Search Archives  Archive August 2005 Asustek profits up 16% in 1H, while other mobo makers have mixed results BenQ EPS down to NT$0.32 in 1H DEK launches new addition to Grid-Lok tooling portfolio Elcoteq capital markets day on September 1, 2005 EMS providers count on a second-half recovery ADAM PICK ERNI opens west coast office Hon Hai rising as Taiwan's most profitable contract electronics supplier in first half Integrated Micro to acquire Speed-Tech LaBarge awarded $4 million in contracts Latest Semiconductor sales data Russian notebook brand to move assembly to China, using Taiwan ODM SMTC announces new Chair of the Board Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. reported a disappointing 29 percent slump in quarterly profits on Wednesday after intense competition dented profit marg Technology Forecasters announces special report on Chinese EMS and ODM companies Ventures-National Inc. announces contract from Textron Systems and Titan PCB Unit receives new contract ASAT Holdings announces conference call for financial results Firan completes agreement with Smiths Aerospace Hallberg-Sekrom to establish manufacturing in China HTC made fattest profit among all Taiwan's listed firms in 1st half Indium Corporation appoints new Applications Engineers Inovar posts triple-double in Utah awards Intel donates $1 Million to hurricane disaster relief efforts KUKA Robotics selected by Encobotics Large-sized LCD driver IC market to nearly double by 2009 PEMSTAR to present at Kaufman Bros' 8th annual investor conference Premier Image and Altek vying for No.1 position in DSC sector Shera International appoints new President & General Manager Taconic begins manufacturing base materials in Asia Taiwan market: Toshiba bumps Lenovo from notebook rankings Technology Forecasters Inc. estimates cost of environmental compliance TTM named one of Fortune Magazine's 100 fastest growing companies Universal Instruments Shekou Adeon Technologies announces sale of two flying probe systems Almit to exhibit at Productronica 2005 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Enics acquires assets from Elcoteq in Beijing Handset makers Asustek and Dopod fail to secure sales license in China IMS appoints RF Spectrum rep for Canada Inspex announces quick-turnaround x-ray inspection services Multi-Teknik Expands in Sweden Solectron to present at the Citigroup 12th Annual Global Technology Conference Sony to remain No. 1 foreign procurer from Taiwan in 2005: MOEA Sony's CEO to keynote at 2006 CES Universal Instruments at Productronica 2005 Varian, Inc. CFO to speak at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Tailwinds 2005 Conference Wus Printing Circuit to ship 30 million handset-use PCBs in 2H ZESTRON America to Exhibit Lead-Free Solutions at ATExpo Abit finds itself in more trouble DEK to launch VectorGuard at ATExpo 2005 Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise scores record revenues in August elvia PCB acquires of the company Lithos Flextronics continues bid for Taiwan partnerships Gigabyte introduces Nvidia nForce Professional RoHS-compliant motherboard INGUN to exhibit at Productronica LaBarge Lands Contract From Sensis to Produce Airport Surface-Vehicle Locators Projected 20% Increase In Notebook output for third quarter Siemens rolls out first Siplace machine from new manufacturing plant in Singapore ZESTRON America to exhibit lead-free solutions at ATExpo Calling all prospective IPC board members - Candidates sought Calumet Electronics presents new RoHS Compliance informational video Compal notebook shipments down as customers keep inventory lean Digitaltest Provides South American Support Discounted Registration for FID 2005 Ends Oct. 1 ECD Introduces New OvenRIDER® NL Ericsson to invest $1 bln over 5 yrs in China Fastest full range spindle to be unveiled at TPCA Henkel appoints new Plant Manager for City of Industry facility ICOS Vision Systems Introduces CI-T120 on Semicon Taiwan LG.Philips LCD to build LCM plant in Wroclaw, Poland M-Flex to expand manufacturing in China Optima Fluxing System Improves Through-Hole Penetration Pb-Free from Almit Plexus Delivers 10,000th DOM to Airvana Sampo ties up with Quanta to tap European market Zuken Launches Circuit Adviser for Diagnostics at the Schematic Design Stage Austin American's Steve Stach and Kyzen's Mike Bixenman to co-present Cleaning Optimization Paper at