys to participate at Connections ASP for 17-inch panels may rise in May CIMTEK(R) Compact Proâ?? provides manufacturers with critical functional test at capital cost under US $40K Concoat Systems lead-free accessories kit at Nepcon 2005 Dell reaffirms guidance for strong Q1 revenue and earnings growth ECA monthly order index takes slight downturn Elcoteq inaugurates new plant in India Golden Gate Capital Acquires TDK Semiconductor Corporation IDC: Foxconn moves up to become second-largest EMS provider in 2004 In-line UV curing from Promation International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) Conference to be held dunring Semicon Europa 2005 OK International to launch BTX-208 fume extraction system at Nepcon 2005 PBGA substrate prices up 10%, lead time extended Plexus to release Q2 results Taiwan panel makers remain optimistic despite LG.Philips 1Q loss Texas Instruments to Broadcast Its First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web UMC expands X Architecture support - first pure-play foundry to provide qualified 90-nm design rules X-Line Asset Management to showcase innovative webcast auction technology Acer aims to sell 200,000 notebooks this year Acer grows, BenQ shrinks Asahi Solder receives Sony Green Partner Award Asian vendors flourishing in Digital TV market Asustek only first-tier mobo maker to see 1Q on-year shipment growth Benchmark Electronics Reaffirms Guidance for First Quarter 2005 Chipmakers report rise in sales diplan offers Asian solution Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Flexible PCB demand bottomed out in February Indium Corporation to exhibit at two SMTA Events Manufacturers gather at the Visiprise Executive Forum to explore key issues facing global manufacturers More cooperation than competition â?? An interview with president and CEO of Fujitsu Siemens Computers Bernd Bischoff Park Electrochemical announces new distributor PCB industry to suffer a slight margin drop on rising material costs and weak demand Agile to Present at Digital Factory Assembleon appoints new agent in France BenQ aims to ship 700,000 projectors this year 'Good Enough Computing' Culture Contributes to Buyer Caution in Europe, According to a New IDC Survey LCD makers see signs of industry-wide recovery Quanta secures iBook orders from Apple Samsung takes the lead in fast-growing OLED market Sanmina-SCI Automotive and Cables Divisions to Provide Integrated Signal-Management Solutions to Automotive OEMs Sanmina-SCI Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2005 Second Quarter Conference Call Second-tier mobo makers 1Q shipments down on-year SMTA International 2005 - technical committee formed Tessy/TRACE32 integration from Lauterbach Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Revenue Grew 64 Percent in 2004, Gartner Says AdVantis platforms at NEPCON East Amkor and ASAT Holdings Limited enter into cross-license agreement Compal Communications reports record high handset shipments and revenues in 1Q DEK to show latest products at Nepcon East 2005 Enhanced productivity and board-level traceability from DEK IPC Releases New Book-to-Bill Ratios and IMS/PCB Business Report for February 2005 iPod Shuffle vs. Rio Forge Sport: an iSuppli MP3 teardown analysis JPSA partners with UMass Dartmouth industrial research facility LaBarge honored with space flight supplier award NEPCON Shanghai / EMT China - less than a week away Nordson Revises Financial Outlook for Second Quarter and Full-Year 2005 NPL offers expertise in Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) to find faults Proven Pb-free from Almit TSMC and UMC both report on-year revenue drop for 1Q Xilinx uses precision synthesis tool from Mentor Graphics in training courses Acquisition of Flexium to help Kinsus development new board features AdVantis Platforms at Nepcon East Arrow and Philips Leverage RosettaNet to Accelerate Design Cycles Despite rising DRAM prices, players remain cautious Dover Corporation announces Q1 2005 earnings release and webcast ESSEMTEC to exhibit at 2005 Advanced Manufacturing Expo INTERTRONICS launches single source concept under adhere banner Nam Tai Electronics announces record-breaking sales in Q105 New metal dome feeder option for Pick+Place from Essemtec NPL clubs join forces for Interactive PCB Workshop OK International to launch fume extraction system at Nepcon 2005 Pcbportal Ltd opens new office Plexus announces Peter Kelly joins Board of Directors Quanta to expand China workforce Solderability Testing Solution from Concoat Systems at Nepcon 2005 Taiwan will not overtake Korea in TFT LCD panel shipments this year, says iSuppli Acer reshuffles management team for China and Taiwan Autron and CIT Group in strategic alliance BI Technologies develops precision resistor voltage divider Digitaltest President passes away Dr. Hwang to deliver Lead-free tutorials at SMT/Hybrid/Packaging Elcoteq Network Corporation's 2001D warrants announcement Hitachi GST deploys Agile PLM solutions Mentor Graphics donates to Accellera Nihon Superior and AIM sign Sn100C lead-free license agreement Register for web seminar on x-ray inspection technology Ritek shifts CD-R disc manufacturing equipment from Europe to Vietnam Shafer Electronics announces lead-free solder process Shipment Value of Major Taiwanese ICT Products