Jan 02, 2006 2006 International CES Keynotes Camera-equipped cellular phone shipments to surge Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Elcoteq sells its Ãœberlingen plant in Germany LCD TV invade Europe as Phillips supports Ya Shin Production output of MediaTek's mobile phone chip will hit 60 million units Taiwan network equipment makers optimistic about higher margins in 2006 VJ Electronix appoints Raymond LeFleur as Manager of Asian Support Center Jan 03, 2006 Change of name for Aspocomp's Thai subsidiary Chinese economy grew 9.8% in 2005 Elcoteq SE releases stock exchange announcement European Semiconductor sales up 3.2% in November Foxconn International expects 2006 revenues to grow at least 30% GOPEL electronic presents new JTAG/Boundary Scan equipment at APEX 2006 Nortech Systems expands aerospace systems division Quanta likely to acquire an R&D team to develop network devices, say sources Quanta, Compal to grab 50% of global NB market Samsung Electronics Q4 operating profits hit $2.477 billion Speedline Technologies announces free lead free SMT printing process webinar Taiwan DSC shipment keeps growing in Q1 & Q2 Jan 04, 2006 Asahi Solder's lead-free alloy selected for space project by Takasago, Japan BTU International to present at Needham & Company Growth Conference D2M Technologies selects Direct Logix Control Center XP Dictaphone announces sale of EMS division to Bulova Technologies LLC Disposals proceeds target now achieved Endicott Interconnect Technologies at IPC Printed Circuits Expo Flextronics appoints Michael McNamara as CEO Gigabyte to expand branded presence in emerging markets in 2006 Intel unveils new brand identity Kenji Kingsford joins Partek as R&D Manager Merix announces results for Q2 - sales up Promation introduces wafer handling solutions for 200 and 300 mm platforms Samsung to increase Taiwan procurement amount to more than US$2.5 billion Taiwan IT Hardware Industry - recap and forecast Taiwanese investors critical for China's hi-tech industry Teradyne to announce Q4 and FY 2005 results Winland Electronics announces promotion of Gregory Burneske to VP of Engineering Jan 05, 2006 Camtek releases preliminary Q1 2006 guidance of $20-23 Million Elprint invests euro200 000 in new machine Gerd Rademann is New General Sales Director at Viscom HTC 2006 revenues likely to top US$3.5 billion, says JP Morgan iSuppli hosts Silicon Valley Market Intelligence Briefing Jabil and Carl Zeiss create JV Park announces the release of N4000-29 lead free compatible, CAF resistant, high Tg FR4 epoxysubstrate system Photo Stencil hires new product manager Photocircuits adds MILSPEC 31032/55110 qualification Promation updates post-AOI PCB sorting station Taiwan sets up consortium to foster auto electronics industry Two new Japanese marking standards Jan 06, 2006 Assembleon extends M-Series range Automa-Tech acquires PerkinElmer Optoelectronics Unit Best-In-Test award won by GOPEL Electronic Compal Communications aims to ship 55 million handsets in 2006 DDi Corp. to Present at the Needham & Company 8th Annual Growth Conference Dover Corporation announces Q4 2005 earnings release and webcast EIPC Winter Conference Budapest 2006 Gigabyte aims to expand its coverage in emerging market iSuppli raises LCD-TV forecast; Sony jumps in rankings Kyzen appoints authorized distributor in Peoples Republic of China RS awarded BSI RoHS trusted Kitemark Samsung to buy 25% more products in Taiwan in 2006 Jan 09, 2006 Bill Gates' keynote at CES2006 last week CeTaQ announces MCA testing for lasers in medical, biomedical device manufacturing CTS to consolidate Berne manufacturing operations December revenues down for Taiwan's top-four digital camera makers Hon Hai expected to post NT$12.97 in EPS in 2006 MACK Technologies announces new General Manager assignments NOTE strengthens its position by top-flight recruitment of a new President for NOTE Components Powell-Mucha Consulting to present EMS tutorial at the APEX Conference PROMATION PRO 1Tc - dual iron tip system Register now for the Electronic Mfg. Exchange Auctions Soldertec Global announces winners of Lead Free solder awards 2005 Supply Chain Optimization workshop from Technology Forecasters Taiwan auto electronics show coming in April Taiwan LCD TV sparkled at CES Jan 10, 2006 Advanced Circuits goes lead-free on all PCB prototypes CirTran carries success