ATExpo BTU presents at NEPCON Shenzhen Lead-Free Technical Conference Calumet Electronics opts for Olec Accuprint AccuTray(TM) Option Camtek issues guidance for Q3 Chaintech to exit motherboard business Cimnet and Direct Logix partner for rules-driven front-end engineering Digitaltest displaying electronic manufacturing solutions at Autotestcon Orlando Foxconn becoming bolder with its wireless business Henkel optimises Multicore MP218 for use in modern tin-lead processes iNEMI sponsors RFID forum Inventec Appliances Taiwan's most profitable cell-phone maker KIC appoints Sogelectro s.l. as European Distributor New high-temperature lead-free solder paste Nordic PCB merger completed Solectron announces resignation of CFO Universal's AdVantis and Polaris platforms deliver unique solution for Endicott Interconnect Technologies Visiprise CEO recognized as Top 50 Entrepreneur A new angle on Inspection from X-Tek Aegis Europe chosen by AWS Electronics Aegis Europe launches new website Agile to participate in Japan PLM Congress 2005 Contax helps Pro-Bel expand their production capability Harbor Electronics joins Everett Charles Technologies iSuppli trims 2005 semiconductor forecast LG.Philips LCD turns to Europe for LCM production, while Taiwan panel vendors eye China Multi Circuits selects Bacher Imaging Systems Post Etch Punch Notebooks give Acer big boost in revenue growth Rogers and IEE S.A. announce agreement on EL/FSR(TM) products THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Abit looking to clear NT$4.2 billion loan by year-end ASAT Holdings appoints Ken Sicz VP of worldwide customer quality August shipments up for Asustek, Gigabyte, ECS, and MSI BreconRidge expands presence in Asia Brightstar announces commitment to charitable initiative DEK announces multiple package solution Direct imaging proofing paper from National Graphic Supply Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan ECA order index rises for second consecutive month EIPC Winter Conference 2006 - Call for papers Ericsson to invest US$300-400 million for R&D in China Full range of Pb-free materials featured at Indium Corporation exhibit Gigabyte to set up maintenance center in Czech Republic Hurricane Katrina impacts semiconductor wafer supply Lite-On Technology aims to be top Taiwan MFP maker this year New Shareholders at Fuba Printed Circuits GmbH Neways posts solid first half-year result NOTE- Interim report, January - June 2005 Optima fluxing system from Ultrasonic Pickering Interfaces release PXI cards Prestwick Circuits Ltd to close Taiwan handset makers receive Motorola orders, but not for Apple Rokr Three-Five Systems files Chapter 11, says report Venture Outsource Group adds technology and industrial design professional Peter O. Schmidt ZESTRON America to participate at New England lead-free seminar Advanced Circuits announces Underwriters laboratories certification Agilent Technologies' Lightwave Catalog 2005 now available ASL announces partnership with MindWare ATExpo -- the latest products and technologies for the entire assembly process. Chipmaker TSMC says gadgets driving sales Flextronics completes the sales of Flextronics Semiconductor and 70% of Flextronics Network Services Following a profitable quarter, CirTran issues shareholder update Fuji agree to share integration protocols to FUJI's FujiTrax software with Aegis Genesis Electronics Manufacturing, Inc. achieves ISO 13485:2003 certification Hon Hai led Taiwan's contract electronics suppliers in August revenues MSI to offer cheap 4GB HDD MP3 player next month Park appoints Ronald Brett as President of Park's Neltec Europe Business Unit PEMSTAR achieves RoHS milestone PRISM Ultrasonic Coating Technology at ATE SMART Technologies deploys Kinaxis RapidResponse Speedline Technologies' MPM AccuFlex featured at ATExpo 2005 Viscom S6056 - New AOI Generation at Productronica Visiprise to sponsor online event Wistron NeWeb to begin volume shipment of WiFi phones in early 2006 Asymtek plans conformal coating workshops in Toronto and Montreal AT&S will start production in Shanghai II in August 2006, 3 month earlier then expected CC Electronics invests in test CirTran's Racore subsidiary named 'Approved Vendor' by New York City Corelis adds Boundary-Scan test and In-System Programming to the Digitaltest Condor MTS 500 Flying Probe Flextronics to report Q2 results Flextronics to set up Rs 450-cr