Feb 28, 2007   BenQ's cellphone branch could be split up and sold Cimmetry announces first annual user and partner conference Compal Communications aims to ship 75 M. handset this year Dover acquires Pole/Zero Corporation Dr. Craig Hillman to present at CMSE in Los Angeles EIPC Summer Conference Edinburgh - Call for Papers Flextronics to report Q4 and FY results Foxconn to invest in IPOX to make portable IPCs and industrial servers, says paper Inventec lands big orders for PHS phones from Japan's Willcom LaBarge names Bitner VP of Operations Nordson announces record Q1 sales Nordson announces webcast for Q1 earnings Nu Horizons announces latest "Xpress Track" workshop Read the latest issue of the DfR Solutions newsletter in EMSNow Newsletter Central RoHS - electronic products must display environmental protection stickers Taiyo America introduced new products at IPC Printed Circuit Expo TSMC Shanghai plans to triple output VentureOutsource.com Website selected by Michigan State University Online Center   Feb 27, 2007   Advanced Circuits rolls out the "gold" carpet Arrow assists customers as deadline for China's RoHS environmental regulation draws near Asustek ranked 10th largest global PC vendor in 4Q 2006 BPM Microsystems wins 2007 Service Excellence Award Converged mobile device market surges ahead on 42% growth in 2006, says IDC DfR Solutions announces partnership with BQR Henkel expands solder paste manufacturing capacity in India Hon Hai to set up two industry zones in northeastern China iSuppli to host 2007 european research briefings Lenovo names new VP Cultural Integration and Diversity Lloyd Doyle announces new installation Red tape has kept Indian manufacturing backward Technology neighbors announce process development and manufacturing partnership for medical application   Feb 26, 2007   Asustek first-quarter revenues to double on year, says paper CCL demand weak amid falling copper prices DDi to announce Q4 and year-end results on March 1 Europlacer to host "Intelligence in Manufacturing" seminar and Workshops LCD equipment vendors embarking on business diversification Nepcon unveils line-up for this year's SMART Group seminar programme New semi-conductor policy to bring huge investments to India New Delhi Not aligned internally? forget collaboration! Douglas Kent, eKNOWtion Notebook ODMs expect shipment boosts in 2007, says paper Rapid Tooling achieves ISO 9001:2000 certification SMTA announces Best of Conference from 2007 Pan Pacific Symposium Tamura joins with P. KAY Metal to Represent MS2 Teradyne, Inc. acquires enabling technology THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter   Feb 22, 2007   APEX 2007 - in the final analysis Philip Stoten Dr. Jennie Hwang to address lead-free reliability for harsh environment electronics in Albuquerque, NM on March 14, 2007 Gartner says top 10 OEMs accounted for $84 Billion of semiconductors consumed High tech manufacturing exchange - Online auction of SMT and ETM equipment IPC looks back on one giant leap Rich Heimsch LaBarge receives additional $1.9 Million in orders from BAE Systems Nordson announces changes to its executive management team Processing experts predict challenging future Stand profile - Siemens - booth 2737 Philip Stoten Synchronized Manufacturing wins 5 service awards Sypris reports Q4 - cash flow remains strong   Feb 21, 2007   Agilent introduces first-ever in-circuit vectorless test technique with network parameter measurement technology Agilent names new VP of Corporate Development Apex - day one - a new venue - and new collaborations... Philip Stoten APEX - More Than a Regional Trade Show Apex diary - day two - new products, new projects Philip Stoten Aqueous Technologies present Simple Green stencil and misprint cleaner Assembleon provides flexibility and performance with the a-series and installed base solutions BPM Microsystems wins 2007 Service Excellence Award Brio receives ISO14001:2004 certification BTU International introduces its newest Pyramax solder reflow oven BTU International reports Q4 and FY results - income doubles, sales up by 18% CheckSum introduces new test system for combined in-circuit and functional testing CheckSum teams with Corelis to deliver boundary-scan test Cost versus quality - the big challenge for the European Electronics Manufacturing industry, says Frost & Sullivan CyberOptics display high-performance AOI platform Dage introduces new large board format X-ray inspection system Datron introduces PCB Raptor High-Speed CNC Machining Center DEK launches new technology at APEX 2007 DfR Solutions announces partnership with BQR Europlacer launch new SMT Platform Europlacer premier stock management to North American industry Exerra printer series introduced at APEX FINETECH display dual wedge/wedge and ball/wedge wire bonders Fixtureless testing joins ScanINSPECT family Fixtureless testing joins the ScanINSPECT family flying probe tester now part of the ScanCAD solution Foresite partners with Aqueous Technologies to market and sell the C3 Global Innovation purchases Printar LGP-509 Henkel launches new products at APEX 2007 Heraeus CMD offers portfolio of products High accuracy digital dispensing from OK International