Search Archives  Archive October 2005 Asustek and Advantech form strategic alliance to make IPCs CCI Eurolam to Distribute Agfa PCB Products in France Digitron to receive investment from Intel Capital Elcoteq converts into European Company Henkel appoints new Technical Manager for liquid epoxy products HPTec appoints TMT America International CES conference highlights full range of consumer technology Multi-level stencils from Tecan Quanta received Intel's servers orders Solectron drives lean six sigma manufacturing to its suppliers Viscom creates new x-ray applications centre Viscom S6056 - AOI new generation at Productronica WISE gets order for SES Line and Deburring Machine ZESTRON announces new sales representation 4th Dimension PCB is Part of Team Awarded NASA (MSFC) Contract Advanced Circuits announces management buyout Agilent Technologies adds two models to arbitrary waveform generator family Asustek and Advantech form strategic alliance to make IPCs Asustek maintains strong share in notebook shipment value Asustek, Advantech announce strategic alliance Automatic X-ray inspection from Viscom CIMTEK Appoints New CEO Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dover announces Q3 2005 release and webcast Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free lectures at IPC/JEDEC Event in Brussels on October 17, 2005 Flex Interconnect Technologies ranked amongst 50 fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley Juki enhances selective soldering line Juki incorporates traceability into intelligent feeder system Juki incorporates traceability into intelligent feeder system MYDATA announces first stencil-free solder paste printer PROMATION to exhibit at SMTA/IMAPS Dallas, TX Steve Farragher joins Europlacer as International Sales Manager Taiwan's top NB PC Makers to Exceed Shipment Goals for 2005 TFI predicts deceleration in growth for EMS/ODM Industry in 2005 compared to 2004 TMT Trading GmbH signs distribution agreement with Argus International Wintek looking to purchase LCD and CF plants, says report Acer reports record sales for September Agilent introduces spectrum analyzer under $10,000 BenQ Mobile aiming to be among top-four handset vendors Boundary scan platform SCANFLEX from GOPEL Brad Lange joins Finetech as Process Engineer Changes in the responsibility areas of Aspocomp's group management Contax installs first MPM Accela Printer at TTems DSC makers Ability Enterprise, Altek hit record revenues for September ECS motherboard shipments to hit record high in 4Q EMS at Productronica 2005 - Insights, outlooks and trends Envisage Systems launches low cost wafer inspection system High accuracy mass imaging demonstrates credentials for fuel cell age India electronics manufacturing, can it catch China? Industry/academic partnership brings "Real Life" skills to students Motorola Automotive chooses Universal Instruments' Polaris assembly cell Nordic EMS Provider sold Pb-free alloy presentation at SMTA/IMAPS Dallas PCB information service provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the global PCB market Teradyne, Solectron and AMR Research to discuss OEM and EMS joint visibility and response TTM CEO to ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell X-Line Asset Management to liquidate Pemstar, Inc. facility Adeon launches new content management system for e-collaboration in electronics Advanced Circuits Gets $20.0 Million Investment from Allied Capital Asustek agrees a share-swap deal to acquire Askey Brad Lange joins Finetech as Process Engineer Deadline for submitting tutorial proposals for SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2006 announced Dell opens North Carolina manufacturing facility Dover Corporation announces $600 Million Debt Offering Flextronics to expand presence in India and build industrial park in Chennai Lucent, Celestica agree to manufacturing services deal, report says Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. change of address of Hong Kong office NPL announces web cast 'RoHS Legislation and Supply Chain Issues' NPL releases report on effect of voiding on lead-free reliability Plexus Q4 earnings release on November 3rd after market close and conference call on November 4th at 8:30 AM E.T. PROMATION to exhibit at SMTA Philadelphia Samsung jumps to fourth place in 2004 consumer chip ranking SMTA annual awards announced Solectron announces Q4 results - sales down but profitable Agile named to Software Magazine's 23rd Annual Software 500 Are yesterday's solutions conflicting with today's challenges? Charlie Barnhart - Senior consultant for Technology Forecasters and editor of the Thought Leadership Series Arlink announces series 7000 adaptable workbench system Building a strong sales team Circatex Advanced Technologies continues to grow despite a difficult market Electronic Systems announces staff changes Eltek Wins a Three-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Strategic