facility in TN, say report Foxconn's consolidated revenues bring higher gross profit margin for 1H Japanese DVD disc makers may release OEM orders to Taiwan Just three days to get the early bird discount for TMRC Berlin Malaysia continues to attract investments in manufacturing & services Nam Tai set new monthly sales record of $67 Million in August SigmaTron reports Q1 results - revenue and income down Silterra appoints Bruce Gray CEO Supply chain executives familiar with RFID and overwhelmingly recognize critical nature of the technology VoIP subscriber rush spurs equipment boom Winland forms strategic relationship with a leading Commercial/Industrial Company A new step in the globalisation process of Somacis PCB Industries Aspocomp sells its machanics business EIPC 'Early Bird' deadline draws near FUBA - Consolidation is going to plan LaBarge awarded additional $2.4 million contract on Aegis Weapon System Last chance to get discount on TFI report LXI Consortium announces Pickering Interfaces as a New Board Member New ProcessMate 6500 temperature control unit from EFD Quanta Display becomes top NB panel maker in Taiwan Supply chain vision - Is the party nearly over? CHRIS CROTTY TPV wins LCD TV orders from Sony TPV wins LCD TV orders from Sony TTems awarded new contract from Chelton Partnership Asustek saw dramatic growth in shipments of NBs in August Finetech introduces the Fineplacer Mobile Device Rework (MDR) System Indium announces new distributor in France Intel expands R&D in China Kester to display EM907 no-clean lead-free solder paste at ATExpo 2005 KIC Introduces the Lead-Free Thermal Process KIT Merix to announce Q1 results on September 28, 2005 MSI expects notebook contribution to grow in 2006 New CEO appointed at NOTE Parlex reports results for fiscal year 2005 Progress on EU scientific assessment of TBBPA Robot manufacturing poised to become Taiwan's next big industry Rochester Institute of Technology and KIC to present lead-free paper at Assembly Technology Expo Sanmina Purchases Ceco Hole Checker Singapore plant ships high-end electronics assembly placement machines Solectron receives 2005 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award Agilent Technologies introduces industry's highest-performance 100 MHz oscilloscopes Cypress Semiconducter plans $10 mln India campus First EIE expands distribution coverage with TCS Foxlink to join the ranks of ODM handset makers Intel to invest $345 Million at two U.S. manufacturing sites IPC hosts RoHS compliance workshop - implementing IPC-1752 iSuppli: LCD monitor panel supply may exceed demand in 4Q Kester's Peter Biocca to participate in lead-free compliance panel at SMTA International 2005 Park Electrochemical Corp. declares cash dividend Peiker selects Valor solution Quanta consolidated gross margin drops to new low on accounting rule change Rohm and Haas to exhibit at Productronica 2005 Taiwan's Acer Inc. aims to become the world's third-largest PC vendor THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan TSMC upbeat on semiconductor industry; plans 2006 capex of US$2.5-2.7 billion BenQ Joybook line not that joyous, source say Blackfox forms a strategic alliance to introduce Asahi drop-in lead free solder materials BP Microsystems to display 2710 at Assembly Technology Expo 2005 Calumet Electronics approved as qualified HUBZone small business concern Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver five-part lead-free tutorials ESSEMTEC to display pick-and-place system at Assembly Technology Expo Flextronics, Nortel on schedule for Calgary, Campinas transfers by end of Q1 2006 GE Commercial Finance named preferred financing provider for Agilent iSuppli announces professional displays webinar Lead-free reflow soldering is focus of free web seminar from Speedline Technologies Park announces date of Q2 earnings release and conference call Parlec appoints Geva Barash as CEO Promation joins forces with Kintner Equipment Corporation Read Asymtek's latest issue of Total Dispensing Solutions newsletter in EMSNow Newsletter Central Rogers and IEE announce commercial agreement on EL/FSR products Sony to make purchases of US$6.5 B. from Taiwan in 2005 Taiwan showcases impressive progress in nanotechnology Tyco Electronics to showcase P350 pin inserter at Assembly Technology Expo Venture Outsource Group provides online instruction on October 4 AER Worldwide's