May 01, 2006 Camtek completes a $15 Million private placement Copper prices jump to new record DDi Corp. to announce Q1 2006 results on May 2 Dell and notebook makers being watched by vendors Electronic Systems and AbleNet sign multi-year partnership agreement High value PCBs protected in McDry humidity Cabinets Motorola to outsource production of IP STB Nepcon 2006 to present enhanced visitor experience as exhibitor numbers soar New Rogers Corp. creates China website SMIC reports 2006 first quarter results Solder paste & flux remover from JNJ Industries now certified Clean Air Solvent THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter Wistron aims to ship 5-6 million Xbox 360s in 2006 May 02, 2006 Agilent to host webcast of its Q2 results conference call BEST Inc celebrates 10 year anniversary with a party! EDT lands handset LCM orders from Motorola Foxconn to deal out NT$5 dividend for 2005 IPC releases March Book-to-Bill and business report - string at 1.14 Menlo worldwide lands contract with Jabil Circuit, Inc. MP3 player market to reach 286 Million units by 2010 Practical Components' new dummy component catalog offers latest technology TSMC posts lucrative earnings in Q1 Zeston America to exhibit at Nepcon East May 03, 2006 Artesyn shareholders approve acquisition by Emerson Electric Asustek revenue growth outpaces other leading Taiwan IT makers in 1Q, but profits down DDi Corp. reports Q1 results Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver 8-part lead-free tutorials in Los Angeles Foxconn to invest US$123.8 million in China subsidiaries Hover-Davis establishing direct products division - Co-founder John Hover to retire Key Tronic announces Q3 - Year-to-date earnings up 64%, several new customer wins LaBarge, Inc.'s CEO adopts 10b5-1 Plan MediaTek reportedly lands Vodafone orders for handset chips Motorola to acquire BenQ R&D team in Denmark Motorola to acquire BenQ's R&D centers and product development team in Denmark Photo Stencil announces new inspection template equipment Rogers receives new product innovation award at The Del Mar Electronics Show ‘06 Seoul searching - KPCA Show 2006 Roy Sakelson, Editor of CircuiTree magazine Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share Thermalworks announces licensing agreement with North Texas Circuit Board as a Stablcor PCB fabricator While Worldwide digital camera shipments continue to grow, market begins to shake out, IDC finds May 04, 2006 3M inventors develop shrink film printed circuit Agilent announces reorganization of Electronic Measurements Group Boeing places $100m manufacturing orders with Pakistani companies, says report DEK appoints Distributed Products Manager for the Americas iSuppli hosts specialized monitors Webinar M-Flex Q2 results conference call and Webcast on May 9, 2006 Nepcon 2006 - back in Birmingham (UK) Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. continues expansion in Asia Pacific Region Oregon SMTA's Supplier EXPO & Symposium to focus on lead-Free reliability P. Kay Metal MS2 molten solder surfacant receives innovation award Promation completes integration of Automotive line Registration deadline approaching for iNEMI Roadmap's North American workshop Rockwell Collins presents Mini-Circuits with the President's Award for 2006 Rumors Foxconn will acquire digital camera maker Premier shot down Sierra Proto Express enters PCB micro electronics market Tripod's consolidated revenues for April jump almost 50% on year May 05, 2006 Aspocomp interim report for Q1 Aspocomp's board confirm investment in India CADParts reduces time to market by incorporating DxDesigner from Mentor Graphics Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dover Corporation declares regular quarterly cash dividend Following Asustek, ECS, Gigabyte and MSI see margins decline in 1Q Indium / Zestron training seminar IPC and HKPCA announce executive market trend conference in Hong Kong IPC certification for RoHS lead free electronics assembly process capability program now available IPC requests abstracts and proposals for Fall Lead Free Implementation Conference at IPCWorks Jabil declares first quarterly dividend JEDEC and IPC release Tin Whisker Acceptance Testing Standard and Mitigation Practices Guideline Nortech Systems to report Q1 results May 10 Rockwell Collins recognizes Merix Corporation with 2006 Printed Circuit Commodity Supplier of the Year Award SMTC achieves lead free manufacturing certifications Varian, Inc. CEO to speak at R.W. Baird 2006 Growth Stock Conference Viking Test Services increases production capacity May 08, 2006 Aqueous Technologies presents simple green stencil and misprint cleaner Condor flies at speed at Nepcon East Boston Dell CEO visiting Taiwanese suppliers to strengthen partnership ties Foxconn (Hon Hai) accuses Logah of continued patent-infringement FTG Circuits completes US Department of Defense Quality Certification IDC releases top 10 predictions for telecommunications infrastructure for 2006 Multi-level stencils solve component co-planarity problems New adhesive film from TechFilm Services Raven Industries