Search Archives  Archive August 2005   Agile CEO to participate at 2005 Automotive Management Briefing Seminars TODAY Agile Software receives high scores in Recent AMR research report BenQ concentrates resources on three major business categories BenQ wins super-multi DVD burner order from TEAC China sales help win Queen's Award for PCB specialist Trackwise CTS reports Q2 - repatriates $50 million cash under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan High-speed backside wafer coating process from DEK New flip chip underfill now available from Henkel Notebook sales in China and India to drive 2005 growth, according to Toshiba PCB maker Unimicron reports on-year slide in 1H profits Q2 results for 2005 published by WSTS Solectron to present at RBC Capital Markets North American Technology Conference TSMC reportedly lands Microsoft's foundry contract for Xbox360 chips ZESTRON America to exhibit at West Penn SMTA Vendor Show Asustek wins contract notebook PC order from HP CirTran's Racore subsidiary continues to build government business DDi Corp. to announce Q2 results on August 2 Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver lead-free lectures Henkel names new Technical Director of RD&E for Material Sets High tech products account for 27% of China's exports in 1H 2005 JTAG Technologies announces brand new handbook for boundary-scan beginners Mark Vininski Joins the KIC Team Orbotech announces Q2 - revenue and income up over last year Reptron announces election of two new board members and resignation of two board members Speedline appoints Product Managers Ultrasonic Systems wins best cost-of-ownership Valor shows revenue growth for the ninth consecutive quarter With first WEEE deadline looming, Arrow Electronics provides easy-to-use guide for manufacturers Worldwide semiconductor sales up by 6.5 percent in first half of 2005 Agilent adds S-parameter measurement capability on DCA-J Agilent and Speedline to collaborate on Lead-Free-Manufacturing experiments Aspocomp CEO's review and business goals Aspocomp's Q2 Interim Report Asustek lands notebook orders from NEC, says paper DDi Corp. reports Q2 Elcoteq Americas names Miguel Andres as Business Development Director for Latin America Elcoteq's Interim Report January-June 2005 (unaudited) EPIC facilities certified to two key quality standards High tech products account for 27% of China’s exports in 1H 2005 iSuppli CEO to keynote system-on-chip conference Joseph Cumbey joins Dynatech Technology New Western region sales manager for Dynatech Stock options exercised to subscribe for Elcoteq shares and increase in share capital THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Visiprise receives $16 million in new funding Adeon Technologies announces sale of drilling/routing machine to Epigem Automated DIMM Rework with the Fineplacer HVR AVX Corporation honoured by ULT with ultimate supplier award Celestica completes cash tender offer Change of address for Westwind Air Bearings Suzhou Co. 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Compal asks handset component suppliers to reduce quotes 5% per quarter DuPont and Sanmina-SCI sign licensing agreement Full Service EMS solution in Europe for Europe Indium announces new VP of Marketing iNEMI schedules Innovation Leadership Forum September 15-16 IPC announces agendas for Fall Management Council Meetings Nortech reports Q2 results Phillips Semiconductor to take HQ to China Speedline Technologies announces lead-free enhancements Split line/multi-function conveyor introduced Automated DIMM rework with the Fineplacer HVR Celestica acquires CoreSim Celestica acquires Ramnish Electronics CirTran's Racore subsidiary ships products to Disney World Compal posts first profit increase in six quarters Dover Corporation Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend Fine-pitch printer with vision from ESSEMTEC Inventec and Asustek look to boost market share Popularity of entry level phones drives 16.3% growth in shipments, IDC finds SMTA calendar of events announced Sypris reports Q2 - revenue up 31% Universal Instruments and Selettra confirm plans to extend partnership Adapting for survival - TMRC Conference now open to non-members Agile announces partnership with xPLM Solution Agile solutions implemented at Haemonetics Asustek grabs Sony notebook order, says paper Compal aims to ship 300,000 flat panel TVs in 2005 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dover Corporation Acquires Colder Products Company Kester and ZESTRON perform tests during combined workshop Kester University offers lead-free assembly and rework training Seminar to be offered by Asymtek and Emerson & Cuming Ya Hsin breaks into low-price handset markets with MediaTek chips AT&S makes acquisition in India Dage announces new East Coast Demonstration Center and Applications Lab