Search Archives  Archive February 2006 Feb 01, 2006 A.C.E Production Technologies announces sale of lead-free selective soldering systems to GAC Agilent and Speedline conduct joint research EIPC Summer Conference - call for papers Endicott Interconnect Technologies honors patent recipients Flextronics announces Q3 results Harbor Electronics invests in control center automated product planning system from Direct Logix Last chance to register for lead free webinar New Henkel sales structure enhances customer experience Nokia balances workforce in Finland with an eye on future business dynamics Nortel and Flextronics reschedule Calgary manufacturing transfer NPL releases unprecedented number of reports that are free to download Publishing of Elcoteq's financial results 2005 on February 9 Robert Kerwin joins V.J. Electronix Sanmina-SCI to showcase leading-Edge PCB and Backplane technology at DesignCon 2006 Solectron names Paul Tufano as Executive VP and CFO Teradyne users group 2006 registration now open Feb 02, 2006 Camdata offers RFID wristbands Camtek receives orders for Pegasus and Dragon FL systems Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan FocalSpot, Inc. adds Operations & Production Managers to meet production demands Indium Corporation welcomes Santec Marketing to representative network Institute of Circuit Technology & Northern UK Circuit Group announce the Improved 2006 Foundation Course Key Tronic announces Q2 results Mobile phone shipments surge in Q4 Nikko Materials awarded $4.3 million in patent infringement case Pemstar reports Q3 results RVSI expands its replacement program in 2006 Feb 03, 2006 AutoTronics Taipei 2006 to Kick Off on Apr. 17 at TWTC BEST Inc and partners launch lead free training course CirTran Corp. issues update to shareholders Dover declares regular quarterly cash dividend Electronic component price reductions decelerate Emerson to acquire Artesyn Technologies FormFactor announces 2005 fourth quarter and fiscal year results Foxconn Precision to likely land handset chassis order from Nokia in 2H Foxconn schedules new PC assembly plant in India by end of 2006 Henkel announces new VP of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service Hunter Technology enters into licensing agreement Lead Free and SMT/BGA Courses by Dr. Aspandiar of Intel and Ray Prasad Leslie Sivigny joins CeTaQ as Administrative Assistant Rohm & Haas reports Q4 results Feb 06, 2006 AIM's laboratory accredited to ISO 17025 APEX Product Preview Five Celestica expands relationship with Thales Group DEK and Assembleon team up to showcase product innovation Hon Hai to aggressively tap Indian market It's Time to be Part of the Solution Charlie Barnhart Kyzen's Mike Bixenman to moderate APEX technical session M-Flex reports record Q1 and provides guidance for the Q2 NuSil Technology expands line of electronic packaging materials RVSI Inspection introduces Vision System for defect inspection Solectron to present at Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2006 Taiwanese NB manufacturers challenge 100 million sets of shipment in 2008 WISE Software announces VisualCAM(tm) Feb 07, 2006 Advanced Circuits helps students make the grade - and pays for dinner too! BP Microsystems introduces the Helix Christopher Group announces new automatic final visual inspection system Compal Communications to make Loox T810 and T830 PDA phones for Fujitsu-Siemens CTS EMS establishes microelectronic assembly capability in North America Despite holiday push, handheld market experiences year-over-year decline, according to IDC Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Haier tops Chinese electronic manufacturing industry Kyzen to premier AQUANOX A4520T at APEX Nam Tai announces 2005 unaudited Q4 conference call information Photo Stencil's AMTX electroform stencils win in performance comparison study Plexus announces upward adjustment to fiscal 2006 Q1 earnings Quanta Display and CPT to merge soon? SchmidtRFID partners with Cogiscan to offer RFID solutions SigmaPrint introduces CustomFoil SMIC reports 2005 fourth quarter results Speedprint appoints A-Tek as American distributor Taiwan PCB maker GCE to begin FPCB production in 2006 Tyco Electronics to display SmartRouter Singulation at Apex 2006 ViTechnology unveils bench-top AOI system at APEX Feb 08, 2006 Acer revamps notebook strategy, to enhance desktop contract relationship with Foxconn Benchmark reports sales and earnings for Q4 BTU to acquire product lines and related assets of Radiant Technology Corp. Electronic component order index starts 2006 year with strong January Flextronics to axe 950 workers at Hungary plant, reports MTI Nikko Materials to license TCR product to Gould Management Group PCB makers worry about unstable CCL supply, market expansion Sierra Proto Express purchases E6 test system from ECT SMTC selected as Telco Systems' manufacturing partner Sparton announces Sonobuoy contract awards from the US Navy Universal appoints new Danish distributor Valor appoints new president at Valor Computerized Systems, Inc ViTechnology selects Glenn Wyllie as Eastern Region Manager Feb 09, 2006 Aegis xLink monitoring technology unites machine vendors Affordable and highly accurate digital dispensing from OK International all4-PCB introduces lead-free HASL and optical layer-to-layer registration systems at APEX 2006 APEX 2006 Ã?