3Com closes H3C acquisition In China Acer sees consolidated net profits up over 20% in 2006 Assembleon enforces its presence in Russia BenQ starts outsourcing for brand business, paper says CTS's New Hampshire facility achieves ISO13485 for Medical Manufacturing DfR Solutions announces new team member EFD, Inc. wins 4th Service Excellence Award First Foxconn plant in Vietnam to kick off operation on May 1 Genesis Electronics Manufacturing announces plans to Exhibit at Atlanta SMTA Expo Indium Corporation adds Sales Rep in US Northeast Nepcon preview III Nortec Inc. appoints MarTec Inc. as Manufacturer's Representative and Distributor Quanta to venture into market for low-price PCs RVSI expands presence in Singapore SMTA China to host SMTA China East 2007 Conference Solectron announces Q2 results - more than 1,000 jobs to go Spanish firm to pick up stake in BPL unit Teradyne and Tessolve Services host test excellence technical seminar in India   Celestica appoints interim CFO Compal Communications lands Motorola W-series handset orders Executives to discuss adapting to the pressures of consumerization at SEMI SBC 2007 Inventec Appliances may see revenues drop 30% in 1Q on declining iPod orders Kester to present paper at International Conference on Soldering and Reliability Lenthor Engineering announces opening of European Sales organization M-Flex no longer expects sequential growth for Q2 PMP/MP3 player market to double from 2005 to 2010 Prismark - PCB production value only to grow by single digits in 2007 Protean awarded Marantz Business Electronics marketing contract RVSI announces multiple orders for lead scanner and wafer inspection systems Shakeups expected in Wii and Xbox 360 supply chains Sierra Proto Express and CadParts & Consulting form alliance SOMACIS start new phase in Korea Winbond Israel advances new product innovation with Sopheon's Accolade   Agilent Technologies introduces new lightwave component analyzer Asymtek receives Intel's 2006 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award for 4th consecutive year Auctioneer announces sale of surplus assets Cimmetry and LDSI sign new ISV agreement CIM-Team and Zuken launch 2007 version of Eâˆ�.series Cognex President and COO resigns Eltek reports 83% growth in net income for 2006 Freedom CAD expands team in Ottawa Hewlett-Packard Co. said it had sued Taiwan computer maker Acer Inc. for patent infringement IEC announces that first quarter write-off is being reversed Indium Corporation adds to marketing staff Intel honors 10 companies with supplier continuous quality improvement award Mouser Electronics now stocking world's smallest single-chip ethernet MCU Mouser now stocking new patch antennas from Spectrum Control MPC Technology incorporated into IPC-7526 handbook New AOI system to be introduced at SMT 2007 Portable PC adoption and emerging markets claim larger share of PC future, says IDC   Accton wins WiFi Phone orders from Earthlink Agile sponsors Product Development Summit 2007 in Zurich ASAT to present at Lehman Brothers Loan Conference Dage XD7500VR offers sub-micron digital X-ray inspection DfR Solutions to present research at IPC/JEDEC Conference Dr. Craig Hillman to present Seminar at SMTA International Conference EFD presents at IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop Automotive Microelectronics and Packaging Foxconn and memory maker merger speculation surfaces again Gartner says Worldwide PC shipments to increase 10% while PC revenue projected for 5% growth in 2007 GOEPEL electronics continues expansion in the UK High-tech personnel shortages forecast in Taiwan iSuppli upgrades NAND Flash memory market assessment Marantz Business Electronics to showcase advanced AOI expertise at SMT Nuremberg SMC announces facility expansion project Sony Ericsson and Sagem Communication enter into licensing and ODM agreements regarding mobile phones Wistron likely to discontinue production of Xbox 360, says paper   Acer reduces Wistron stake to less than 9% Agilent introduces I/O hardware Changhong to put Czech plant into operation targeting European TV Market Datapaq introduces new Q18 6 channel data logger Datapaq partners with Powell Industries Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Endicott Interconnect Technologies awarded DoD contracts Foxconn to venture into ODM notebook business by year-end or early 2008, says Citigroup Hitachi to strengthen overseas production of flat TVs Intel to build 300mm wafer fabrication facility in China Lead Free and SMT/BGA courses by Ray Prasad MediaTek buys into digital camera IC design New IP protection in China? No