Apr 30, 2007 Acer expects to complete acquisition plan in 3-5 months, says chairman ASYS receives Siemens VDO "Supplier Award 2006" BenQ story takes new turn as firm adopts new name DDi Corp. to announce Q1 results on May 3 DfR Solutions & Gold Circuit Electronics announce alliance ELCOTEQ wins Electronics Manufacturing Asia 2007 Innovation Award Foxconn after-tax profits up nearly 50% in 1Q Juki Automation Systems releases OPASS LaBarge, Inc. schedules Q3 earnings release and conference call Park announces date of FY earnings release and conference call PROMATION introduces Sertek sales in Arizona/Sonora Quanta aims to ship seven million notebooks in 2Q Quanta claims to remain World's No. 1 NB PC supplier in next two years Sharp expected to reach full capacity at 8G plant in 2008 Siemens introduces Siplace Maintenance Manager SMIC reports 2007 Q1 results The Millennia Group names Corporate Human Resources Manager - David Byard Apr 27, 2007 Acer net rose 41% in quarter, seeks M&A ASYS awarded another contract for a Laser Marking Island AVX corporation announces preliminary fourth quarter and full year results Cypress reports first quarter results Dage wins two industry awards for its XD7600NT EIPC/IPC Executive Market & Technology Forum and Management Meeting Flextronics announces results for fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 Industry sponsored Laser Direct Imaging Workshop in Jena, Germany IRC's Zero Ohm Jumper Resistor ideal for consumer applications Japan chip equipment orders fall in March KLA-Tencor 3Q profit jumps 60 percent New Siemens placement machines for electronics manufacturers with medium-sized volumes and the highest quality requirements OptiCon SmartLine with innovative Colour Technology Quanta aims to ship seven million notebooks in 2Q Samsung and Apple in talks about NAND flash purchase, say sources South of the border, design is heading northMariana Via-Urista Sypris reports first quarter results Universal Instruments demonstrate new solutions at NEPCON China 2007 Welwyn expands thin film offering Why Eastern Europe Has Emerged as an Electronics Hotbed World's first parallel 2-D/3-D inspection with Siplace OS Apr 26, 2007 A.T.E Solutions announces design course Agilent Technologies introduces low-cost in-circuit test for ODMs Agilent Technologies' test solution selected for Silicon Image test centers APEX to relocate to Las Vegas in 2008 Aqueous Technologies wins Innovation Award for self-cleaning wash tank ASAT Holdings appoints new Vice President of North American Sales CebaTech announces CebaIP PlatformT Celestica announces first quarter 2007 financial results Clairvoyante expands PenTile RGBW Technology Solutions CyberOptics reports first quarter operating results Dover Corp. report first quarter results Henkel receives Intel's preferred quality supplier award ICON Technologies wins award for i8 screen printer IRC develops precision ceramic BGA packaged resistor networks iSuppli Corporation enters strategic agreement with Goldman Sachs JAE awards Mouser Electronics its Distributor of the Year Award KIC wins Chinese industry award for KIC Vision Kyzen's L5608 wins industry award New valves from Intertronics dispense micro-dots in all viscosities Plexus announces Q2 revenue of $360 million Quanta Q1 net up 24 pct on notebook PC demand SMTA China hosts annual dinner during NEPCON China 2007 TDI is Awarded an Export Achievement Certificate TSMC reports first quarter results Apr 25, 2007 Aqueous wins two Innovation Awards BPM Microsystems wins an Innovation Award for its next generation of the Helix Automated Device Programmer BTU awarded an Innovation Award for Pyramax 98N BTU reports Q1 results CADParts LLC and Sierra Proto Express - winners from PCB Design Conference West Compal aims for world's No. 1 notebook PC supplier Compal Communications to begin volume shipment of Motorola W510 soon, say sources CTS announces dates for Q4 and FY 2006 earnings release and conference call First E-waste recycle center opens in Shanghai Hong Hai posts highest revenues among Taiwan's top 10 firms for 