â??â?? Jure Sola's keynote set an upbeat scene for 2006 Philip Stoten APEX 2006 Product Showcase Apple notebook orders to boost Quanta shipments this year Asymtek jets underfill through radio frequency shields up to six times faster Asymtek launches new "In-Cell Flipper" for conformal coating AT&S buys high-tech company in Korea AVX increases product offering available through distributors BP Microsystems showcased enhanced programming capabilities at APEX 2006 Compal Communications to ship 7.4 million handsets to Sony Ericsson in 2006, says Goldman Sachs CSM 200 from Tyco Electronics DEK Ã?â??â?? Booth 2143 Elcoteq SE's Financial Statements Bulletin January-December 2005 Enterprise International signs up with Sonasoft for distribution in German market EPIC Technologies wins SMT Magazine's Vision Award EPIC Technologies wins three Service Excellence Awards FocalSpot announces Concept FX Global focus on automation from Seica SpA Harmony-SPX at Apex 2006 Heraeus establishes new Contact Materials Division Indium Corporation announces Silver Quill Award winner Intel's new notebook platform Santa Rosa to come in March 2007, expected to boost notebook shipments Landrex Technologies introduces two new AOI systems at APEX Lead-free, no-clean solder pastes unveiled at APEX by Heraeus Lloyd Doyle announces IBIS system Major OEMs, EMS providers and suppliers pledge support for IPC-1752 New hand-held convection tool delivers low cost precision SMT rework for lead-free processes PDR celebrates twenty years in business PRIMUS Technologies Corp selects DigitaltestÃ?â??Ë?s flying prober condor Revolutionary ECOSELECT AOI+R from ERSA Samsung SM310 flexible chip shooter Spansion edges out Intel in Q4 NOR sales Speedline displays new technologies at APEX 2006 Speedline MPM Accela printer previews high speed inspection and closed loop control Transition Automation's new squeegee wins IPC's Innovative Technology Showcase Selection at Apex 2006 TTM reports Q4 and FY2005 results - Ends year with strong trends and performance Valor concludes 2005 with record revenues Vision Engineering launches Mantis ViTechnology introduces Vision 2006 software platform at APEX 2006 ViTechnology unveils bench-top AOI system at APEX 2006 VJ Electronix wins service excellent award Feb 10, 2006 2007 iNEMI roadmap is off to a strong start APEX06 Ã?â??â?? Day two Ã?â??â?? more than just sentiment Philip Stoten CirTran's Racore subsidiary gets another order from Lockheed Martin DEK manufacturing facility awarded ISO approval Handset PCB makers maintain positive outlook on bookings through 1Q Inventec Appliances aims to ship 10 million mobile phones in 2006, may roll out 3G phones in 3Q Mitac to challenge NT$90 Billion in sales for 2006 New low-voiding, lead-free solder material from Henkel New reworkable CSP/BGA underfill from Henkel Powerwave announces strategic relationship with Celestica Quality chief praises Welsh firm for double award Siemens SIPLACE Ã?â??â?? Booth 443 Solectron announces successful aerospace manufacturing certification to AS9100 Rev B Stand Review - the electronics group of Henkel Synthes deploys Agile as European PLM solution Tri-Star Laminates/LCOA to purchase Gould CAC business Wistron and Asustek to see highest shipment growth among Top 5 Taiwan notebook makers Feb 12, 2006 Aqueous Technologies wins VISION award for self-cleaning wash tank Cookson Electronics launches high reliability ALPHA EF-6100 low-solids wave solder fux for tin-lead and lead-free processes Digitaltest announces new boundary scan solution Digitaltest Unveils Second Generation Flying Probe Technology and Brand New Concurrent Test Inline-Solutions Everett Charles Technologies wins VISION award Industry award for Kyzen Juki Automation Systems and Cogiscan win industry award Kester wins award for EnviroMark 907 solder paste Landrex Launches AOI Systems Universal Instruments stand profile Feb 13, 2006 Agilent Technologies Reports First Quarter 2006 Results Asustek's motherboard shipments rise slightly in January, while other Taiwan first-tier mobo makers' drop Enterprise International signs up with Sonasoft for German distribution Flextronics appoints New Board Member Indium Corporation announces Silver Quill Award winner January revenues for Taiwan handset makers down sequentially, but up significantly on-year January sales growth for Wistron leads Taiwan notebook makers; Quanta and Compal shipments up more than 30% Last chance to register - Coordinating Outsourced Manufacturing: A Win-Win Proposition for OEMs and CMs Nortel appoints Chief Procurement Officer