into 2006 with new $22 Million exclusive manufacturing contract Compal Communications No.1 in shipping cellphone handsets Defining the role of China as a strategic EMS location - A tier two EMS perspective Paul Murphy, Director of Global Sales and Strategic Accounts Europlacer to exhibit with Elnitec at Lead-Free 2006 Microsoft reportedly to seek Taiwan OEM production of external HD-DVD players for use with Xbox 360 More Taiwan handset makers trying to solicit orders from telecom companies, says paper Multiline announce reorganization NEDA Conference In Tucson offers a break from winter for test, measurement and electronics supply sectors Nortel appoints New VP of Global Manufacturing Services Projects Manager appointed by Jaltek PROMATION introduces PRO 1S single nozzle selective soldering solution Rogers Corp. to showcase R/flex 3000 LCP and RO4000 laminates at DesignCon West 2006 Rohm & Haas announce Q4 release date and conference call Jan 11, 2006 A.C.E. Production Technologies launches line of selective soldering machines BEST Inc launches on-line BGA services EMSNow announce RoHS webinar on the impact of EU legislation on companies with exemptions/out of scope status First-tier motherboard makers top 100 million units in 2005 shipments Foxconn lead Taiwan IT industry in 2005 with 63% revenue growth Nam Tai appoints Patinda Lei as new CEO and CFO PEMSTAR to Webcast Q3 conference call on Wednesday, February 1 Pentagon EMS adds new website feature Photo Stencil to present papers at APEX SMTA and partners offer new design-for-environment workshop Solectron to Webcast Annual Stockholders' Meeting Taiwan's DSC makers posted substantial sales growth in 2005 The top five factors electronics executives should consider in 2006 Eric Miscoll, PhD Jan 12, 2006 CES 2006 - sell or give away the razor? CHRIS CROTTY David Van Loan named CEO of Dover Technologies ECA monthly index bounces back in December FocalSpot, Inc. expands office and manufacturing facilities Hon Hai Precision records lucrative revenues Indium to exhibit at APEX Kyzen, KIC, Kester and VJ Electronix join SMTA Hong Kong/South China Chapter Mobile-phone revenue set to decline in 2006, iSuppli predicts P. Kay Metal hires manager for new dross elimination product Sanmina closing Greenock facility Solectron to present at 8th annual Needham & Co. Growth Conference Teledyne Printed Circuit Technology selects SCHMOLL Jan 13, 2006 Aspocomp's head office moves to Helsinki Benchmark expects to meet or exceed Q4 2005 analysts' consensus BenQ announces WEEE-compliant 32-inch LCD TV DEK to show breakthrough technology at APEX 2006 Electrolube to launch new lead-free products at APEX Faraday adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo as their internal SPICE Simulator iNEMI kicks off 2007 roadmap at APEX Inventec to close Scottish plant IPC selects candidates for board election P. Kay Metal hires Manager for new dross elimination product Practical Components adds Amkor's PoP packages to dummy components line SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2006 - an overview Kirsty Ambler Jan 16, 2006 A new Revolution from X-Tek at APEX Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Electrolube to launch new aqueous conformal coating at APEX Emerging Display lands Lexmark order for laser printer displays Foxconn's market value peaks on aggressive performance forecast by investment banks Inventec obtained mobile phone order from Netgear Nellie Quintana joins RVSI as Vice President of Operations New contracts for Lyrtech New LPKF circuit board plotter for educational training RFID still in early stages in Western European vertical markets, but adoption increasing, says IDC Second-tier notebook makers post mixed revenue results in 2005 THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Jan 17, 2006 Acer vows to rank among World's top-3 PC brands APEX2006 product preview - part one Arima Computer obtains HPQ NB OEM order BenQ aims to sell 50 M. to 60 M. cell phones in 2006 BTU appoints Boris Mathiszik as Director of Sales for Asia Pacific Foxlink likely to land Nokia ODM orders for CDMA handsets, say sources IBM increases server contracts to Taiwanese suppliers Independent Design Houses (IDM) exert strong impact on ODMs BYRON WU International electronic companies came to Taiwan to release their STB orders Jason Maupin appointed U.S. Director