Inovaxe exhibit supply chain management/inventory control solutions at APEX Intelicoat unveils website IPC history book completed - copies available at APEX KIC advances the wave solder management process with the new KIC 24/7 wave Kimball International, Inc. Declares Dividend Kyzen Corp. premier AQUANOX A4625B - a new aqueous blend batch cleaner Kyzen wins 2007 Service Excellence Award Kyzen wins 2007 Service Excellence Award Mack Technologies chooses vPlan More Than a Regional Trade Show Rich Heimsch New DTI/Industry Project - an urgent opportunity - response needed by March 1st 2007 Next week it is the IPC/Soldertec Global International Conference on Lead Free Reliability Nordson declares Q2 dividend for 2007 fiscal year OK International introduces Thermal Tweezer Nozzles Orbotech announces Q4 and FY 2006 results Outsourcing calculator uncovers Contract Manufacturing savings Panasonic announces new electronics assembly group Panasonic partners with Cogiscan for RFID smart feeders Panasonic partners with Cogiscan for RFID smart feeders PROMATION display ASC transfer conveyor Samsung midrange SM321XLB breaks speed barrier Speedprint exhibit automatic incline stencil printer Stand profile - DEK - booth 2047 Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 Per Share Texmac launches flying-probe test and programming service Unovis Advanced Process Laboratory draws on consortium based research Valor Announces vPlan - a breakthrough in assembly process engineering Veteran PCB team creates Sunstone ECOsystem Vitronics Soltec announces technology partnership with KIC Vitronics Soltec intros next generation XPM3 reflow system X-Tek announces new features for the Revolution X-ray inspection system   Feb 20, 2007   Hon Hai appears to become major financer of Taiwanese LED startups Industry executives to discuss opportunities in the global FPD industry at SEMI Global FPD Partners Conference Jabil enhances position in mobile-phone market with GPE acquisition JEFFREY WU NEDA environmental issues summit - March 28th, Dallas   Feb 19, 2007   Cimnet Systems and Direct Logix showcase front-end automation solution at APEX Consumer and Government keep Russian IT market red hot for vendors willing to put in the extra effort, says IDC Hog wash to green wash Pamela Gordon Intelicoat announces the appointment of Joseph A. Lupone as President and CEO Kyzen's Lonox chemicals approved by MicroScreen Kyzen's Marketing Group expands to meet 2007 global challenges MacDermid Inc. and New System, SrL introduce CircuitJet, an iInk jet innerlayer etch resist technology Merix announces receipt of NASDAQ deficiency notice Price cuts, not Vista, to help boost first-quarter PC sales Read Transition Automation's latest Newsletter posted in Newsletter Central SMTA announces fourth annual Mediacl Electronics Symposium Tamura H.A. Machinery Inc. Joins with P. KAY Metal to Represent MS2 The new China plant of SOMACIS pcb industries is up and ready to start THT Research - Weekly OEM/ODM Newsletter X-Line Asset Management to liquidate SMT surplus   Feb 16, 2007   Agilent Technologies reports1Q 2007 results Alliance Support Partners (ASP) launches ISP program-development service CTS awarded production programs for seat belt tension sensors Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Gore launches new FireWire(R) hgh flex cable assemblies Hon Hai group aims for $61B revenue in 2007 IEC releases new thematic collection - RFID standards Innov-X APEX exhibit to focus on RoHS compliance Kimball Electronics completes reptron acquisition North American semiconductor equipment January book-to-bill SEMI publishes eleven new technical standards Teknek announces silicone free ESD contact cleaning roller system TTM Technologies, Inc. reports 4Q full 2006 results   Feb 15, 2007   Aaron Saxton assumes presidency of Vitronics-Soltec Alliance Support Partners (ASP) launches ISP program-development service for board-test users Asymtek's jetting technology enables hot wax dispensing for Lab-on-a-Chip applications CyberOptics reports 4Q and full 2006 EFD announces calibration services Fixed price press relations service from Consortio PR Foxconn to spend additional US$119 million in China Frost & Sullivan recognizes CTS Corporation's ability to enhance product quality and customer experience IPC and iNEMI sponsor reliability rummit in conjunction with IPC Printed Circuits Expo®, APEX® and the Designers Summit iSuppli tools reveal true semiconductor stock valuations Japanese lead-free experience fuels interest in MS2 molten solder surfactant Solectron's Cannon to take president of global operations post at Dell Sparton Corporation releases fiscal 2Q07 results STMicroelectronics expands partnership with Indian Institutes for research and innovation labs ZESTRON America to exhibit at the 2007 APEX   Feb 14, 2007   APEX exhibitor preview V Applied Materials 1Q profit up Asustek reportedly seeking cooperation with P2P platforms in China BTU International 4Q and full 2006 earnings conference call Feb. 20 Celestica announces 2007 annual general shareholders' meeting Cogiscan hires China Sales Manager and Global Application Engineering Manager Global chip equipment sales +27.7 pct yr/yr