ORBOTECH Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results Owens Design announces wafer flip module Sparton releases Q2 results Taiwan's Top Digital Camera Maker Eyes Sales of Over NT$50 B. in 2006 THT Research - Weekly Newsletter Feb 14, 2006 2005 International Wafer-Level Packaging Conference best paper announced BP Microsystems wins VISION Award for Helix BTU Q4 and YR 2005 earnings conference call 02/17/06 China pure-play foundry GSMC details expansion plan Compal Communications to ship 10 million handsets to Sony Ericsson this year Engineering student program from Advanced Circuits Hynix wins big in preliminary 2005 NAND flash ranking LCD TV sales and screen sizes increased dramatically in 2005 Nam Tai Q4 2005 sales up 62%, operating income up 41% Nanya shines in preliminary 2005 DRAM ranking New X-Ray system from phoenix|x-ray Profitable Environmental Compliance Workshop Programme announced for IPC-Soldertec International Conference and Exhibition Qualcomm CEO sees $100-$120 3G phones by year end SMTC selected as Telco Systems' manufacturing partner Solectron announces proposed offering of $150 Million aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2016 Taiwan contract chipmaker UMC says net profit more than doubles in 4Q Tamura wins SMT VISION Awards TSMC volume producing on 65nm ahead of schedule Universal appoints new Danish distributor Feb 15, 2006 Agilent and Freescale collaborate to streamline development of ZigBee solutions Agilent introduces first event identification software for digital designers APCB Inc. to Invest $6 Million in Latest Generation Orbotech AOI and Laser Plotting Systems Apple PC shipments to hit 10 million mark in 2006, Taiwan contract makers to benefit Boundary scan platform SCANFLEX meets FireWire CeTaQ releases New CmController5 product brochure Cobar CEO receives IPC's Distinguished Committee Service Award First reported WEEE prosecution Foxconn outperforms other Taiwan IT makers in January sales, but has greatest on-month revenue drop GÃ?â??PEL electronic appoints Test Coach Corporation as Center of Expertise Indium Corporation wins 2006 Vision Award IPC honors best papers at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and the Designers Summit New low-voiding, lead-free solder material from Henkel PCB market expands in 2005 and 2006 ANNY LI Photocircuits Corp. to be auctioned next week Taiwan fines UMC for China HeJian investment Valor delivers SMT assembly control solution for top 4 machine vendors Feb 16, 2006 93% of Greater China, South Korea electronics manufacturers expect to meet European RoHS deadline Agilent introduces new oscilloscope Agilent introduces new oscilloscope Applied Materials 1Q results Asia CEM market is now world's largest CyberOptics Reports 4Q results DEK sweeps industry awards DesignCon 2006 conference and exhibition closes with record-breaking numbers FormFactor adds Vice President of Quality and Reliability ICOS Vision Systems Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Results iSuppli television trio teardown reveals cost variations in different sets MVP demonstrated new flying color technology at APEX 2006 Two industry veterans receive IPC's 2005 Hall of Fame Award Wistron targets EMS business, plans to build PC assembly plant in Europe Feb 17, 2006 $43M Photocircuits deal expected Agile sponsors Aberdeen report that reveals IP protection is top concern BTU reports Q4 and FY results - Q4 net income $2.1 Million on sales of $19.3 Million China's independent mobile software providers take center stage at 3GSM World Summit Cobar "going green" to prevent lead-free mix-ups Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Foxconn and Asustek may win OEM orders for PS3 Los Angeles to host APEX 2007 Marian and AccuPlace partner in precision part placement New laser system for depaneling assembled PCBs Park Electrochemical Corp. to repatriate $70 Million in foreign earnings PCB makers facing increased component costs amid another planned CCL price increase Reliability featured in Indium Corporation's electronics assembly performance program Sanmina-SCI calls for full redemption of 10.375% Senior Secured Notes due January 15, 2010 SMP and Quanta to benefit from Intel-based Apple notebooks in 1Q SMTA International 2005 - best papers announced Sypris Solutions, Inc. Q4 conference call on the Internet Feb 20, 2006 ACC Electronix wins Service Excellence Award Aegis launches xTend seamless integration technology Asia Optical cuts 2006 shipment forecast 35% to 3.9 million digital cameras Chi Mei plans LCD TV assembly in Europe Electronic Systems Inc. wins two industry awards Landrex introduces two new AOI Systems at APEX Molex acquisition expands on Flex-Circuit Technologies NEPCON 2006 to host unique SMART Group "hands on lead-free experience" New Rogers' Green World on Web Site Notebook vendors tout latest models Quanta Display to start shipping LCD TV panels to Sharp in March, say sources Rohm & Haas to webcast at Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference 2006 Speedline Technologies' MPM Accela Printer wins SMT VISION Award Speedline Technologies' XyflexPro+ Dispenser wins SMT VISION Award Suntron names new CFO Taiwan's Top Computer Makers to Benefit from Apple's Sales Boom THT Research - Newsletter from Taiwan Feb 21, 2006 Accelonix UK supplies Renishaw with UGS Tecnomatix software to improve traceability Agilent introduces industry's fastest DRAM production tester Ananta Enterprises enters used SMT equipment market Gartner says worldwide semiconductor market will continue to show gradual improvement in 2006 HTC's full-series products to support Microsoft's direct push email Managing Automation announces progressive manufacturing awards Specnor wins SMT Vision Award for Lead-Free retrofit kit Feb 22, 2006 adhere offers fine adhesive control Agilent launches network analyzer web discussion forum Avo Photonics recognized as 'NASA Spinoff' success BI Technologies expands production capacity DDI Corp. appoints Michael Matthews as VP, Quality and Process Engineering Doing what's right and increasing profits too Electronics manufacturers team to demonstrate speed and viability of CAMX software Eltek Ltd. announces date for Q4 and FY results Endicott Interconnect Technologies and VisiLED enter agreement Handset makers in Taiwan and China vying for orders from European telecom carriers Hard-Drive shipments set a record in Q4 LPL and HP agreed to offer and buy 10 Million notebook LCD panels for next two years New addition for Universal No. 1 laptop firm expects robust sales PCB components to see 5-15% price ups in March Reptron Electronics, Inc. names New Vice President of Sales Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials earns most improved supplier quality award from Chartered Sale of Cookson's ceramic fibres business for US$23M SMTC schedules Q4 results Steve Lundbom joins the Bliss Industries team TUC to invest US$12 M to triple CCL capacity in China Feb 23, 2006 BenQ and Wistron cooperate for the first time in notebook launch BP Microsystems adds support for VSP devices Calumet Electronics announces new website development project Componex electronicIndia 2007 Dell's PC shipment expected to grow 20-25% in 2006, say Taiwan makers Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver 8-Part Lead-free tutorials in Denver, Colorado on March 6, 7, 8, 9, 2006 ESSEMTEC to display FLX2010-LCV at Southcon 2006 HTC and Quanta Computer to benefit from HP's new handheld unit Kyzen Corporation responds to announcement by Zestron America Legal Notice regarding ACT Manufacturing Inc. MP3 players, LCD TVs, DVD Rrecorders lead consumer product growth NAND oversupply to impact DRAM Market, iSuppli predicts Pertti Korhonen appointed CEO of Elektrobit Group Router Solutions Inc. and Sony TiMMS announce agreements Tensilica, Virage Logic and SMIC announce collaboration Will PDP panels move out of RoHS ZESTRON America indicates interest in acquiring Kyzen Corporation Zestron announces availability of technical paper Feb 24, 2006 Agfa and MIE intensify co-operation Agile reports strong Q3 results Compal expects strong notebook shipments DAPC invests over $1,800,000 in new equipment, technology improvements DEK unveils line-up for UK Technology Day Emerging thin-film electronics applications to generate $15.5 Billion by 2011 Lenovo becomes world's third-largest PC maker in 2005, according to iSuppli New water soluble flux from Indium Corporation Siemens SIPLACE X-Series platform wins prestigious Vision Award Sypris reports Q4 results - generates record cash flow Taiwan mobo shipments likely to disappoint makers Feb 27, 2006 Assess Pb-free Reliability workshops by Dr. Jennie Hwang in Chicago on March 29, 2006 BenQ ties up with Wistron in NBs Camtek will announce Q4 and FY 2005 results on March 2nd, 2006 CeTaQ announces placement feeder verification capability Chandler-based SKYE partners with Jabil in production of lifestyle products Comet appoints new head of Feinfocus Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan FormFactor to present at Goldman Sachs Technology Conference Hsinchu Science Park sees 2005 production value drop 7% on year IPC book-to-bill and report for January Leading semiconductor vendors to participate in China's biggest IC event Lenovo to launch own brand PCs in March Promation hires Kevin Brennan Feb 28, 2006 CEMCO announce sale to GSPK iNEMI schedules roadmap workshop at SEMICON Europa Innovative depaneling for the most demaning quick change-over requirements - ADS 01FM IPC/Soldertec global conference to focus on EU member state enforcement and compliance iSuppli announces teardown tracks service and webinar Nordson announces Q1 earnings - EPS increase by 21% Nortel appoints new VP of order management Orbotech announces New VP of Sales for Central Europe and Customer Support for Electronics Assembly Europe Worldwide LCD market - new battle among Korea, Japan and Taiwan