time soon Bill Roberts, TFI Blog Editor Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. to report Q4 results Smart Sonic offers new IPC handbook SMTA International showcase booth space sold out Strategic alliance between two major motherboard makers breaks up Toshiba lands more NAND flash orders from Apple but Samsung caught in 50nm bottleneck   Former Nortel Manager Joins Freedom CAD Gigabyte and Asustek to suspend cooperation in Gigabyte United Indium Corporation expands sales efforts in the US Southwest Jabil reports Q2 - revenue up 27% Ken Horgan named Strategic Accounts Manager of Valor Inc Kenichi Sekiya and Arthur W. Zafiropoulo appointed directors emeritus of SEMI Mania announces the appointment of Dr. Jan Lipton as its new CEO Matsushita says 'no plan for take over stake in LPL' MicroScreen's Kathy Jenczewski receives IPC's Committee Leadership Award Printed Electronics - Overcoming Barriers Read the latest issue of the DfR Solutions newsletter in EMSNow's Newsletter Central Sagem Tunisie select fastest chip-shooter on the market Strategy changes at Motorola and weak demand plaguing PCB makers The progress and pitfalls of Chinese technology standards Universal Instruments announces European launch of fastest quad-gantry machine at SMT Nuremberg   Agilent backs PXI Systems Alliance Convection-air pre-heater from OK International Customers in China select Teradyne for best equipment supplier list Expanded TFI Quarterly Forum membership announced Innov-X SMTA Vendor Show exhibit to focus on lead free & RoHS compliance Kinaxis EVP honored by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as Influential Industry Professional Lead-Free Defect Guide launched at Nepcon by SMART Group Matsushita remains dominant in plasma panels Merix to announce Q3 results on April 2, 2007 More handset vendors and makers to join ultra-low-cost market Motofone woes may mean more business for ODMs Multicore® LF600 lead-free solder paste from Henkel delivers outstanding results and maximum flexibility PCB West 2007 announces the "FREE Tuesday" lineup Plexus Q2 earnings release and conference call Samsung outsourcing more TV panels from Taiwan, says paper Silicon wafer shipments experience growth for the 5th year Verigy celebrates major milestone in outsourced manufacturing transition ZESTRON's new FAST cleaning technology     Acer acquisition not necessarily notebook maker Agile reports Q3 results Agilent and Pickering Interfaces introduce new adaptor Balver Zinn and Cobar Group merge global business activities Chin-Poon sells Suzhou plant, marks exit from China handset PCB market Dell to buy more than US$2.3 billion in panels from Taiwan, paper says DisplaySearch reports 2006 final notebook PC results - Acer and HP continue to gain market share EIPC LDI workshop in conjunction with Orbotech EU Consortium demonstrates power NDT tool for total detection coverage Foxconn sells stake in Taiwan Fixed Network to TWM's subsidiary Kyzen introduces online service support Lauterbach supports Analog Devices' Blackfin LG Electronics sweeps 2007 Red Dot Design awards Michael Dell meets Taiwanese suppliers MicroScreen appoints representative for New England States Photo Stencil receives innovative technology center award Solectron expands relationship with Kronos(R) to manage global workforce Teradyne showcases J750Ex and UltraFLEX at SEMICON China Zuken offers free footprint design data for Altera's Cyclone III FPGA family   Chip design opportunities still fueling market growth Clevo to focus on custom notebooks, says paper Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Enhanced reflow heater from OK International controls allow lead-free BGA rework Foxconn showcasing own-brand gear at CeBIT 2007 IEEE P1581 working group publishes new White Paper International Manufacturing Services appoints Barry Black Regional Sales Manager KIC to exhibit at Dallas SMTA Vendor Show Looking to break into the defence industry? Park Electrochemical Corp. declares cash dividend PROMATION adds 2nd side placement to label master RMD Instruments exhibits at Houston SMTA Vendor Show SMTA announces two new workshops in San Diego and Finland UMC to invest in China PCB plants   Are semiconductor stocks fairly valued? CTS reports progress in internal investigation Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee to emphasize reliability at SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING 2007 Elcoteq wins multi-year contract with Redline FCI site simplifies Chinese RoHS compliance for customers IC Insights ranks top 25 2006 semiconductor suppliers Intel gets Dalian factory