October 2006 Archives   Oct 02, 2006 A.C.E. launches new selective soldering web site AU Optronics completes merger with Quanta Display BenQ announces discontinuation of funding for its German BenQ Mobile Phone subsidiary Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dr. Jennie Hwang to address Pb-free vs. SnPb reliability & production defects/remedies in Germany FTG signs US $5 Million long term agreement with Smiths Aerospace Gia Tzoong shipping handset rigid-flex PCBs to Sony-Ericsson, says paper HTC to ship iPAQ rx5915 to HP in October Indium wins Global Technology Award Inventec reportedly beats Quanta for new video iPod orders More than 20 guest speakers added to iSuppli's FID 2006 all-star lineup Siemens under fire in Germany over mobile phone unit Transition Automation hires industry veteran as VP of Sales Walsin gains urgent orders after Yageo fire Oct 03, 2006 Asustek and Foxconn expected to miss motherboard shipment goals in 2006 BenQ's failure a cautionary tale DDi Corp. completes sale of assembly division Dover announces Q3 release and webcast HTC to ship iPAQ rx5915 to HP in October iSuppli estimates cost of notebook battery woes at more than $280 Million MATTHEW WILKINS Jabil begins construction of Uzhgorod facility Lenthor Engineering announces the release of the latest revision of its Flexible Circuit Design Guide Multilayer Technology invests in electrical test equipment MW Associates hires industry publication veteran Notebook makers scramble for CPU supply Order visibility for flexible PCB and CCL stretched through Jan 2007 Photo Stencil announces VP and Director of Sales Promotions Read Asymtek's latest issue of Innovative FluidDispensing Solutions newsletter Read the latest issue of the Siemens SIPLACE Americas Newsletter in EMSNow's Newsletter Central. Siemens wins Global Technology Award Viasystems announces additional round of price increases Oct 04, 2006 Agilent Technologies announces newest ENA Series RF network analyzer Asustek notebook shipments to top two million in 4Q Celestica enters strategic alliance with Bartolini Progetti S.p.A. through divestiture of Vimercate, Italy operation Cyber Technologies to introduce new features to measurement system Dage wins Global Technology Award for 4000HS High-Speed Bondtester Driver IC packaging providers to reach full capacity in 4Q Edwin J. Gillis Elected To Teradyne's Board ESCC2006 opens with HP Procurement Director's keynote Philip Stoten FCI develops 2.00mm-pitch modular connector systems Gen3 Systems announces release of revised standards Gold Circuit Electronics orders Camtek's AOI systems Indian Automotive Electronics Market Poised for Growth Indium Corporation hosts Global Technical Summit 2006 Kester to exhibit at Mexitronica 2006 Market-share free-for-all breaks out in Hard Disk Drive business Nu Horizons and OSRAM announce N American partnership agreement Plexus Q4 earnings release on November 1st Read the latest issue of the Accuplace Insight newsletter in EMSNow Newsletter Central Rumors of Foxconn-Quanta merger resurface Siemens sets up 35 million fund to aid BenQ Mobile employees Stackpole Electronics introduces true 2w 2512 size chip resistor Taiwan own-brand handset vendors switching to OEM business Oct 05, 2006 Agile Software continues to gain momentum in Israel Calumet Electronics expanding North American PCB production China market: Notebook sales to swell in 2006, with top-five brands expanding Compal Communications ships 17.8 million handsets in 3Q 2006 Enhanced Horizon 02i configuration throughout DEK printer family ESCC2006 - drilling down into the supply chain Foxconn reportedly to invest in Quanta Storage IDC Forecasts Growth for the Media Center PC Market, But Remains Cautious About Mainstream Adoption Indian automotive electronics market poised for growth Kester announces Lead-Free Information Center at GlobalTronics 2006 KLA-Tencor to restate due to options LaBarge receives additional $15 million in orders from Eclipse Aviation Lloyd Doyle introduces new tool for solder bump inspection Networking communication for Technosoft ISM4803 Universal Drive Nvidia