2006 Indium appoints Vice President of Metals & Chemicals Technical Service Kester wins an Innovation Award for Ultrapure® K100LD KIC wins Innovation Award for KIC Vision Kyzen wins Innovation Award for best supplier of the year 2007 Nam Tai dispose of shares in TCL Corporation Nam Tai unaudited Q1 results conference call on the Web Nepcon Shanghai - show diary - day twoPhilip Stoten Ovation Products wins a coveted Innovation Award Planet to start small-volume production of Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi-GSM handsets in May Polyonics' color polyimide labels for RoHS compliant and standard processes wins a 2007 Innovation Award Sanmina-SCI announces Q2 - sales drop slightly Sierra Proto Express names new National Manager of Engineering and Design Services SMT China honors Valor with Vision Award SMTA China hosted annual dinner during NEPCON China 2007 Suntron announces quality certification at New Hampshire facility Taconic to showcase multilayer capability at MTT-S IMS 2007 The China price is on the rise, says Charlie Barnhart Universal Instruments demonstrate new solutions VJ Electronix wins an Innovation Award for Summit 2200 Advanced Rework Station Zuken offers free Texas Instruments DSP footprint data Apr 24, 2007 APEX to relocate to Las Vegas in 2008 Aqueous Technologies exhibit SMT100-LD with Focus Wash Aqueous Technologies showcase StencilWasher-CLR Asustek wins Lenovo's orders for Industrial PCs Awards at Nepcon Shanghai Benchmark reports quarter ended March 31 BPM Microsystems displays device programmers Celestica - Q1 2007 results and conference call Compal Electronics earnings up on back of higher shipments Compal expects slow adoption of LED lighting source in notebooks Compal to shift part of R&D to China, plans plants in Vietnam DEK in China (Nepcon Shanghai booth 1A01)Philip Stoten Electrolube exhibits high performance chemicals at Nepcon Shanghai Elektrobit unveils new J204-54 scanner unit Europlacer showcases Stock Management EVS International is showcasing the EVS 1000 solder recovery system. FINETECH premieres FINEPLACER® Pico's "MICRO REWORK" application package ICON Technologies introduces Icon i8 fully automatic screen printer IMI opens subsidiary in Tokyo Intel cuts server and desktop CPU prices Jabil recieves Mexican government's national quality award Kester exhibits K100LD Kester showcases EM918AP solder paste KIC exhibits new KIC 24/7 Wave KIC showcases Wave Surfer Kyzen Corp. showcase aqueous blend cleaner Nepcon Shanghai - show diary - day onePhilip Stoten Practical Components appoints KAL as distributor for PR China Practical Components showcase leading-edge products R&D Technical Services premier RD52 inline vapor phase reflow oven RMD Instruments introduce LeadTracer-RoHS XRF RVSI exhibits LS-8000 lead scanner system RVSI showcases WS-3800 series TTM to conduct Q1 conference call on May 2 United Printed Circuit Board extends beyond Motorola VJ Electronix premieres PMT400 to Asian industry VJ Electronix showcase Summit 2200 Advanced Rework Station X-Tek announces new features for the Revolution X-ray inspection system Apr 23, 2007 Agile 9.2 selected by Extreme Networks to manage global product development Asustek, Intel team up for low priced PC manufacturing ASYS, EKRA and Rehm to exhibit at Electronic Americas in Sao Paulo, booth 32M this week Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan EMS/ODM industry consolidates faster than expected Foxconn raids server talent from Quanta and Inventec, says paper IRC expands resistance range and chip sizes of chip resistor product line Link Hamson introduces Shenmao solder products Nitto Denko to mass produce LCD film at first European production base in Czech Nortel Supplier Forum honors top performers Phoenix|x-ray announces introduction of new high-res CT system ZESTRON Europe presents at SMT Hybrid Packaging Apr 20, 2007 Agilent opens China HQ campus AlternativeSMT to exhibit at EXPOELECTRONICA Amkor announces fast growing package on package solution Assembleon launches new, low priced pick & place machine CEMSI receives