of Sales, Enthone Inc. Quanta accounts for 30% PDA mobile phone production volume Sony places order for portable DVD players with Taiwan maker CyberHome UK PCB firm Circatex has gone into administration Jan 18, 2006 Agilent introduces digital vector signal analysis measurement solutions Aspocomp to expand operations in India Asustek revenues and profits to have CAGR of 26% during next three years BenQ-Siemens brand officially launched in Asia and Europe Burkle North America selects Caledon Controls to represent the Fab Four products in Canada CyberHome obtained Sony portable DVD player OEM order FriCSo announces launch of polymer-based super-finishing solution Heat Sinks deliver high performance in low airflow conditions Indium Corporation Suzhou Awarded ISO-9001:2000 Certification Jabil announces acquisition of India-Based Manufacturer Celetronix 'New generation' VOC-free flux for lead-free wave soldering from Cobar PartnerTech Receives New Order from Tomra Worth Approximately SEK 300 Million Quantum CAD Ltd. meets Health Minister Sanmina-SCI Corporation - Q1 conference call Taiwan's computer firms look at ways to diversify Teradyne announces Q4 results - sales up 18% TTM to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Annual Technology Conference on February 7, 2006 Jan 19, 2006 AIM appoints Global Tech Sales & Services as representative in Mexico BTU International appoints new Director of Sales for Asia Pacific Call for Presentations - SMTA/CAVE Harsh Environment Electronics Workshop Celestica appoints new executive VP of Worldwide Operations Celestica CTO, Dan Shea, to discuss RoHS Exemptions and Out-of-Scope in free webinar Global Pricing Workshop from TFI Long term equity investor offers bid for Photocircuits Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. announces new company division Relacom to shed 450 SMIC-manufactured, Guoxin-designed chip wins Technology Innovation Award Universal Instruments appoints new Director for Europe Valor establishes dedicated business unit in Latin America Jan 20, 2006 Advansus to achieve NT$15 billion in sales by 2010 APEX2006 product preview - part two AT&S completes relocation of its Fohnsdorf site to Leoben-Hinterberg AVX launches series of military and aerospace-specific parts China's flexible printed circuit market is predicted to increase by 60% in 2006, says Research and Markets Foxconn may gain control over CyberTAN at shareholders meeting tomorrow Intel declares regular cash dividend iSuppli dissects Apple's first Intel-based iMac NOTE increases strategic cooperation in Great Britain and France Quanta shipped its automobile electronic products to TomTom Sanmina-SCI's Singapore facility receives aerospace standard AS9100 Certification Tech-Source Intl. offers T5 SPS TTM to conduct Q4 2005 conference call on February 8 Jan 23, 2006 Bekaert expands US flexible circuit materials customer service team Bruce Hueners named President of Palomar Technologies DDi's Board of Directors approves Reverse Stock Split and announces preliminary Q4 revenues Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan EIPC organises technology trip to China Hon Hai top patent applicant in 2005 Indium Corporation offers new low-cost evaluation kit IRC partners with Chip Supply to distribute wire bondable resistor die iSuppli hosts Emerging Technologies and Products Webinar LaBarge, Inc. schedules Q2 earnings release and conference call Learn the true cost of electronics manufacturing in 20+ geographies MiTAC expects to acquire acer desk-top OEM order Seica to introduce new flying probe MDA test system at Componex India The establishment of Advansus Computer will get into filed of industrial NB THT Research - Weekly Newsletter from Taiwan Jan 24, 2006 Agile appoints Jay B. Fulcher as CFO Agilent Technologies announces VoIP test kit AUO gets Japanese order and grabs clients from Chi Mei BenQ sets ambitious handset shipment goal for 2006 Best selling IPC training and reference guides for SMT and PTH updated CEMCO-FSL announces sales CirTran Corp. to present corporate overview at Friedland Capital Undervalued Equities 2006 Conference Lucent and Technology Forecasters to discuss coordinated outsourced manufacturing as a Win-Win proposition for OEMs and CMs Market-oriented conference program for electronica & ProductronicaChina 2006 Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. to