shares surge amid takeover speculation Strike shuts down India's technology hub SWEPEX offers exhibitors numerous benefits Xilinx opens development centre in India to strengthen global R&D ecosystem Oct 06, 2006 11 achieve Six Sigma green belt certification at Indium Aspocomp to set up PCB plant in Nokia SEZ, says report Assembleon machine for Nordic Industries DDi Corp. promotes Michael Mathews to Senior VP EMS market growth benefits providers in Q2 ADAM PICK Foxconn affiliate enters display-use PCB market Henkel make an impact at ATExpo 2006 IEK expects Taiwan to be top handset-PCB supplier SMTAI conference and show to move to Florida in 2007 Solectron announces Q4 - restructuring to reduce head count in Western Europe and North America Sony introduces new cellular mounter Teradyne to announce Q3 results TXP renames Photonics Group "iphotonics" with hiring of ONT Development Team Westwind to debut at JIMTOF Show 2006 Wistron's September sales hit record high Oct 09, 2006 ASAT Holdings Limited updates financial guidance for Q1 Fiscal 2007 Asymtek introduces PreciseCoat conformal coating jet Circuit Images achieves Mil-P 55110 Polyimide qualification Di Maio strengthens NPL electronics interconnection group Dominique Numakur's Newsletter from Japan HannStar to land panel orders from GE, says paper MEM Ventures acquires Artetch Circuits Richard Wood-Roe Merix announces Q1 - revenue and profit up New flux applicator from Cobar Solder Products Park Electrochemical Corp. declares cash dividend Protean Marketing wins OK International global account Some highlights from Globaltronics 2006 Speeding up the cure of conformal coatings in electronic manufacturing THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter UL affirms acceptance of immersion silver circuit board finishes Universal Pictures' Senior Vice President to deliver keynote at iSuppli's FID Ya Hsin won LED orders from Japan-based vendor Oct 10, 2006 Agilent Technologies showcases unsurpassed WiMAX test and measurement performance at WiMAX World USA 2006 BenQ revenues down 10% on year, not including cell phones Boundary Scan Platform SCANFLEX with revolutionary VarioCore Module from GOPEL Brantham Engineering Ltd purchases three new JUKI assembly machines Dage to highlight enhanced Bondtester and new CT offering at IMAPS 2006 Is India the next Asian hub for design? KARAN AHUJA & VIVEK MAHAJAN iSuppli downgrades DRAM and NAND market ratings LG.Philips and Toshiba LCD eyeing joint panel production Photo Stencil announces high-performance metal mask Siemens says BenQ has to assume guarantee claims UK Electronics Manufacturing Forum Exhibition and Networking Day Universal expands feeder line-up with new additions Venture Outsource Lean Outsourcing Seminar earns attendees CEUs and professional recognition Oct 11, 2006 Asymtek's Steven Adamson elected IMAPS President Elect for 2007 Cal-Comp secures order of one million 2.5G handsets from India Casio, extends use of RapidResponse CTS Corporation announces dates for Q3 release and conference call Dell reportedly to enter 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor market Enthone expands presence in China Foxconn secures notebook orders from Apple, says paper HumiSeal Europe announces senior appointment IPC Issues Annual PCB Studies IPC publishes two industry studies on high speed and medical electronics market opportunities Key Tronic announces Q1 reporting date KIC announces PDA version of its Remote Process Monitoring Labarge receives ISO 13485 certification LG achieves annual shipments of 1 Million PDP TVs MTS - Webcast auction of complete SMT manufacuturing facility Nam Tai to Release Q3/06 results on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 New conformal coating white paper available from Ultrasonic Systems, Inc. Processmate 3000 linear axis workstation from EFD Read Transition Automation's October Newsletter posted in Newsletter Central SMT and BGA class by Ray Prasad, limited seating U.S. maintains lead in electronic design influence - but China's advance continues Oct 12, 2006 Asustek reportedly developing low-cost PCs Asustek ships 