Agreement with the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) FIC starts to make profit this year Isola Group and Polyclad enter into license agreement Kyzen's Mike Bixenman to speak at upcoming SMTA Philadelphia Tabletop Show and Conference Neal Bender Joins IPC as New Membership Director New Microjet dispensing system from Essemtec RUWEL to concentrate on its German locations SMART Group launches 80 page Lead-Free Experience report Tatung swaps PC unit for stake in Elitegroup TPCA Show 2006 - A Brief Technical Review Advanced Circuits named in Technology Fast 50 ranking BenQ's consolidated revenues surge 60% sequentially in September Cobar introduces new solder paste ECA order index continues to rise, closing out strong Q3 ECS acquires Tatung's computer business division to help take orders from HP and Lenovo Elcoteq inaugurates new St. Petersburg plant ELFNET delivers 'issues to solutions' initiative in lead-free soldering Knight Electronics receives ISO 9001:2000 certification Kyzen to highlight several products at MD&M Minneapolis 2005 Q&A - Asustek chairman talks about business expansion Record-breaking China Sourcing Fair - Electronics & Components Opened Today in Shanghai Shean Dalton appointed President of Austin American Technology Corporation THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Two handset makers drop Flextronics Hungary Wavecom names Solectron as primary provider of integrated supply chain services ZESTRON America to exhibit at SMTA Philadelphia AccuPlace introduces two new robot mode models ASE sells CMOS image sensor Malaysia plant to Flextronics Asustek poised for bigger things DDi Corp. appoints Diane Brundage as New Senior VP - Sales Indium research scientist named to International Scientific Advisory Board iSuppli announces addition of Mark Kirstein Mania Technologie AG Secures Backing of Investcorp National Graphic Supply to be distributor for SuperGauge measuring system Revolutionary materials deposition system makes European debut at Plastic Electronics 2005 SMART Group launches new lead-free initiative Supply chain vision - A change in the weather RHODA ALEXANDER Teradyne to sell connection systems and focus on test Acer-brand notebook sales in US and China drives 2006 profits Agilent Technologies introduces industry's first 13.5 GHz serial pulse data generator CirTran Corp. Opens Los Angeles Office to Focus on International Business Development CTS to Build Plant in Czech Republic Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free lecture in Shanghai DRS awarded $30 Million contract to provide EMS for U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles Electronics sector sees better second half Extending Boundary-Scan to Measure Analog Voltages Find the answers to your flat-panel questions at FID 2005 Foxconn to hit non-consolidated revenues of NT$600 billion in 2005 HTC September revenues hit record high New patents lift Speedline Technologies' total above 400 PCB makers Career and Tripod both see positive impact amid exchange rate fluctuations Photocircuits announces ramp at PC Asia and expansion Restructure announced at Universal Instruments SmartSonic to show ErgoSonic stencil cleaner at Productronica SMTA announces Board of Directors election results The entire spectrum of electronics production at Productronica Zuken announces CADSTAR 8.0 desktop PCB design solution AlternativeSMT to launch new FeederMaster at Productronica 2005 Color Polyimide Labels for RoHS/WEEE Compliant and Standard Processes DDi Corp. receives Nasdaq delisting notice Elektrobit to show automation line at Productronica EU Scientific Committee confirms that TBBPA presents no risk to human health Hon Hai's revenues hit record high in September Indium Corporation Expands Sales Team in the Western United States iSuppli delivers market intelligence at Global Supply Chain Summit IT offers a cure for the global healthcare industry JTAG announces graphical software tool that supports SCANSTA476 Kester announces chemical price increases New solder pots for lead-free from INTERTRONICS Router Solutions strengthens and deepens its product line Sanmina-SCI invites you to join its fiscal 2005 Q4 conference call South Korea-based Bellwave begins to sell own-brand handsets in Taiwan Wus Printed Circuit pays US$2 million fine to Motorola, paper says Atheros purchases Teradyne FLEX System for quad-site production device test Avo Photonics expands facilities Coretec announces personnel changes Intel donates $1 Million in support of South Asia earthquake relief efforts Inventec Appliances making video iPod for Apple, sources say Motorola's loss claims foils Wus Ltd.'s Printed Circuit's profit plan Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces New Manager, OEM Marketing PEMSTAR to webcast Q2 results conference call on Wednesday, November 2 Solectron appoints new Senior VP of Design and Engineering