release Q4/05 results on Monday, February 13, 2006 PC market continues rapid growth in Q4 of 2005 as annual shipments reach new highs, according to IDC PCB maker Hannstar Board considers listing in Hong Kong or China Speedline announces webinars Jan 25, 2006 Aegis adds mechanical CAD and box build capability Arima wins HP's contract order for 3rd OEM Notebook PC model CCL makers confirm big price rise for February Componex/electronicIndia continues growth trend Dr. Rita Mohanty to lead Speedline Technologies' Advanced Development Group Endicott Interconnect Technologies and Major Research Lab enter into joint development & manufacturing agreement First-tier motherboard expect shipment growth of 22% in 2006 Foxconn takes reins at CyberTAN ICT announces RoHS free evening seminar Indium Corporation introduces Pb-Free Transition Wave Solder Flux IRC enhances thin film microwave circuits with polished ceramic substrates Low cost Pentium M-based Mini-ITX embedded motherboard from BVM Merlin increases test capacity New appointments at Universal Instruments Newisys and Avnet to sell best-in-class servers supporting Dual-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors Quanta, RoyalTek team up on GPS business Shafer Electronics Company wins 2005 Governor's Award for Excellence Valor appoints Zetech CC as representative in South Africa Zestron break ground on new HQ Jan 26, 2006 APEX2006 product preview - part three Bob Willis accepts award recognising his exceptional lead-free work Exception PCB launches new quality standard for flex-rigids FocalSpot announces new VIPx X-Ray image processor FormFactor to announce 2005 Q4 and fiscal year financial results GOPEL launches additional component LaBarge receives contract valued at $18 million Plexus' Q1 revenues and earnings exceed earlier guidance Sanmina-SCI announces Q1 results Taiwan handset PCB makers to have strong shipments in January Tecom's IAD products have received European orders worth 2 billion dollars Unimicron details expansion plans USI prepares to buy Abit's motherboard division Wistron expects strong sales growth in 1Q Jan 27, 2006 Assemblers require radically new technologies on five-yearly basis, says DEK AT&S revenue and EBIT up 12% and 13% respectively after first nine months C Sun Manufacturing introduces collimated exposure systems Celestica announce Q4 and FY results - revenue down, loss narrows CircuiTree partners with Del Mar Electronics Show Dell to move assembly of all notebooks to Malaysia Dover reports Q4 and FY 2005 results - revenue and earnings up Growth prompts organizational changes at Fuji America Corporation Hon Hai to challenge NT$2 Trillion for turnover IDC reports that 2005 marked the strongest growth in the past five years for the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market IPC issues 100,000th IPC-A-610 certification iSuppli Webinar - LCDs gaining momentum in the TV market LaBarge, Inc. reports results for fiscal 2006 Q2 MSI and ECS bet on different notebook strategies in 2006 Read the latest issue of the Siemens SIPLACE Americas Newsletter in EMSNow's Newsletter Central SMTA Hutchins Grant applications accepted through April 15 Sony's iconic Walkman no longer made in Japan Jan 30, 2006 Agile appoints Jay B. Fulcher CEO Asahi Solder's lead-free alloy qualified for aeronautic applications Dell's CEO takes competition from Acer seriously, sticking with direct sales Foxconn motherboard shipments reach 40 million units in 2005 Merix to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners' annual technology conference Quanta reportedly wins HP's contract PDA Phone order Reed Exhibitions unveils Nepcon 2006 seminar line-up Solectron CEO addresses business leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Taiwan NB gross rate climbs back to 7% THT Research - Newsletter from Taiwan Jan 31, 2006 APEX Product Preview Four Cencorp Corporations strengthens group management team IEC announces Q1 results for fiscal 2006 Korean big four display players to invest over $828 billion in 2006 Sanmina-SCI announces proposed offering of Senior Subordinated Notes Sanmina-SCI revises stock compensation expenses and issues revised Q1 results Sierra Proto Express purchases the E6 Eliminator Test System from ECT Taiwanese handset suppliers expect a bright Q1 business Three new subscribers added to IPC PCQR2 database