40.73 million motherboards in 1Q-3Q 2006 China's consumer electronics manufacturing will more than double by 2010, resports In-Stat CirTran signs retail distribution agreement with Wines and Wines DSC firms score record sales in September DuPont signs JDA with Taiyo Ink ESCC ends on a high with industry roundtable led by EMSNow Editor Essemtec finishes 4th in Central Switzerland Enterprise Awards High-temperature no-clean wavesoldering flux "re-emerges" iSuppli reaffirms 2006 semiconductor forecast iSuppli's FID 2006 to highlight flat, digital televisions Number of Korean 3D display patent application increasing sharply Ticer Technologies formed Oct 13, 2006 Asustek Computer sees ballooning shipment in second half CAPLINQ Nederland signs definitive agreement to represent Profound Materials Connections announces speakers for CES 2007 sessions and Call for Papers for spring event Dave Parola joins Hunter sales team Dominique Numakura Newsletter from Japan ECA reports continued upswing in electronic component orders EIPC Winter Conference Salzburg 2007 - call for papers EI's Markovich receives the Northeast Regional Industrial Innovation Award EMD Chemicals' parent company recognized for printed electronics breakthrough Hunter signs John Skulavik to represent them in Southern California Indium Corporation expands sales efforts in France with new distributor iSuppli trims 2006 China semiconductor demand forecast Kinpo projects handset shipment growth of 30 percent Kyzen to exhibit at MATELEC 2006 Pemstar schedules Q2 earnings conference call Sanmina-SCI's Special Board Committee announces findings of stock option investigation TFI releases EMS industry five year forecast - "partly cloudy" Oct 16, 2006 Daxon raises NT$3 billion, to buy factory from BenQ Gartner says worldwide combined PDA and smartphone shipments market grew 57% in the first half of 2006 Global Technology Award for DEK HTC shares lose ground, but analysts stay upbeat Kingston to continue evaluating PCBs with embedded resistors Lite-On makes Dell new LCD TVs, say sources New Analyst added to iSuppli's Display Research Team phoenix|x-ray wins Global Technology Award 2006 Printable electronics industry to reach $12.1 Billion in 2011 says NanoMarkets SMTA annual awards announced Taiwan makers to see mixed influence from Sony PS3 PCB orders TXP completes $1.5 Million private placement and redeems 10% convertible debentures Oct 17, 2006 Asustek to reorganize in preparation for spinoff BenQ gets no orders from Vodafone CyberOptics Semiconductor to showcase new products at SEMICON Japan 2006 Intel stops sourcing WLAN modules from Foxconn for its Centrino platform Jabil Scotland operations awarded AS9100 Aerospace Certification LaBarge receives $4.3 million on orders from Modular Mining Systems Lite-On makes Dell new LCD TVs, say sources Nan Ya orders multiple Camtek AOI Systems for plants in China and Taiwan Park announces the release of N4000-13EP(TM) high speed, low loss, lead free compatible substrate system Quanta, Compal scored record monthly sales in Sept. Sales of Wii expected to surpass PS3 in first four months Sanmina-SCI enters into $600 Million term loan credit agreement Siemens quickly implements aid offer to BenQ-Mobile employees Zuken launches Version 9.0 of the CR-5000 suite - including CR-5000 lightning 9.0 Oct 18, 2006 Asymtek wins 2006 Global Technology Award for dual-lane dispensing system Benchmark signs definitive agreement to acquire Pemstar BenQ to close Argentina operations next month, says paper CCA event - Making Quick Cycle Quicker: Turning the Impossible into Reality IPC history book nears completion Kimball International, Inc. declares dividend North American component distrinbutors should demonstrate RoHS compliance too, says Newark Inone Nu Horizons to present at the Sanders Morris Harris Middle Market Investor Growth Conference Palomar receives ISO 9001:2000 recertification Park announces appointment of Chris Smith as Director of Operations of its Nelcote business unit Park announces appointment of Technical Marketing Director Quanta Computer to benefit from Panasonic Taiwan