Electronic Systems Division receives IPC RoHS Lead Free Electronics Assembly Process Capability Certification Sony to expand digital camera production capacity in China Taiwan system makers eyeing non-notebook business THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter U.S. manufacturing adds 19,000 jobs In April, say Industry Week report With Seagate taking over Maxtor, Tripod expects increased PCB orders May 09, 2006 Arrow Electronics and Ayrshire Electronics, LLC sign supply chain management agreement Camtek closes its $15 Million private placement Contax announces new AOI management software Dell to outsource more from Taiwan in 2006 First high performance portable Omron AOI for DVR GOPEL and ITOCHU develop boundary scan option for TAKAYA flying prober Kester and Vitronics Soltec team to host series of free assembly seminars Nam Tai invites you to join Its 2006 unaudited Q1 results conference call on the web New adhesive film surpasses liquid adhesive thermal properties Orbotech announces Q1 results and senior management changes Park Electrochemical reports fourth quarter and fiscal year results Quanta to ship 10 million notebooks to Dell in 2007, 30 million in total, sources say SMIC and Aurora Systems in volume production of digital LCOS panel chips Synchronized Manufacturing Technologies are RoHS ready May 10, 2006 AlternativeSMT develops 'made to order' second-user products AT&S hits targets and posts record sales CEMCO announces sales in Turkey China will be largest IC-consuming country by 2010, says In-Stat ECA order index rebounds in April Elcoteq relocates its facilities in Manaus, Brazil and Juarez, Mexico Executive market & technology forum conference Flextronics and Nortel complete transfer of Calgary manufacturing operations and related assets FormFactor to present at Piper Jaffray Hardware and Communications Conference JPSA announces distribution agreement for NCLR 'Super Laser' Sirius 1000 M-Flex reports record Q2 results Nu Horizons reports fiscal year end 2006 and Q4 Fiscal 2006 earnings Orbotech announces Q1 results and senior management changes Pickering Interfaces strengthen European activities and announce opening of the French office SMS Electronics bolsters test capability with investment in XJTAG boundary scan system Taiwan leading motherboard makers to see 2Q shipments drop on-quarter TTM to present at major events in May Winbond maintains revenue growth momentum in April May 11, 2006 BenQ Mobile to begin talks between management and labor today COMET announces new FEINFOCUS CT X-Ray Inspection System Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Highly accurate digital dispensing from OK International Nortech reports Q1 - Revenue, operating income and net income all up PEMSTAR to present at JP Morgan's 34th Annual Technology Conference Reptron teleconference alert - Q1 results Technology companies scramble to recruit engineers Tyco Electronics teams with Graphic Solutions International to produce state-of-the-art equipment Vitronics Soltec, Kester co-host lead-free June seminars XJTAG improves PCB test coverage and fault diagnosis with new XJIO expansion board YESTech showcases new F1 AOI system and YESPC software at 2006 Nepcon East May 12, 2006 Accelerated Designs announces licensing agreement with Cadparts & Consulting CirTran names Richard T. Ferrone as CFO Foxconn withdraws complaint against Logah Gigabyte Communications to sell handsets in China on label deal with Shenzhen SED Merix announces $60 Million Convertible Debt Financing Nan Ya PCB's Q1 EPS Outshines All TSE-listed Counterparts Nanotech measurement contest offers $5000 in cash prizes Polyonics introduces XF-803 Thermal Transfer Printable Aluminum Label Stock Reptron reports Q1 - sales up, losss narrows SMTC reports Q1 - 22% growth in revenue and fourth consecutive quarter of profitability THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter Valor buys Danish TraceXpert operations Valor shows increased profits in Q1 and reaffirms its forecast X-Line Asset Management to liquidate SMT surplus Zestron Europe to host International Cleaning Workshop May 15, 2006 CCL shipments declining in 2Q on weak PCB demand CeBIT 2006 - An Exhibition in Transition? ANDREW MURRAY COMET offers enhanced global X-Ray inspection services Coretec Q1 news release and conference call dates announced DEK's HawkEye Print Verification System Selected by Multi-Tech Gigabyte Communications to sell handsets in China on label deal with Shenzhen SED Inventec to ship over 2.4 million notebooks to HP in 2006 Pickering Interfaces introduces 'world's highest density' single slot 3U PXI modules Quanta and Compal shares fall after Dell misses quarterly profit forecast SMTA International offerings on lead free and environmental compliance Solectron inaugurates FinePitch East Sparton releases Q3 results Suntron prevails over applied materials in Texas Supreme Court dispute May 16, 2006 Advanced Interconnect Technologies Expands Batam Factory Agilent posts higher profit Assembléon's Opal-Xii now even more affordable China's export of PCBs in February 2006 