to Break US$70 Billion in 2005 Taiwan market: Samsung aims to sell 30,000 flat-panel TVs this year Top Ten Rankings for EMS and ODM companies ViaSat expands Agile PLM implementation with product service and improvement solution Wireless and Memory Chip Suppliers Shine in 2004 Zestron Asia Pacific to exhibit at Nepcon Shanghai August Technology Takeover Heats Up BenQ and TPV see LCD monitor gross margins rebound in 1Q Bliss Industries introduces new revolutionary visualization method Chip on Film flexible PCBs to fall short of demand by 30% in 2005 Component makers set to get boost from iPod sales Dell plays musical chairs with Quanta and Compal Dr. Ursula Meyer, March Plasma Systems, to head tutorial session at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2005 Indium sponsors Pb-free seminar in Chicago area PMJ automec to incorporate fibre laser business Speedline Technologies launches web site as resource on lead-free SMT manufacturing Teradyne to Announce First Quarter 2005 Results The new HYDRA Speedmount 21k ER - from MYDATA Venture Outsource Group and China Outlook Consulting to present at 'Outsourcing in China' Webinar ZESTRON to exhibit at SMT, Hybrid and Packaging 2005  Advanced Circuits obtains certification for 100% of production employees AT&S and RIM extend strategic supplier agreement and cooperation Camtek wins $5 million order China's electronics sector books strong output growth CirTran wins contract to develop next-generation SafetyNet RadioBridge DEK signs VectorGuard license agreement with Gemido Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan EDS 2005 keynote to examine trends that drive Going for growth in PCBs: Gold Circuit Electronics IPC names new CFO and VP of Administration Labarge now offers lead-free capability OK International to launch digital dispenser/controller at Nepcon 2005 Production in Benelux - pointers to becoming a profitable player Suntron chosen to manufacture the SPY(TM) Intra-Operative Imaging System for Novadaq Technologies TSMC, UMC to lower 2Q forecasts, say sources UGS Corp. completes acquisition of Tecnomatix Zuken launches new promotional CADSTAR bundles for the Americas BenQ partners with BMW for branded mouse and keyboard launch BTU International Q1 2005 earnings conference call China handset production to surpass demand by 20 million units in 2005 China-Japan row could aid local manufacturers Cobar Solder Products marks 1st anniversary in business in North America Controllable wind tunnel allows thermal and airflow testing on multiple PCBs DFI secures ACP motherboard orders worth about US$3.5 million Dover reports Q1 2005 results Free web seminar to address lead-free reflow soldering power & nitrogen consumption HP product development chief in Taiwan leaves for Dell Indium Corporation announces new employee Intel Q1 revenue $9.4 Billion, EPS 34 Cents Publishing of Elcoteq's first-quarter 2005 result on April 28 Radiation resistant transient voltage suppressors from AVX Taiwan handset sales to reach seven million units in 2005 Teradyne announces Q1 results TTM Technologies Inc. to conduct Q1 2005 conference call on May 2 Yahoo!'s Steve Boom to give keynote at CONNECTIONS BenQ launches computer mice and keyboards designed by BMW group Celestica announce Q1 - revenue up, earnings improve Chinese semiconductor market growth unabated despite reform and looming consolidation among local companies COMET North America appoints Jon Dupree as FEINFOCUS Business Manager Concoat Systems surface insulation resistance tester at Nepcon 2005 Deca-BDE exemption from EU RoHS directive awaits council approval Dell procurement budget in Taiwan to surpass US$10 billion this year Harsh environment electronics workshop announced IPC and Soldertec Global host 3rd annual International Conference on Lead Free Electronics iSuppli to host European briefings in Prague Jabil earns NEC solution America's Favored Supplier Award for reaching 10,000-unit milestone NVIDIA announces Quadro G-Sync option board Philips debuts lead-free LCD monitors Solectron calls for redemption of Senior Notes Benchmark reports Q1 - sales and income up BTU reports Q1 2005 results Enics acquire two plants from Flextronics in Sweden ICOS announces date of Q1 2005 results Indium to exhibit at Nepcon East/Electro Integrating Siplace compact equipment into S-20/F4 lines iSuppli webinar event - OLEDs moving up Jabil announces key management promotions KPCA Show reveals promising technology, despite poor attendance Steve Gold, Publisher of CircuiTree Magazine from Seoul Newisys(R) introduces best-in-class servers supporting dual-core AMD Opteron(TM) processors Rogers Corporation reports Q1 Siplace Training Center inaugurated at Shanghai's Tongji University Sony procurement amount to exceed US$5 billion in fiscal year 2005, focus on DVD and PCs Sypris reports Q1 - revenue increases 39% Winland Electronics receives $4.5 Million order extension from Select Comfort Corporation Abit raises close to US$20 million by issuing new shares Aegis announces Version 6 for next generation manufacturing information management Assembléon at NEPCON east 2005 CirTran to report record sales and increase of 353% for Q1 Doosan and CCI Eurolam announce co-operation Fuji America to exhibit at Nepcon East Henkel Corporation introduces new liquid fluxes High