LCD TV orders Quanta reportedly starts test production of US$100 notebook Smaller, faster, better, cheaper - trends in electronics manufacturing Solectron named 2006 Sun Microsystems best-in-class supplier Taiwan market: Handset makers may compete with customers for PDA phone orders Oct 19, 2006 Ambient selects CTS Global supply-chain partner Apple reports preliminary Q4 results BenQ consolidated revenue for September BTU Q3 2006 earnings conference call 10/24/06 CEA'S forum leads with blockbuster holiday forecasts CEMCO announce sales China's electronic manufacturing revenue continues to rise Dell notebook orders in 2007 likely to total 18 million, says paper Dymax adhesives for electronic applications Eltek wins new orders in the U.S. high-end PCB market Innovative low-cost Boundary Scan Controller for USB iSuppli adds automotive electronics analyst to research team Jabil to hold analyst meeting NEDA executive conference, hotel reservation cut off is 19th October NEMA provides WEEE webinar with ENVIRON Quanta and Asustek lead ODM chip spending in 2006, says iSuppli Quantum CAD targets international clients at Electronica 2006 Taiwan's cellphone-PCB production value to top the world this year, says IEK Teradyne announces Q3 2006 results Oct 20, 2006 Benchmark reports Q3 - sales and profit rise Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver comprehensive 8-Part Lead-free tutorials in Las Vegas on November 6-9 EIPC drilling and routing seminar in association with Schmoll Maschinen GmbH Farnell InOne reaches across to public sector with migration to Zanzibar LaBarge, Inc. schedules fiscal 2007 Q1 release and conference call Nanya PCB and Unimicron positive about FC substrate demand in 2007 Pelion updates EasyVSM for vlectronic value stream mapping Samsung boosts outsourcing to Taiwan by 60% this year TFI launches industry's most comprehensive outsourcing audit program Unimicron chairman sees mild PCB growth through 2008 Wistron reportedly wins PND order from Magellan Ya Hsin teams up with Bellwave on handset developments Oct 23, 2006 A month in review - October 2006 Philip A Stoten Asustek to produce PS3 for Sony in 4Q, Foxconn to follow next quarter BenQ Corp expecting to turn a profit by next year Conformal coating equipment manufacturer, GEN3 Systems, names Ascentech as distributor ETI awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification for their wire harness and box build divisions. Exception PCB hires Environmental Officer JTAG delivers 1149.6 testing with diagnostics Nanya PCB to return capex to standard levels in 2007 New Wistron plant in Czech Republic to enter commercial production in 2007 Notebooks continued to fuel growth in the Asia/Pacific PC market in 3Q06, IDC Reports Promation provides low cost post AOI sorting solution Rohm and Haas reports strong Q3 Samsung Electronics Places 40-inch Panel Order with AUO THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter ZESTRON America introduces latest product development - ATRON AC 205 Oct 24, 2006 AT&S first half results once again exceed expectations Compal aims to reach 2006 notebook shipment target Coretec purchases a Lantronic model TT30 lead-free HASL system For eighth straight year, Advanced Circuits named one of Colorado's fastest growing technology companies Isola names Eric Seip as VP & Officer, Global Supply Chain iSuppli announces semiconductor design service JEITA reports Japanese electronics device shipment results for September Lean outsourcing seminar on profiting from global operations gains widespread interest New XiDAT 2.0 with 2M pixel imaging system from Dage Notebook PCB demand to remain strong throughout 4Q Quantum EDS showcases in Ireland Taiwan and China handset makers set to compete for mobile TV phone orders TTM to conduct Q3 conference call on November 1 XMC - new software package for Viscom X-ray inspection systems Oct 25, 2006 Ageus Solutions provides China RoHS services to electronics industry BTU reports Q3 - sales down, income up Celestica's eighth annual 'Partners in Performance' awards honour supplier excellence in 2005 Compal sees third quarter