recycling facility opens to meet Silicon Valley's increased recycling requirements Amkor selects Agilent Technologies 93000 RF System for Singapore IC test site Asustek says its notebook sales to boom 50% next year Christopher Associates to introduce two new AOI Systems, Robotic Laser Soldering System at AssemblyTech Expo Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dual-mode spray head from Ultrasonic Elcoteq Tallinn receives Foreign Investor 2005 Award in Estonia Endicott Interconnect Technologies named as 'Approved Vendor' by Raytheon Eurotech Group PLC purchases Timax 6 spindle routing system GĂ–PEL electronic presents new Generation Test Sequencer iSuppli issues update on Katrina-related supply disruption Italian Minister endorses ID WORLD International Congress KIC to participate in a lead-free, hands-on workshop this week Merix obtains dismissal of federal class action securities complaint Nanotechnology innovation solves PCB failure caused by RoHS Lead-Free Standards/CAF Omron AOI to launch two new products at Productronica 2005 Rohm and Haas announce price increases SMTA to sponsor EMS China 2005 Sparton receives certification for the RoHS Directive The Board Authority Live examines the impact of green technologies Unitech PCB secures Nintendo orders Venture Outsource program helps OEMs select CM partners Abit to migrate half of its capacity to ECS by end of October China to drive ECS motherboard shipment growth Endicott named as 'approved vendor' by Raytheon Eunil changes company name Henkel to showcase core materials technologies at Productronica 2005 Job Clustering - an untapped Lean Manufacturing opportunity KIC to highlight Wave Surfer(TM) at ATExpo Park Electrochemical reports Q2 results Shake up at Sony's electronics business will lead to 10,000 reduction in head count Tamura changes company name TTM named one of Orange County's fastest growing technology companies Unique strategies for outsourcing in Europe featured in first TFI Quarterly Forum in Munich Varian, Inc. CEO to speak at UBS Global Life Science Conference Viking Test Services announces sale of Microcraft probe tester Ya Hsin receives LCD TV orders from LG Electronics Aegis distributor, KVMS Belgium, wins new business Agilent to increase size of share repurchase program AIM to highlight SN100C lead-free alloy at ATExpo BTU International to exhibit and present paper At Assembly Technology Expo Color polyimide labels from Polyonics Eunil moves to new facility Foxconn enters Sony Ericsson's supply chain Hover-Davis to offer intelligent feeding solutions IDC raises expectations of strong PC growth rates in 2005-2006 for the Asia/Pacific region, particularly in the notebook segment Indium Corporation expands services team in Malaysia, India, and Philippines iSuppli teardown reveals Apple's surprising choices for iPod nano JPSA launches UV excimer beam delivery system Lauterbach sets new standards in the GIGA Class New mini-wave soldering system introduced Quanta sees tight supply of components Rohm and Haas has temporarily closed production facilities in the areas most likely to be affected by Hurricane Rita SMTA launches mini RoHS conference Still a strong demand for UK manufactured PCBs, says Circatex Tamura moves to new facility TTI Donates PCB Electrical Test System to Community College CheckSum provides low-cost in-circuit with boundary-scan test DDi Corp. completes rights offering Electronic Systems, Inc. to exhibit and present paper at Assembly Technology Expo Erik Tobiason assumes presidency of Vitronics Soltec FCI develops connector catalog Handset sales hit new high in August Hover-Davis to highlight QF Series tape feeders at Assembly Technology Expo 2005 HP enhances partnership with Taiwanese suppliers to boost competitiveness HP to strengthen Taiwan R&D facility and partnerships with notebook makers IPC enhances lead free website Kester to showcase products and services at Assembly Technology Expo Lauterbach adds new components New inline printer for fine pitch from Essemtec PROMATION enhances Web offering to customers Psion Teklogix welcomes Ship2Save to its Ascent Plus Partner program Read the latest issue of the Siemens Logistics & Assembly Systems SIPLACE Americas Newsletter in EMSNow's Newsletter Central. Solectron to announce Q4 and fiscal 2005 earnings Suntron accepted for listing on Nasdaq SmallCap Market Technology Forecasters