Speedline Technologies announces patent award Speedline Technologies announces patent award Sypris Solutions, Inc. Third Quarter Conference Call on the Internet THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan TTM Technologies Inc. to Conduct Third Quarter 2005 Conference Call on October 26 Winland to report 2005 Q3 results October 20, 2005 Wistron NB shipment will be over 10 million units next year CAE Technology announces DNV accreditation CCI EUROLAM named as distributor for Oxford Instruments Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Ellison Manufacturing Technologies and Carl Zeiss IMT announce partnership IPC and JEDEC host conference on lead free electronic components and assemblies Last chance to register for webinar MACK Technologies announces acquisition NB suppliers bracing for peak seasons Park Electrochemical Corp. announces new corporate controller Photocircuits Files Chapter 11 Visiprise and HMS Software announce merger agreement Agilent introduces serial BERT for jitter-tolerance test Apple to enter entertainment PC market with new iMac release BTU Q3 2005 earnings conference call 10/21/05 Chase announces double digit increases in Q4 revenue and net income CirTran projects another record quarter and continued profitability Dovebid announces Unicircuit auction EU exempts Deca-BDE from RoHS directive Foxconn eyes clone case market; Asustek may acquire case maker, according to reports Hover-Davis enters distribution relationship with Laurier Inc. IT disaster recovery - lessons learned from the hurricanes KRISHNA CHANDER Italian Minister endorses ID WORLD International Congress Kester to host lead-free RoHS Assembly Seminar in Tampa Bay MYDATA to launch MY-Series 'E' in Europe Nam Tai to release Q3/05 results on Monday, October 31, 2005 NAMICS Corporation to exhibit at Productronica 2005 NB suppliers bracing for peak seasons Samsung to pay $300M fine Zestron to present at PCB Cleaning Seminar Allixon International Corporation signs agreement with research center Electrolube launches new lead-free products at Productronica Emrise signs multiyear manufacturing agreement with Hitachi OMD ERA and NEDA to co-sponsor 2006 Electronics Industry Sales and Marketing Conference Flextronics announces changes to board of directors FormFactor selected by Tera Probe as strategic partner Glass in your pocket? by Mike Terry Indium's President awarded SMTA Founder's Award LaBarge, Inc. announces preliminary Q1 results MIMOT launches new in-line multi-head dispenser NB shipments to grow up by 17% in Q4 Seica and American Competitive Institute host 'Legacy ATE Replacement' Seminar SolderStar shines at Forum De L' Electronique Speedy-Tech shareholders approve merger with IMI Supply Chain Vision - iSuppli raises 2005 PC forecast MATTHEW WILKINS Teradyne announces Q3 results - sales and orders up as loss narrows Acer saw sales jump 50% in September Cisco to invest over US $1 Billion in India Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free lectures at IPC Works EDC acquires manufacturing facility EIPC Winter Conference Budapest - extended papers deadline iNEMI kicks off European effort for 2007 roadmap at Productronica Intel announces record revenue of $9.96 Billion Isola analyzing the impact of recent raw material increases KIC launches redesigned web site home page Korean suppliers target small/medium display market LG foresees handset growth next year Park Electrochemical Corp. announces one-time special dividend Aegis Europe expands team Benchmark reports sales and earnings for Q3 BTU International to introduce Pyramax 125 at Productronica 2005 BTU reports Q3 - Net income doubles on sales of $ 18.5 Million Celestica announce Q3 results - revenue down 8%, earning up Compal Electronics' Q3 net sales rise 8% to NT$55.7bn Coretec ready for RoHS Dominique Numakura's newsletter from Japan Dover reports Q3 2005 results Europlacer to host technical workshop FormFactor, Inc. announces 2005 third quarter results Indium Corporation to feature WEEE/RoHS compliant materials at Productronica IT auction announced Jan O'Connor resigns as MD at Contax Kinpo and Chicony receive orders from Microsoft Park announces appointment of Louis J. Stans as VP of Quality PartnerTech receives major breakthrough worth more than SEK 300 Million Rohm & Haas company report Q3 - sales up 8% and earnings up 23% SchmartBoard to give free samples of prototyping boards Synchronized Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. building management team Taiwan handset and component makers riding high on Motorola's strong performance Taiwan-based MP3 player vendors said to get the double whammy from Apple Winland announces record Q3 2005 revenue of $7.4 Million Asymtek and partners offer conformal coating and dispensing workshop CCL makers said to be ready to raise prices again ECD appoints Kasion as Chinese calibration centre iSuppli Video iPod teardown