Elektrobit combines business units Grant Aldonas to address IPC Management Council Meeting attendees Ibiden to Boost Output of PCBs for Cell Phones IPC and EIPC to co-host conference Mr Reliability presents Solder Joint Master Class at NPL NPL announces two winter conferences PKC Group to cut up to 230 jobs Proceedings of Electronics Assembly SSTC Conference now available Speedline Technologies announces lead-free upgrades Taiwan's computer output value rose 23.4% in first half THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Agile and PRTM to hold environmental compliance discussion Agilent to host webcast of Q3 financial results conference call AMI Semiconductor selects Teradyne FLEX test platform Anne McKerrow promoted at Indium Corporation Compal Communications raises 2005 handset shipment forecast ECA order index takes July jump EMS maker Cal-Comp lowers its 2005 revenue projection ESI receives order from Efficere Technologies for UV Laser Drilling System FEINFOCUS and INNOV-X Systems Announce Technology Alliance FIMI funds to invest US$5 m in Camtek iSuppli enhances EMS/ODM research program Japanese Inventors Develop Copper Foil with Carrier US Fed News Obducat enters into agreement with Samsung Electronics Powerful platform fusion at ATExpo 2005 Samsung to lose its only ODM notebook client, Dell Sanmina-SCI to license Buried Capacitance(R) Technology to Dupont Solectron chosen to manufacture Wyse Technology's Thin Client Product Line TSMC, UMC July sales up over June, down from 2004 Aspocomp look to reduce head count at Salo unit Expanded conference program to cover market- and future-oriented topics at Componex/electronicIndia 2006 Filtronic plc sell of handset products division to Technitrol, Inc First-tier mobo shipments up 15.8% on year in July HTC to manufacture Microsoft-based Treo smartphones for Palm, report says Industrial firms say spending increases may ease in 2005's second half versus 2004 Less is more for Apple's Mac mini Minco chooses Printar digital legend printing system Nordson Q3 revenue up 2% NOTE release interim report, January - June 2005 Panasonic Systems to reduce handset contracts to Taiwan SMTA Vendor Days in DC, Dallas and Wisconsin Speedline Technologies to introduce new dispensing system to Asia Taiyo America appoints Technica, USA as Western region distributor TSMC wants to build Taichung fab Universal Instruments designs advanced assembly line Wistron to sell AOpen shares X-Line Asset Management to hold second quarterly auction August 16-17, 2005 Another Nordic PCB bankruptcy Asymtek signs distributor agreement with Kankun Trading Company Axiom contract win boosts manufacturing jobs in Wales Camtek announces 2005 Q2 results DEK to showcase mass imaging solutions at Productronica 2005 First-tier mobo shipments up 15.8% on year in July Flextronics and Raymarine enter into five year outsourcing relationship Gary Usyk joins Indium Corporation Hon Hai saw sales top NT$322 billion in first seven months NAND flash memory revenue exceeds NOR again in Q2 PSC-invested PCB maker MaxEdge Electronics to terminate production in September Sanmina-SCI licenses Buried Capacitance(R) Technology to ISU Petasys THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Acer expects to ship 10 million notebooks in 2006 Calumet Electronics purchases new Schmid S/E/S line Compal raises millions selling bonds Eltek reports 2Q05 financial results Foresite announces locations for fall workshops Kitron receives medical order OEMs to reclaim procurement from EMS firms DAN HAWTOF Rogers Corp. to show high frequency circuit materials at Antenna Systems Show ‘05 TSMC looking to expand Spansion partnership ZESTRON America announces new Technical Sales Manager for Mexico Asia-Pacific computer sales up 18% in first six month Benchmark Electronics deploys Kinaxis RapidResponse solution CeTaQ Americas marks first year in business China-based Lenovo Mobile ships one million handsets in 2Q CirTran calls countersuit 'Frivolous, Fraudulent, Intentionally Inflammatory' CirTran reports 123% increase in sales and 11% net profit in 10Q Filing Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan ECI Introduces QualiSurf(TM) wet processing solution analyzer for sub-90 nm technologies Jeroen L. Schmits assumes presidency of Universal Instruments Making the transition to lead free easier Park announces resignation of its SVP, Marketing and other changes in officer positions Reptron reports extension of filing Form 10-Q Sampo introduces 32-inch LCD TV priced less than US$1000 Seica announces S40 Pilot Sercel and von Dadelszen of JPSA publish chapter in laser beam shaping book SMTC reports Q2 - revenue up and return to profitability Technology Forecasters announces new corporate sponsor and quarterly forum members Universal Instruments and Selettra confirm plans to extend partnership