season comes early for Taiwans's network equipment makers IMS appoints Milco Marketing Texas area rep LaBarge, Inc. to broadcast its fiscal 2005 Q3 earnings conference call on the web Park announces appointment of Fred Hickman Pb-free screen printing study recommends more nickel in future stencils Second-tier NB maker MTC outperforms fellow players in 2004's EPS record SIA says taxes, not labour costs, are driving chipmaking offshore THT Research Newsletter from Taiwan Tools for North American competitiveness Transition Automation introduces squeegee holder with integral wiping system Agile CEO Bryan Stolle to present at Software 2005 Boeing awards LaBarge contract Call for participation issued for 2006 IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and Designers Summit Technical Conference Circuit Images announces new equipment acquisitions Compal Electronics enters China handset market via joint venture with Tsinghua Unisplendour Compal Electronics vows to keep margins above 5% in 2006 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Fierce rivalry stunts Compal's growth Grintek accept SAAB offer Henkel introduces new conductive adhesive iSuppli adds consumer-electronics research muscle KIC announces Aegis integration of thermal process management system Lead-free experts gather for June 2005 International Technical Conference in Barcelona Lightspeed Mfg. to exhibit lead-free BGA rework capability at NEPCON East Lightspeed Mfg. to show off lead-free BGA rework capability at NEPCON East Mobo shipments to drop 5-15% in 2Q Plexus wins fifth consecutive award Rogers Corp. introduces RO4350B(TM) High Frequency Materials at IMS/MTT-S Symposium Speedline Technologies taps Powell Industries to enhance distribution, services in Pacific Northwest, British Columbia Tapco Circuit Supply signs representative agreement with HMS Höllmüller Teradyne announces FrameScan(TM) FXA advanced Vectorless test tool Venture Outsource Group webinar on outsourcing electronics in China attracts technology professionals from more than 25 countries Acer to introduce PDA phones in 4Q Agile named to "Silicon Valley 150" list Agilent Technologies introduces new oscilloscopes Aspocomp and Perlos' JV asperations to demerge Automated solder dispensing system from SolderPlus Avnet, Inc. to Acquire Global Semiconductor Distributor Memec BP Microsystems launches Chinese website CeTaQ launches new Web Site Chemcut under new ownership Circuit Images announces new equipment acquisitions Compal Electronics to roll out Flash Lite 3G phone in October CyberOptics reports Q1 EMS provider Cal-Comp claims third Suzhou plant to reach full capacity in 4Q IC Insights raises 2005 semiconductor industry capital spending forecast Indium Corporation to exhibit at IMAPS Garden State Park Electrochemical reports Q4 and FY PCB maker Wus Printed Circuit deals out dividend of NT$0.8, schedules capital raising for 2005 Rockwell Collins recognizes Merix with 2005 PCB Commodity Supplier of the Year Award Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share Sypris elects John F. Brinkley to Board of Directors Teradyne announces FrameScan FX advanced vectorless test tool Toppan successfully completes acquisition of DuPont Photomasks TTM Technologies, Inc. addresses defense contract management agency notice Upcoming online auction Worldwide lead-free certification for electronics launched by IECQ ZESTRON® America announces new sales representation 2006 SMTA Pan Pacific Symposium - call for papers Cal-Comp Electronics to begin ODM production of PMPs in China Cimulec completes reorganization David Van Loan named President of Dover Technologies Fabrinet to acquire JDS Uniphase operations in Fuzhou, China Heraeus acquires new business ICOS Vision Systems reports Q1 Korea and Taiwan battle for TFT-LCD dominion Plexus reports 6.3% sequential growth in revenues to $305 Million Redbox names Solectron worldwide manufacturer of DVD kiosks Sanmina-SCI announces Q2 results Speedline Technologies announces advanced development group Technology Forecasters Inc. announces Design for Environment workshop adjacent to Quarterly Forum June event at Microsoft Unique double ink jet marking for Elite YESTech introduces YESTraX software BenQ posts decline in Q1 earnings CirTran wins $30 Million contract to build 'sold-on-TV' new fitness machine DDi Corp. to Announce First Quarter 2005 Financial Results on May 5 DesignAdvance Systems joins Cadence program Elcoteq Network Corporation's interim report announced Elcoteq Network Corporation's interim report announced Flextronics announces Q4 and FY - profits rise Hal Hendrickson promoted to General Manager of Dage Precision Industries USA Hover-Davis, Inc appoints Steve Fung as China Sales Manager Indium's Dr. Lasky to present at Nepcon East and Quebec Electronics Technology shows IPC releases new book-to-bill ratios of 1.04 and IMS/PCB business report for March 2005 Kester to host lead-free RoHS assembly seminars in California and Mexico LaBarge reports substantial sales and earnings increase LPKF introduces a chemical-free via plating solution MIC forecasts global demand for 56.28 million MP3 players this year MIC says 1Q notebook shipments from Greater China grow 40% on year Nortech Systems to report Q1 results May 3 Nortel provides update on agreement with Flextronics