Experienced sales manager joins Labtech Fujitsu Siemens to reduce number of Taiwan notebook suppliers GCE revenues boosted by PCB capacity expansion in China Global chip equipment March sales up 11.8 pct y/y Gov't monitoring Hong Kong listing of Hon Hai's Foxconn iNEMI schedules Roadmap Workshop at HDP'06 in Shanghai Minco buys latest technology from Hollmuller Multi Bus Controller now on USB basis from GOPEL Nam Tai Q1 2006 net sales up 33%, operating income up 30% New LPKF laser commissioned by FCT Assembly Polar Instruments announces Direct Logix as newest OEM partner Practical Components adds TAPP to selection of dummy component technology Robert Stevenson receives Dr. Felix Zandman Award at CARTS USA 2006 conference Universal launches linear motor driven AdVantis XS Walsin Technology Group rolls out own-branded LCD monitors and STBs May 17, 2006 Assembleon's OPAL-XII now even more affordable than ever Camtek announces record Q1 results - revenues of $24.9 Million, net income of $4.4 Million, up 115% sequentially CEMCO-FSL announces sales Compal to buy Accton subsidiary Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. appoints Western Region Director of Sales Finetech promotes Robert Avila to Western Regional Manager HP moving aggressively into phones iNEMI Liquid Cooling Symposium will discuss successful applications of liquid cooling Long Beach MEECC Conference to focus on embedded users & suppliers Merix closes $60 Million convertible debt financing SMART Fellow awards SMART Group elects new Chairman SMT Nuremberg - product preview I SMTA International offerings on lead-free and environmental compliance SPEC to develop energy metrics for servers Speedline Technologies announces barcode product traceability feature Viasystems Group deploys Kinaxis RapidResponse May 18, 2006 Asustek camps Apple team at factory in preparation of volume production of MacBook Delphi auction announced Global wireless handset market grows 23% in 2006 and will reach $250 Billion by 2011 Hunter Technology continues to increases capabilities with technology investment in Direct Logix Control Center PCB Planning software Indium's Dr. Yan Liu presenting at SMTA Workshop Lite-On IT secures Xbox 360 loader orders, shipments to start in 3Q New MIS for Teknoflex Nokia Auction - PCB and SMT equipment located in China NOTE's head office moves to Danderyd Nu Horizons names Kurt Freudenberg as new CFO Practical Components appoints GSA Service Co. as manufacturer's representative Quanta expected to make Acer's PDA phones Quanta lands cellphone orders from HP RoHS assurance tests to support materials declarations Toshiba cleans up in preliminary first-quarter NAND ranking WISE announces release of GerbTool(TM) May 19, 2006 AverMedia grabs TV card orders from Dell Benchmark Electronics, Inc. announces appointment of Douglas G. Duncan BTU receives International Trade Product Achievement Award Chi Mei to actively push own-brand LCD TVs Christopher Associates announces new AOI System for Ultra Fine Line Technology Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Hewlett-Packard gains in Q1 PC market share LaBarge awarded $4.5 million contract from BAE Systems LCD TV-use PCB demand to rebound soon Motherboard shipments up in China in 1Q, but suppliers suffer lack of profits on inventory issue New interconnect flux from Indium Corporation PEMSTAR reports Q4 and FY 2006 results PROMATION introduces Signature Series Solectron to present at 34th annual JPMorgan Technology Conference Speedline reports first quarter results May 22, 2006 Asustek delays mobile PC Asymtek/Nordson Pacific to host LED packaging seminar in Taiwan BTU receives International Trade Product Achievement Award Christopher Associates announces new Web Site CirTran reports record shareholder's equity, improved outlook in 1st quarter EndoGastric Solutions relies on Agile Advantage for clinical trials Experiments show lead-free pastes will give great results with 0201s Foxconn may show own-brand graphics cards developed and made by itself at Computex Foxconn to produce AMD-based servers for Dell, says report German PCB market book-to-bill reached 1.18 in January 2006 IPC Announces New Vice Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer National Graphic Supply announces new agents PerfecTest Corporation installs new system SMTA International opening session and annual meeting announced THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter May 23, 2006 A.C.E. Production Technologies intros preheaters for selective soldering Asia/Pacific shapes fortunes of key chip suppliers in 2005 Awards for technical papers presented at ECA's CARTS USA 2006 conference Delta to spend US$200 million on expansion in China FTG utilizes Orbotech AOI and laser plotter systems Mainstream notebook production to migrate rapidly to dual-core models MiTAC looking to double sales MTT-S Show key to Labtech's US export drive Notebook IC suppliers saying orders picking up this month Orbotech releases additional details of $18 Million purchase agreement for PCB-AOI equipment TFI hires Bruce Rayner as Director of Research