in Dec HKPCA & IPC Show notched up a record-breaking success in Southern China IBM details memory advance for chips NOTE AB-new CEO and President appointed Practical failure analysis one-day workshop S&P removes ratings for Sanmina-SCI from Credit Watch Samsung snatches top LCD TV position from Sharp, says iSuppli Silicon wafer shipments experience growth for the fifth straight year Transition Automation announces new part numbers for direct OEM squeegee blade matching   Feb 13, 2007   Asustek will separate its business slowly, says paper Asustek will separate its business slowly, says paper Celestica receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Service Leadership in aerospace and defense EFD announces ProcessMate(TM) 6100 hot air reflow system Europlacer increases UK sales team Finkelstein Thompson LLP announces Celestica, Inc. investigation Nam Tai swings to 4Q loss New desktop electroplating system from LKPF PricewaterhouseCoopers Analysis - Chinese manufacturing accounts for 90% of annual growth in worldwide semiconductor market Quanta, Compal posted robust revenues in January Read Siemens latest issue of SIPLACE Americas newsletter in EMSNow Newsletter Central Reptron adjourns special shareholders meeting to February 15, 2007 Supply chain panel to be featured at April Surface Mount Technology event Taiwan to house world's largest optoelectronics industry cluster Valor shows record revenues Zuken hits the air with TV appearance   Feb 12, 2007   Amkor 4Q and 2006 Profit Up, forecasts decline in Q1 sales AVX expands TLJ series capacitor family Cimmetry releases Format Pack 2 For AutoVue Component orders take predictable dip in January Cree announces highest power silicon carbide Schottky rectifier CTS cuts 2006 profit outlook Elcoteq exhibits at 3GSM World Congress 2007 EoPlex Technologies raises $8 Million Series C Foxconn to ship LCD TVs to Sony in July, paper says GOEPEL electronic and TietoEnator sign cooperation agreement IEC announces strong sales results for the 1Q07 IMS appoints Dan Ziroli Director of Sales and Marketing Intel details research chip capable of more than a trillion calculations per second January Taiwanese exports soar on demand for electronics Next generation program management for Agile Advantage announced PCBs in high demand going into New Year JASON MA Pickering interfaces named finalist of 2007 EE TIMES ACE Award Solectron receives Shingo Award for lean manufacturing excellence TSMC Says Revenue Down 20 Pct. in Jan   Feb 10, 2007   Acer PC shipments to grow 30-40% on year in 2007 Compal Communications eyes revenues for NT$100 billion in 2008 CTS updates status on 2006 earnings release Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan IEC announces strong sales results for Q1 Sony to contract Wistron to supply 37-inch LCD TVs Spansion displaces Intel as leading seller of NOR Flash in 2006 Viscom has announced two new appointments VJ Electronix acquires Precision Manufacturing Tools Wistron reports weaker sales in January; company to rely less on portable products Worldwide handheld device shipments reach 5.5 Million units in 2006, down 28.5% from 2005 levels, says IDC   Feb 08, 2007   Alliance Support Partners (ASP) moves to new expanded facility APEX exhibitor preview IV Avo Photonics expands volume manufacturing operations CirTran announces forward split, giving shareholders a 20% stock increase Dage introduces new large board format X-ray inspection system Foxconn and Sony lead in Taiwan patents in 2006 IBM may outsource Power server production to Taiwan IPC-7351 LP Wizard wins 2007 DesignVision Award New UV spot lamp from DYMAX Samsung plans to double Chinese LCD output Solectron forges medical alliance program Sparton announces the expansion of Sonobuoy JV Ultrasonic Systems President to present APEX paper Universal to collect industry honour at APEX 2007 Viscom introduces new X7056 automatic 3-D X-ray inspection system WKK aligns with Source Electronics to open programming facility in Hong Kong ZESTRON resin test introduced   Feb 07, 2007   Agilent launches Agilent Measurement Journal Automotive infotainment connectivity shifts into the fast lane BEST launches RoHS compliant pad repair kit Cimmetry releases format pack 2 for AutoVue ECS to be more than a motherboard maker in 2007 EMSNow Webcast - EFD and Leister to sponsor Laser Soldering webinar Foxconn reportedly to further LED deployment From Denny McGuirk, IPC President HTC revenues up almost 10% on year in January IPC-7351 LP Wizard wins 2007 DesignVision award M-Flex reports financial results for Q1 of fiscal 2007 Newark InOne chosen by Analog Devices to distribute new technology products No plans for Yorkey Optical acquisition for Foxconn? PartnerTech restructures its Atvidaberg operations Solectron Herrenberg receives ISO 13485:2003 medical certification TXP to present at 5th annual Smart Manufacturing for Electronics Conference Zuken releases latest free version of CADSTAR Express   Feb 06, 2007   Asustek eyes NT$750 billion in revenues in 2007 Compal reports strong January Dell may contract Taiwanese suppliers to do more on production Dr. Craig Hillman to present at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APE