Viasystems announces new office of Chief Compliance Officer AAT combines best of two cleaning systems to create new Hi-rel cleaner Brigadier General Nick Halley to speak at NEDA event Cobar Introduces Robust, Stable Water-Soluble Solder Paste Genius Electronic aims to ship 45 million cameraphone lens units this year Goldman Sachs downgrades motherboard shipment estimates for 3Q HP takes top spot in 2Q printer shipments Intel Capital boosts investment in China IPC and CCA host Boot Camp - Lead Free Requirements for U.S. Electronic Equipment OS-TECH announces Univar, Inc. & Mustang Industries, Inc. distribution agreements for California Rohm and Haas and JSR settle patent litigations Seica present S40 at the XIAN Defence Show China, booth # A1/091 SM-700 plastic belt conveyor introduced SMTA certification programs offered at SMTAI and IWLPC Ukraine announces Foxconn investment plans, company remains mute Viking InterWorks ships 576Mb Rambus NexRIMM Analysts expect BenQ profits to drop 94% Call for nominations for IPCWorks awards program iPod-related orders benefiting Taiwan suppliers, says paper Kevin Collins joins Indium Corporation LaBarge schedules Q4 earnings release and conference call Merix announces executive management promotions MICs predicts Taiwan to ship 47 million Notebook PCs this year New General Manager for Assembléon Asia Pacific region New Technical Director at Westwind Quanta Display begins test production at 6G plant Seagate expands lead in HDD market Speedline Technologies announces new Benchmark 5.0 software Suntron reports Q2 2005 results - sales down, loss narrows Westwind achieves ISO re-accreditation BEST launches RoHS compliant circuit tracks CEO John Chambers and CFO Dennis Powell discuss Cisco's Q4 and Fiscal Year 2005 performance Cobar announces improved test routines Elitegroup phases out branding to focus on contract manufacturing High accuracy mass imaging process for TIM deposition from DEK IPC issues call for participation for IPC/JEDEC 11th International Conference on Lead Free Electronic Components and Assemblies iSuppli webinar event announced JNJ Industries appoints Envision Solutions as new reps Parlex agrees to be acquired by Johnson Electric Parlex sells Methuen, Massachusetts multilayer operation to Amphenol Polyonics' products receive approval on compatibility testing from Zestron TTems wins £3 million FujiFilm contract Wall Street Journal covers insights from Technology Forecasters Astronic orders eight AOI systems from Christopher Associates Asustek to outsource motherboard production to Flextronics, paper says BenQ sees revenues rebounding this quarter after a slow start to the year China electronic & IT makers - 29.1% suffered losses in 1H 2005 Dell R&D center in Taiwan may double in size Enics completes acquisition of Enermet's Jysk operations FCCL maker Taiflex Scientific conservative about ASP growth in 2H 2005 InteliCoat appoints Insulectro Express as its national distributor LCD TV-use PCB orders to rise 50-100% in 2H 3Q Nordson complies with directive to recycle and dispose of electrical & electronic equipment Park announces appointment of VP of Global Supplier Relations Presentations from several iNEMI initiatives are included in the SMTAI technical program Rogers to showcase R/flex 3000® LCP and RO4000® laminates at DesignCon East 2005 TFS to sell EMS operations in Redmond, Washington THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan ZESTRON announces new Junior Product Managers Cobar appoints Comtree/Northtouch Rep for Canada Coretec gets $2.1 Million for Lawrence facility Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dover to acquire Knowles Electronics for $750 Million Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free lectures at IPC headquarters ECA launches digital library Flextronics and Nortel complete transfer of Chateaudun manufacturing operations Free web seminar from Speedline Technologies IPCWorks 2005 Technical Conference and Professional Development Program announced KUKA Robotics introduces self-contained linear slide Local man featured on cover of Chinese publication Motorola and BenQ to do battle in ultra-low-cost handset war, but key component suppliers may be the casualties Reptron reports Q2 and six months results - sales slightly down Taiwanese government encouraging development of six emerging technologies Ultrasonic Systems introduces new coating system 2Q05 notebook market soars in Central and Eastern Europe CheckSum opens sales and support office in Shanghai Components International provides specialized military contrcat services DDi Corp. commences rights offering DesignAdvance & Valor offers first-time-right PCB manufacturing HP hosts successful China supplier SER (Social and Environmental Responsibility) Forum IPC's Fall TMRC Conference helps an industry in transition Nordson