Quarterly Forum - September 2005 ZESTRON America sponsors Cancer Research fundraiser Adeon Technologies announces further Finetrak Photoplotter installation Ancora completes purchase of Robotic Vision System's semiconductor capital equipment Asustek subsidiary ASRock to list on HKSE in 2007 Broadcom adopts Agilent test solution Celestica completes redemption of remaining outstanding LYONS Discounted registration for FID 2005 ends Oct. 1 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Harri Ojala appointed President of Elcoteq's GA Europe Jabil reports Q4 & FY 2005 results - expects double digit growth to continue Juki and Cogiscan announce collaboration Kester expands into China to meet industry needs Kester's Peter Biocca to present at Dallas SMTA/iMAPS vendor days KIC to Co-sponsor and Participate in the Lead-free Interactive Forum at Productronica 2005 Sony places orders for 32-inch LCD TV panels with AUO, may place orders with CMO Suspension of payment by RUWEL DANMARK A/S TMT signs deal with Iljin Copper Foil Co BenQ, Transfer handsets from Flextronics Hungary to Asia Compal Communications to ship 50 million handsets in 2006, says paper Decisions of Elcoteq's extraordinary General Meeting Dover completes Knowles Electronics acquisition for $750 Million Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free lectures in Texas Elcoteq appoints Mitchell Schoch new VP Sales and Marketing First-tier notebook makers eyeing 2007 orders and bigger presence Flash Electronics receives 'Combined Strength Award' from DEK ID PEOPLE Awards ceremony announced LaBarge wins $2.2 million contract from Kaman Aerospace Merix Q1 results re-scheduled to Thursday, September 29th PC makers slow move into LCD TV market PCB makers claim CCL price increase to have limited impact Taiwan DSC makers continue to receive International OEM's orders Taiwan's last notebook PC production line moved to China Three-Five Systems adds new members to Board of Directors Timing and Contract Issues Prevent Sparton Corporation From Purchasing a Manufacturing Plant in Mount Pleasant, Iowa UMC selects Agilent 93000 SOC series tester Acer ushers in new operating model in Mainland China Aligned response to change is key to driving performance in outsourced relationships Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference to feature e-Kanban Avision to launch own-brand color laser MFPs Benchmark honored by Sun Microsystems with 'Meritorious Performance' award BP Microsystems highlights 1710 at Assembly Technology Expo 2005 Elcoteq holds conference on conversion to European Company Elcoteq issues subordinated notes totalling MEUR 50 ESSEMTEC premiers SP200-AV fine-pitch printer with vision Flextronics to build new facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Global Flex holdings to raise $318.75 million for expansion Industry veteran Dennis Raper retires from Knight Electronics Jabil extends manufacturing in France LG Chem aims to be first to market in notebook fuel cells Merix closes of acquisition of operations of Eastern Pacific Circuits Limited PCB handset applications to drive growth but oversupply a concern Silterra and Goyatek form design alliance Suntron announces change in CFO Swelling market potentials with overwhelming business opportunities and expansion Webcast auction for Pemstar Westwind spindle technology at Productronica Assembleon to introduce new capabilities at Productronica Auction of surplus Unicircuit assets announced Biggest-ever China Sourcing Fair to offer more than 1,000 booths Calumet Electronics PCBs verified RoHS compliant Enics plans to move its Finland based manufacturing from Rauma to Lohja FTG Circuits posts promising 3Q on strong aerospace orders Indium Corporation adds two new employees to worldwide operations IPC releases new book-to-bill ratios and IMS/PCB business report for August iSuppli announces EMS/ODM webinar iSuppli boosts LCD-TV shipment forecast Lenovo orders to drive Compal and Wistron notebook shipments in 2006 Merix announces results for Q1 - sales up 23%, loss narrows Quanta adjusts shipment goal upward to 20 Million PCs for 2005 Samsung plans huge chip center Sanmina-SCI announces results of its offer to repurchase its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2020 THT Research - newsletter from Taiwan Tyco Electronics highlights Pressfit Assembly Equipment at Assembly Technology Expo