reveals a key new supplier for Apple LaBarge wins $1.2 million contract from Bell Helicopter New Duratool Eclipse Micro Matte Diazo Phototool Films feature high stability and 3% haze Sony expects China to be a main source of growth Speedline Technologies to debut OmniFlex 10 at Productronica 2005 THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan TSMC lands Qualcom's handset chip order ZESTRON announces new sales representation 28 members and one member company lauded at IPCWorks 2005 AgfaPhoto says shutdown probable by end of year Asustek to extend branded presence in GPS and LCD TV segments, according to report AT&S continues to perform ahead of expectations Cisco invests US$50Million for new campus in Bangalore Elcoteq selects Visiprise to implement global manufacturing platform Exception Group sees bright future for PCBs German PCB market - July book-to-bill Global Sources to open new Chinese headquarters in Shenzhen Intel invests $650 Million In U.S. manufacturing site Inventec to sell shares abroad JPSA announces China distribution and service agreement with BOET Mentor Graphics releases Expedition Enterprise Rogers Corp. names new Marketing Manager of ACM Division Sanmina-SCI President and COO, Randy Furr leaves due to personal reasons SMTC Corporation schedules Q3 results Sony reportedly seeking Taiwanese OEM makers of portable DVD players Taiwan's export orders hit record high of US$23.8B. in Sept. Tin Whiskers challenge is focus of free Web Seminar AIM Solder announces new addition Flextronics announces Q2 results - sales down, small loss after restructuring and other costs Indium Corporation appoints Tim Jensen as Manager of Pb-Free programs Inventec Appliances' share price surges 30% on first day of trading IPC releases book-to-bill and business report for September 2005 Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage post three quarter earnings M-Flex and majority stockholder enter into new strategic arrangements Mobo makers: Clone market to drive strong 4Q shipments New product brochure from Rogers Corp. spotlights handset application solutions OK International's 'Lead-Free Kiosk' at Productronica 2005 PEMSTAR chooses Kinaxis RapidResponse Polyclad introduces GETEK HR RoHS compatible materials Professional development courses at APEX provide a comprehensive offering Rogers Woodstock facility receives top OSHA designation for workplace safety Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share TTems invests in dynamic growth of business A revolution from X-Tek at Productronica Aegis moves to new European HQ CTS reports strong third quarter 2005 results EIPC & IPC collaboration at first European TMRC starts well Elcoteq SE's interim report January-September 2005 (unaudited) Ericsson Selects Orbotech AOI Systems iSuppli ups 2005 mobile-phone forecast Jure Sola, CEO of Sanmina-SCI to deliver opening keynote at APEX 2006 Notebook sales set to soar OK International to demonstrate new tool at Productronica Shera Technology achieves China Compulsory Certification Solectron expands Guadalajara plant Solectron to webcast 2005 investor forum Sparton releases voting and Q1 results TTM Technologies, Inc. reports Q3 2005 results WSTS projects 6.6 percent global semiconductor growth in 2005 3Dconnexion implements Agile PLM Accton profitable again after losses for seven quarters straight BenQ expects to double handset business in Q4 BenQ's core business posts losses for the second quarter in a row Elcoteq SE's financial reporting in 2006 Emerging markets drive global motherboard shipments by 5.4% in 2006 Hands-on lead-free workshops to run every day at Productronica Indium technologists to present at APEX Korean Patent Court reverses Korean IP office ruling RVSI names Kevin Maddy as President Saving the best until last Stock options exercised to subscribe for Elcoteq shares Sypris reports Q3 earnings - revenue Increases 19% Tellabs auction announced TSMC reports 18% sequential increase in Q3 revenue with EPS of NT$0.99 Acer Adds Inventec as Fourth Contract Partner in NBs Austin American Technology Corporation appoints TRC Inc. as rep Can BenQ count on mobile phones to revitalize its business? DEK and Universal celebrate success of Hungarian Technology Day Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Flextronics announces appointment to audit committee Hapro extends facility LaBarge, Inc. to webcast Q1 earnings conference call MVP appoints Richard Osborne as Sales Manager for Central Region M-Wave, Inc. appoints special committee of board to review strategic options or sale Nortech to report Q3 results Nov. 2 Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials -- Price Increase Sizes and forecasts of the market for DI (direct imaging) systems from 2002 through 2009 Taiwan DSC makers Altek and Ability Enterprise report Jan-Sep EPS Taiwan makers to ship 31.1 million DSCs this year Taiwanese DSC industry enjoys robust growth