Industry of the Year Award CTS commences manufacturing in Zhongshan, People's Republic of China FocalSpot, Inc. hires Inside Sales and Support Manager Hsinchu Science Park land issue to be resolved soon Indium announces new Director of Global Sales Innov-X SMTA exhibits to focus on lead free & RoHS compliance Intel strikes back; company's Q1 microprocessor share surges at expense of rival AMD KIC to host first European sales meeting Lenovo to ax 1,400 jobs Major representatives support IPC at Midwest Conference & Exhibition Mouser and FlexiPanel Ltd. enter into distribution agreement Mouser Electronics to offer portfolio of FCI basics program products New Production Line system runs more than 1,000 IC tests per second Quanta to delay OLPC notebook shipments to 4Q07 Sypris Solutions, Inc. Q1 conference call on the Internet Tips for electronic waste recycling for Earth Day, April 22 Apr 19, 2007 Asustek saw March sales boost by PS3 Elcoteq preliminary information about Q1 result and lowers full-year estimate Elcoteq reduces holding in Imbera Invotec Group invests in Burkle roller coater IPC and EIPC issue call for papers for Meetings in Copenhagen Kaye/Bassman top 10 search firm establishes EMS practice Nan Ya PCB installs new production line for flip chip substrates PartnerTech acquires Labyrint Development in Fredrikstad, Norway Powell-Mucha Consulting to present Webinar SMTA International to feature new person-to-person chats Solid growth in global semiconductor market to continue through 2008 Teradyne announces Q1 results Universal to celebrate 88th Anniversary in China ZESTRON releases study on 'Humidity and Pollution Effects on Pb-Free Assemblies' Apr 18, 2007 Agilent wins Supply-Chain Excellence Award Assembleon's latest Pick & Place Machine handles wide component range Asustek scored a success in challenging Hon Hai in sales CirTran's 10-K filing shows 'Major Improvement' in 4th Quarter HTC to ship Google handsets by year-end Hunter delivers first PCB using STABLCOR material Indium Corporation announces new Sales Director Kimball International, Inc. declares dividend Nepcon Shanghai - preview and exhibitor highlightsPhilip Stoten NPC now biggest FC substrate supplier in world, paper says Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. receives subpoenas regarding Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. Primax acquisition plan begins Sanmina-SCI Q2 conference call Sharp says 'No Big Damage' from earthquake Sierra Proto Express welcomes Robert Zippo Apr 17, 2007 Amkor recognized for excellence by Texas Instruments Bluetooth a bright spot in the 2007 IC market BPM re-introduces Vector Programming System as Flashstream BTU Q1 earnings conference call 04/24/07 Compal hit highest sales gain among Taiwan's NB makers in March Contax installs 10+ ATF wave soldering systems Dr. Tzu Yin Chiu joins Silterra as President and COO Kyzen launches E-Learning Center on website Nihon Superior and AIM sign SN100C lead-free solder alloy license agreement for China Quanta may be developing PDA handset for Dell Rohde & Schwarz wins important Toshiba order in the UK Viscom Applications Center in China opens its doors Apr 16, 2007 Agilent Technologies awarded $94 million contract by U.S. Army Assembleon partners with HIN in Denmark Asustek to begin shipping notebooks to Dell in June and launch Classmate PCs in 2H Cimmetry and Inquest sign new ISV agreement Cristian Porneala joins JPSA as Applications Engineer Dr. Charles Chan appointed President of Silterra USA Nan Ya increases investments in electronics sector in China NEDA Education Foundation elects Faculty Board Member Nortel supplier forum honors top performers R&D Technical Services to premier RD52 inline vapour phase reflow oven Sierra Proto Express opens East Coast office Westwind to showcase products at Circuitex 2007 Apr 13, 2007 Cypress Semiconductor and Newark sign agreement to distribute PSoC® devices Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee to launch knowledge sharing tour in Toronto and Shanghai EIPC Summer Conference 2007 FCI's D-Sub range