profits drop CTS announces Q3 - sales up 11% Dover reports Q3 - 27% growth in profit Extreme PCBs for outer-space Flextronics announces Q2 - record sales and rising profits Four phoenix|x-ray systems installed by Contax used in production of Eurofighter Typhoon HP challenges Dell for PC market lead as slowing demand in US limits growth, according to IDC iSuppli webinar - India Automotive Electronics - driving to accelerated growth New technology showcase is a highlight at iSuppli's FID 2006 Conference OK International launches high power, mainstream market soldering system Park announces the release of N8000Q PC makers hit by Vista-triggered component shortage SWEPEX trade show and conference Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share Teradyne delivers 1000th FLEX test platform system Transition Automation to exhibit advanced squeegee systems at Matelec 2006 in Madrid, Spain Viscom S3016 at electronica - Flexible, robust solder joint inspection underneath the PCB Oct 26, 2006 A special event on November 7th Acer says, strong 4Q sales leave minor chances to source more notebook components Agilent announces organizational changes BenQ's European failure sparks record third-quarter losses CEA calls for more effort to develop national solution for electronics recycling Charting a new course Charlie Barnhart Compal Communications sees net profits soar 70% on year in 1Q-3Q 2006 CyberOptics reports solid Q3 results iSuppli to host Mobile-Phone Supply Chain Briefing in November LG Electronics begins mass production at Mexican PDP module plant Lite-On scrambles for orders for BD drives From HP M-Flex conference call and webcast on November 6, 2006 NOTE posts continuing good volumes in Q3 and improvements of margins during the year Panoramic view of concealed solder joints at electronica Park appoints James L. Zerby as Chief Financial Officer Park appoints Stephen E. Gilhuley as Executive VP Sparton releases annual meeting summary and Q1 results Oct 27, 2006 Asustek posts record net profit Celestica announces Q3 - revenue up 20% Compal hurt by component shortage Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Elcoteq SE's interim report January-September 2006 (Unaudited) Foxconn to ship 15.4-inch MacBook to Apple in May 2007 Gou stresses Foxconn won't merge with Quanta HTC own-brand push threatening handset clients, sources claim Kimball announces webcast of Q1 results conference call OK International celebrates 60 years of manufacturing tools for the electronics assembly industry PPG to restructure facility for European market needs Prism selects XJTAG to speed debug and test of complex BGA-populated circuits Sypris reports Q3 results - cash flow remains strong YESTech announces new YTX-6000 automated x-ray inspection system ZESTRON America welcomes Robert Johnson as Mid-West Sales Manager Oct 30, 2006 Asustek expected to push own-brand notebooks to sustain growth in 2007 Asustek snatches Toshiba notebook orders from Compal, says paper Date set for Premier Image-Foxconn merger DEK announces retooled distribution business Forrest Briggs joins Inovaxe GCE sees notebook PCB capacity shortage of 20-30% IPC book-to-bill for September, just remains positive IPC European conference quickly approaching Nam Tai unaudited Q3 results conference call on the Web Nokia India chief seeks better facilities Oregon SMTA's lead free DFM training course Sypris appoints Robert Callahan as Director of Global Supply Chain Taiwan PCB makers reportedly to see orders from Japan in 2007 Teknoflex appoints new Technical Director THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter TTM completes acquisition of Tyco Printed Circuit Group Oct 31, 2006 A.C.E Production Technologies donates equipment for education, training and research ASYS hires Regional Sales Manager and opens office in Sao Paulo, Brazil Camtek announces Q3 2006 results conference call Cellular phone mania sweeps the Globe, says IC Insights Cobar Solder Products offers CobarCore lead-free solder DDi Corp. completes acquisition of Sovereign Circuits Global LCD TV brands increase panel procurements from Taiwan