approval Invotec Group invests in Burkle roller coater IPC honors best papers at APEX Jabil's Q2 financial announcement set Juki to exhibit at Houston SMTA Vendor Show Landrex introduces highly accurate, easy-to-use pre-reflow AOI system Nanya PCB wins Apple iPhone's certification Nortec Inc. names Tonka Electronics, Inc. as a Manufacturer's Representative North American semiconductor equipment industry posts February 2007 book-to-bill ratio of 1.05 phoenix|x-ray reports record sales for 2006 Quanta to strengthen non-notebook business, says paper RMD Instruments to exhibit at Dallas SMTA Vendor Show Solectron to conduct Q2 earnings conference call Thursday, March 29, 2007 Speedline to present Webinar on Statistical Process Control and DOE Teradyne teams with Testing House to support TestStation deployment UMC to invest in China PCB plants Westwind to exhibit at CPCA 2007 X-Line Asset Management to auction equipment X-ray inspection guidebook available from Dage   Acer and Asustek to offer taste of Santa Rosa at CeBIT Cleaning expert Umut Tosun to present at SMTA Vendor Shows CMEL lands order from Sharp for OLED handset panels Dell Chairman Michael Dell to visit Taiwan next week Eltek Ltd. to announce Q4 and FY 2006 results March 27, 2007 Esterline completes acquisition of CMC Electronics Kyzen to exhibit at Houston SMTA Vendor Show LG to Invest 3 Trillion Won in R&D Pantech supplies UMTS phone to M6 Mobile in France Scanditron named as exclusive DEK distributor for Baltic States Steve Glass appointed Business Development Manager of RMD's RoHS/WEEE Division Teknek poised for growth TSMC calls for faster Taiwan policy reform amid Intel China fab speculation Wal-Mart announces goal to sell sustainable electronics Winland Electronics, Inc. announces record revenue for 2006 Zuken and Industry Partners pioneer design and supply chain methodology   Acer may acquire Gateway, say sources Asymtek's new DispenseMate D-583/585 automated dispensing system brings high level process control to the benchtop CeBIT ready for business - A tradeshow powered by ideas and solutions Communications supplier upgrades Electrovert wave soldering system after 20 years service Dell orders to boost Wistron shipments but not revenues in 2007 Endicott Interconnect Technologies appoints VP of R&D Intel science talent search winners announced Over 600 Taiwanese makers to attend CeBIT 2007 Prosecutors raid BenQ for insider trading Samsung to Invest 320 million euros (400 billion won) LCD Module plant in Slovakia SigmaTron International, Inc. reports Q3 results SMTC reports fourth quarter and full year 2006 results Venture selects Kinaxis RapidResponse to improve response times to continuous change in customer demand   Asustek unseats Hong Hai as Taiwan's No. 1 electronics maker CEMCO announces sale of silver plating system Cimmetry introduces AutoVue 3D Pro CIREP, a subsidiary of the CIRE Group, has obtained Nadcap accreditation Dell remains top PC OEM in 2006, but HP comes on strong in second half MATT WILKINS Electrovert launches new VectraES wave soldering system ELFNET launches European Electronics Interconnection Roadmap Hon Hai to buy stake in laptop battery pack maker Kim O'Neil named GM of Prototron Circuits' Tucson facility. Kyzen to exhibit at Dallas SMTA vendor show Lead-free has major impact on SMT cleaning equipment market Nortec Inc. names EMC3 Group as Florida representative PCB equipment supplier Ampoc reports good order visibility through August Pickering Interfaces introduces new PXI solid state multiplexers Raven announces Q4 and FY results Seica teams with EADS TEST & SERVICES to win contract for board testing Tight supply seen for notebook panels VadaTech Inc. chooses Europlacer's Vitesse pick-and-place machine   AUO sees constant pickup in notebook panel demand, says InfoWorld Cameo Communications deploys Agile 9.2 Coretec announces Q4 & FY results Data I/O announces fourth quarter and 2006 financial results Data I/O announces release of FLX500 software upgrade Design Solutions acquires Paradigm Manufacturing Partners Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan FINEPLACER Lambda to be highlighted at SEMICON China 2007 Foxconn International to make broadband CPE products for Huawei, says paper Foxconn may gain control of LED maker Unity Opto, paper says HTC expected to ship 2-2.4 million handsets in 2Q, say sources Kyzen to exhibit at Arizona/Sonora SMTA Vendor Show Mentor CEO to Keynote at User2User 2007 Network-equipment makers head for continued growth despite dominance by Foxconn and Asustek New AUTO-SIR testing equipment now available from Ascentech