Q3 sales, net income and EPS announced Parkheath appoints Cobar Sales Manager for UK & Ireland Sanmina-SCI to demonstrate network-attached storage appliance at Intel Developers Forum SMART Group announces November event SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2006 - Call for tutorials Speedline to exhibit Quick-Change Solder Module at ATExpo 2005 UTAC running volume device test production on Teradyne UltraFLEX VirTra Systems nnters manufacturing agreement with Sanmina-SCI Aegis Europe chosen by AWS Electronics Asustek ties up with Flextronics to challenge Hon Hai Bürkle North America hires two new service engineers EIPC & IPC announce Berlin TMRC Conference in October Finetech to host China Lead-Free Rework Workshops GBM raises funds to expand PCB capacity in China HP advances in Taiwan PC market with Foxconn deal LaBarge, Inc. renews stock repurchase authorization LEDs - a better idea for lighting Nepcon South China - Next week in Shenzhen SMTA to sponsor and exhibit at Productronica 2005 Speedline Technologies reports highest bookings since 2000 USB 2.0 now standard on all new BP Microsystems device programmers Agile reports Q1 results - record revenues Asustek aims to become top-five notebook vendor BenQ to push Siemens-branded PDA phone in Europe Celestica to redeem outstanding LYONs Designers head toward success in the Lone Star State Douglas K. Robinson joins the V.J. Electronix team Elcoteq celebrates 10th anniversary of the Gunnarla plant in Lohja, Finland Foxconn still working on capacity reshuffle at Finland factories Invint to close, sell IP assets KUKA Robotics signs Nercon Engineering and Manufacturing as new partner LaBarge reports increases in sales and earnings for Q4 and earnings Nanya PCB - Global demand for FC substrates to hit one billion units in 2007 PCB maker Tripod positive about 3Q upon solid 1H performance Pickering Interfaces exhibit at the Autotestcon show Process simulation and control for reflow ovens from Essemtec Taconic announces the launch of low loss bromine-free prepregs and laminates THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Transition Automation at Productronica Universal launches linear motor driven AdVantis XS Winland solidifies relationship with Cadiac Science Inc BP Microsystems to highlight 1710 at NEPCON South China COMET launches new FEINFOCUS versatile X-ray inspection system for SMT assembly at Productronica 2005 Electronics Manufacturer secures bright future FCI's AirMax VS Signal Connectors pass RoHS qualification Hover-Davis highlights QF Series tape feeders at NEPCON events IBM Taiwan suffers managerial exodus IPC releases new book-to-bill ratios and IMS/PCB business report for July 2005 Kester to host Lead-Free RoHS Assembly Seminar in Dallas, TX area KIC highlights 24/7 at NEPCON South China Kyzen to premier AQUANOX A4630 LaBarge awarded contracts totalling more than $9 million New IDC survey refutes camera phone myth Taiwan presents great potential on Internet-phone market on PC and non-PC products V.J. Electronix to highlight Summit 1800 Rework Station at NEPCON South China Venture Outsource Group presents international, online, instruction on developing and negotiating electronics outsourcing contracts ZESTRON America to exhibit at Capital SMTA Vendor Show BP Microsystems to display 2710 at NEPCON South China Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan FlexLink plans new product intros at ATExpo Hover-Davis highlights SP Series tape feeders ITIS: Taiwan to ship 81 million cameraphone modules this year SEI introduces surface mount power resistor to 12 watts Sparton Corporation Announces the Issuance of a Cash Dividend and a Stock Repurchase Sparton Corporation Releases Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter Results Speedline Technologies completes study on lead-free process optimization Suntron Corporation Applies to Transfer Listing to Nasdaq SmallCap Market TEEMA grants best investment remarks to eastern Chinese region in a crisis survey US market: Quarterly LCD TV shipments pass the one-million mark, and still growing Acer's rising shipments lift net profits Agile teams with PRTM Asustek wins HP orders for computers powered by Intel's VIIV technology BP Microsystems to showcase automated programming system Foxconn 1H gross margins down slightly, but profits continue rolling in Hover-Davis highlights SSF tape feeders at NEPCON South China Lloyd Doyle open new demo center PROMATION to exhibit at SMTA Capital Vendor Days Semiconductor IP market on the rise SMTA LA / Orange County chapter to focus on RoHS compliance Solectron and Insulet Corporation partner to expand the reach of intensive insulin therapy Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 Per Share Visiprise Manufacturing achieves 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' certification