and Consulting Trovix selected by Sanmina-SCI to optimize hiring process May 24, 2006 Advanced Circuits receives Gold Award for third year running AMD aims to take 15% of notebook market this year Avnet honored by AMD as 2005 Global Distributor of the Year and AMD BEST Inc launches simpler method for reworking connectors Elektrobit introduces Dual Rail Conveyor Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. wins Silicon Valley contracts Fastening Solutions Exhibitions announces live event Global chip plant Q1 usage rate falls to 89.5 pct Inventec to set up subsidiary in Mexico Kemet adds China plant Nanya poised to become World No.1 flip-chip substrate supplier New videos show how MS2™ molten solder surfacant eiminates dross in wave soldering Ovation Products hires European Sales Manager Photo Stencil's electroformed stencil ranks 1st in independent study Printar announces unique thermal ink passes Successful electronica & ProductronicaChina 2006 sets new records UMC firm on prices due to strong demand in 3Q May 25, 2006 Assessing Geographic Risk in Global Outsourcing Charlie Barnhart BP Microsystems improves speed of automated programming systems CEMCO-FSL announces Quicksllver sale Debra Jaramilla joins iSuppli's Public Relations Team FCT Assembly commission new UV laser system IDC: Asustek took 42% of Taiwan notebook market in 1Q Intel remains hopeful on demand outlook for its chips in 2H06 JPSA introduces IX-200 UV Laser Systems Korea Faces Eroding High-Tech Competitiveness, iSuppli's CEO Warns Merix Corporation completes $10 Million convertible debt financing Merix Corporation to present at the Credit Suisse Supply Chain Summit Motorola sees market share, margin gains through 2007 PEMSTAR appoints Mayo Clinic Executive to Board of Directors SMT Nuremberg - product preview II Taiwan notebook shipments flat in 2Q X-Tek announces new distributor in Italy May 26, 2006 Acer selects Agile PLM to streamline worldwide operations BTU exhibits SMT reflow solutions at SMT Nuremberg Dominique Numakura Newsletter from Japan Elektrobit premiers Dual Rail Shuttle HP to ship 12 million notebooks with Quanta supplying 40% MANIA Technologie AG -- Q1 Results M-Flex announces participation in upcoming investor conferences New table top convection reflow oven from LPKF PB-Technik selected as new German distributor for BP Microsystems Taiwanese PCB makers to raise money for bold expansions UV Curing from Intertronics X-Tek exhibits Revolution with new German Distributor X-Tek Group appoints Operations Director May 29, 2006 Advanced Circuits receives 3rd Gold award from Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Circuit Images announces Perfect Compliance Award for 2005 Data I/O breakthrough in device programming announced DisplaySearch reports global LCD TV shipments rise 135% in Q1 Dr. Jennie Hwang to conduct Pb-free Reliability seminar in Phoenix on June 20 Fire at closed Isola UK plant Foxconn to release own-brand graphics cards in August ITRI unveils wireless flying mouse M-Flex announces participation in upcoming investor conferences Nordson announces record Q2 results Reed Exhibitions celebrates successful Nepcon 2006 SMTA International Emerging Technologies Summit Solectron to present at Cowen & Co. 34th Annual Technology Conference Taiwan GPS makers to receive strong orders THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter Transition Automation to highlight Permalex SMT squeegee blades and Holder products May 30, 2006 AMD to invest $2.5 bln to expand Dresden factories Cogiscan develops Traceability solutions for SIPLACE machines India plays key role in Intel's 'World Ahead' program Inventec to be largest notebook supplier for Toshiba in 2006 KLA-Tencor receives SEC notice of probe Kyzen hosts week-long International Training Session for partners Printed electronics in RFID? Later rather than sooner Taiwan notebook brands see gains in China WSTS raises 2006 chip outlook to 10 pct growth ZESTRON Europe to feature Keynote Presentation at SMT Hybrid Packaging May 31, 2006 Altera updates second quarter guidance ASAT Holdings announces record date for rights offering ASAT Holdings Limited to hold grand opening for China manufacturing facility Asustek taps U.S. market with branded products BenQ to speed up launch of 3G handsets in 2H CirTran announces $1 Million investment by private California company Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. to participate at ECTC and IMAPS Conferences Freescale looking for another foundry partner for leading-edge production, sources say IPC releases Book-to-Bill ratios and IMS/PCB Business Report for April 2006 KIC appoints two European distributors PEMSTAR completes first 500 subsystems for U.S. Army Land Warrior Program Practical Components relocates headquarters to larger facility Read the latest issue of Lead-Free Magazine in EMSNow's Newsletter Central Sanmina-SCI Corporation to present at Cowen & Co. 34th Annual Technology Conference SMT Hybrid Packaging 06 Philip Stoten Solectron announces resignation of EVP of Operation Transistor Devices to speak at EPRI's workshop