Nortec Inc. appoints Aligned Solutions as representative PMPs/MP3 players lead the consumer electronics charge Taiwanese firms set to shine at CeBIT this week TTM unveils temporary layoffs in Chippewa Falls   Component orders bounce back in February HTC enjoyed shinning sales of own-brand PDA phones in Feb. Kyzen's Mike Bixenman receives honor from IPC Nepcon - the UK's only dedicated exhibition for electronics industry Network-equipment makers head for continued growth despite dominance by Foxconn and Asustek Printed Electronics vs Silicon PROMATION introduces "Signature Series" for advanced manufacturing TXP announces first ONT shipments to a Major OEM and tier I carrier VadaTech Inc. chooses Europlacer's Vitesse2 pick-and-place machine Winbond lands China handset makers as Pseudo SRAM customers, says paper Wistron revenues down 8.6% in February   A.T.E Solutions to present course Asustek sets challenge for 80% shipment growth of own-brand notebooks in 2007 Boundary scan platform SCANFLEX® with new controllers for highly complex PXI systems BPM announces new automotive electronics industry software feature set Compal's aggregate revenue shot up 70% in first two months CPT reportedly lands orders for widescreen monitor panels Dell remains top PC OEM in 2006, but HP comes on strong FINEPLACER FEMTO to make its Asian premiere at SEMICON China 2007 Global demand for digital cameras to grow more than expected   Agilent's oscilloscopes named "Test Product of the Year" Camtek's 2006 Q4 and FY results conference call on March 20 at 9:00 a.m. EDT China base for RoBAT Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Electronics industry event to feature free technical sessions on lead-free, RoHs and more Foxlink ups capacity for Nokia Bluetooth headset orders, paper says KIC to exhibit at WIN '07 Kimball Electronics announces New Officer Michael Dell to visit Taiwan, say sources New products, new contacts and collegial exchange at the heart of APEX Nortec Inc. appoints MSD as representative for New England Photo Stencil recieves Vison award Quanta feels price cut squeeze Samsung to build LCD module plant in China Synchronized Manufacturing Technologies joins forces with Prime Circuit Board Design   AWS - Now a world class group Blundell announce new twin soldering station from ERSA Bott at Nepcon 2007- stand D70, Hall 1. BPM Microsystems to display the next generation of the Helix automated device programmer at Nepcon UK 2007 Connector maker Sinbon to build PCB plant in China CTS Corporation achieves AS9100 certification for aerospace manufacturing at Scotland facility Foxconn Group market capital slashed over NT$232 billion in six days Hon Hai steps up investments in Mainland China Jiangsu signs technology cooperation agreement with Finland Kyzen Corp. to highlight AQUANOX A4625B - A new aqueous batch cleaner for lead-free flux residues - at Nepcon UK 2007 Manncorp introduces a dual-wave system for lead free soldering Nepcon appoints new Marketing Manager Nortec Inc. introduces CPL827 label material to the electronics industry Pioneer to expand car electronics output in China and Thailand precisionWave selects Sellex as its exclusive sales representative in Korea Quanta shifts phone focus to PDAs and smartphones RMD Instruments to exhibit LeadTracer-RoHS XRF at Nepcon UK 2007 Terry Tsao named president of SEMI Southeast Asia   A.C.E. introduces "Best Rework System for Connectors" and through-hole components Aegis takes first in "Service Excellence" for seventh consecutive year DuPont establishes flat display laboratory in Taiwan Gartner says Worldwide mobile phone sales grew 21% in 2006 International Conference invites technical papers on semiconductor packaging and test IPC releases book-to-bill ratios and IMS/PCB business report for January 2007 LaBarge, Inc. audit committee change Last chance to register for EMSNow webcast - 'An in-depth look at laser soldering' Latest edition of ZESTRON News announces cleaning innovation M-Flex announces participation in upcoming investor conference VIA sees February revenues drop over 50% on year Viking Test Services acquires A&D Automation X-Line Asset Management to liquidate Jabil facilities   Asia-Pacific IC sales toped $100 Billion in 2006 Battery recall hits Lenovo Compal nets EPS of NT$2.35 in 2006 DDi Corp. announces Q4 and FY 2006 results DEK delivers on "Expect More" message, lands innovation and service honors APEX Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Hon Hai reported to raise investment ante in Vietnam Innolux says not ruling out LCD TV partnership with Foxconn IPC to host events in Asia