expands reflow process compatibility Global chip equipment sales +16.6 pct yr/yr in February IRC offers both RoHS-compliant and leaded versions of product offering LaBarge gets $1M deal from BAE Systems LaBarge receives $1 million contract from BAE systems Lauterbach supports Infineon XC800 controller Millennia Technology, Inc. names new Materials Manager Nam Tai Electronics CEO Lee resigns NEDA announces new board members Samsung Electronics 1Q profit declines Sierra Proto Express acquires PC Boards Inc. SMTA Boston academy & lead-free/RoHS strategies conference set for July 20-21 Telcos to spend $41 Billion on equipment in 2007 USI and Foxconn reportedly to make Wi-Fi iPod ZESTRON successfully promotes cleaning services Apr 12, 2007 BenQ top executives freed on bail, paper says BreconRidge signs major contract with Thales China exported over US$281 billion in high-tech products in 2006 Cimmetry and Inquest sign new ISV agreement Component orders take small dip in March Executives from UTAC, ASE and MIT to deliver keynotes at SEMICON Singapore 2007 Global Laminates appoints Technical Manager for Ventec laminates and prepregs IBM develops chip-stacking technique JPSA announces 100mm sapphire wafer dicing for higher LED production KONE Elevator selects PROMATION MathStar, Inc. and Arrow Electronics, Inc. enter into distribution agreement Nortel names new procurement officer SMTA China to co-Sponsor SMT Technical Training Program Sonasoft offers protection for virtual servers Apr 11, 2007 ACC Electronix adds second MIMOT placer Camtek expects lower 1Q sales Design Solutions Inc. opens design center in Germany FCI launches low-profile strain relief Foxconn ready for volume production of PS3 gaming consoles IEC Electronics announces $8.5M in new contract awards Indian Mobile-Phone Subscribers to More Than Triple From 2006 to 2011 Indium Corporation promotes Ross Berntson Motherboard makers see March shipments and revenues up NEDA joins Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy Quanta loses Dell's notebook PC order, but wins Apple's Sony to spend US$12 billion in outsourcing from Taiwan in FY2007, says paper Speedline to present webinar on wave solder process optimization Teradyne recognized for excellence by Texas Instruments Valor appoints Dan Weitzman as President of Valor Inc. - Americas Vansco Electronics LP announces new LVME business unit YESTech wins 2007 Service Excellence Award Zuken supports education program with free licenses of CR-5000 Lightning Apr 10, 2007 AMD restructuring after 1Q revenue miss Amkor repays $300 million second lien term loan Compal has strong notebook shipments in March Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan In the electronics supply chain, it is time to Lean on each otherKathleen Geraghty Key Tronic announces 3Q reporting date Nu Horizons Electronics announces global distributor agreement Photo Stencil's VP of technology receives leadership award Sanmina-SCI cuts revenue forecast on weak demand Silterra names Lai Yit Loong Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Snartland new Production Manager of Prototron Circuits' Tucson facility Taiwan makers may participate in $10 handset initiative Teradyne to announce first quarter, 2007 results TSMC March sales fall 19 percent but rebound expected Ultrasonic Systems develops Micro-Line Digital Dispensing Valve with Prism System Apr 09, 2007 2007 iNEMI Roadmap is focus of tutorial at SMT/Hybrid/Packaging conference in Nuremberg Agile offers latest version of PLM solution CooperVision deploys Agile PLM EIPC Summer Conference Edinburgh 2007 ELFNET publishes lead-free soldering status report 2006 Micron sees rosy DRAM prospects Mitac International and Mitac Technology see revenues down on year in 1Q Printed Electronics - the giants get involved SAP realigns Executive Board responsibilities Sony Ericsson to consolidate ODM cooperation with Taiwanese TSMC to make chips with 45nm technology in September Apr 06, 2007 Acer rises to third place in Q4 Worldwide Mobile-PC Ranking Amkor Technology announces date of first quarter e