June 2007 Archives Search Live and Archived Stories   ASC delivers its 1,000th measurement system Asustek accelerates spin-off plan AUO changes CEO and president, executive vice president to become president of Qisda Flex Interconnect Technologies passes annual ISO audit Gartner says worldwide PC shipments to increase 11% due in part to strong uptake in emerging markets Hon Hai to Construct New Industry Zone in India Kyzen named Advanced Packaging Award finalist for its Micronox MX2302 Mouser named #1 distributor in 2007 sales growth by Harwin Notebook makers cautious in competition between 13.3- and 12-inch notebooks PartnerTech grows along with Gyros PROMATION to display at Ohio Valley Vendor Show Selective soldering system from Contax meets Jaltek's requirements SMTA online presentation: "Eutectic and Lead Free Cleaning in a Single Process - Risks and Implications" Solectron announces Q3 - sales up 3% Asahi Glass decides to build new glass substrate plant in Tainan EMS providers to benefit as medical device OEMs look to reduce costs Lite-On expected to land orders for Xbox 360 external HD DVD drives by end of 2007, says paper Marantz AOI system unites fast programming, reliable detection and 24/7 operation Mouser to distribute Freescale's Advanced Flexis™ Series Park reports Q1 - sales and profit down PCB equipment maker Printar raises $5m Rogers announces additional restructuring and updates Q2 guidance Technotime integrates XJTAG boundary scan into PCB test solution Uni-President moves into solar chip production Cal-Comp lands additional CDMA handset orders from Indian client China cracks down on memory product smuggling CMO wins LED BLU notebook order Foxconn may enter motherboard ODM market for notebooks High-speed bondtesting guidebook available from Dage Indium and Metallic Resources announces agreement for marketing and manufacture of Cobalt995TM Pb-Free Alloy M-Flex announces WBL Shareholders vote against accepting the MFS Technology offer Mouser Electronics expands 3M™ Product Portfolio Notebook case maker Catcher suspends Hungary investment project Photo Stencil acquired by Kachi Partners Record number of industry leaders convene at CEA's CEO summit Semiconductor materials expected to reach record revenues in 2007 Taiwan's set-top box makers vying for big orders from U.S. government Transition Automation advances squeegee technology with "Sharp Edge" enhancement TXP achieves ISO 9001:2000 certification C&D Technologies honors Avnet as its global distributor of the year CTS Automotive Products recognized by Toyota for achievement in quality performance DDi Corp. announces estimated Q2 results Dell and HP said to be placing orders for 15.4-inch widescreen panels with AUO Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Intel and Google join with Dell, EDS, EPA, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft and others to launch Climate Savers Computing Initiative Marantz Business Electronics releases new AOI component library software Mouser inks distribution agreement with Wolfson Microelectronics Plc Nu Horizons Electronics receives designation in China Plexus comments on complaint filed Quantum CAD wins environment award Sparton announces the election of Douglas R. Schrank to the Board of Directors Taiwan's export orders last month rise on strong demand for notebook PCs and outsourcing Teradyne named to VLSI Research ''10 BEST'' list for 19th straight year Auction of a quality Hitachi PCB drilling machine AVX launches quick connect program BLUEWAVE 200 UV curing spot lamp from Intertronics China and Taiwan PDP TV makers to land more orders DEK strengthens presence in Asia with key appointments DEK to show proven packaging technologies and debut new solutions at Semicon West 2007 Don't get caught flat - Learn the true costs of flat panel technologies Innolux reported to have installed solar cell facilities at its production base ITL Circuits selects Shoda Techtron Optical V Scoring System Microelectronics and more - SEMICON West has it covered! Mitac International lands HP desktop PC orders, says paper New AOT installation from Lloyd Doyle Outsourcing options? Look East, as in Eastern EuropeBill Roberts PCB Libraries, Inc. & Samtec develop free libraries Plexus Q3 release on July 25th Teco Image Systems reportedly lands ODM orders for MFPs from four leading brands Touch screens have the magic touch for growth Unitech to produce solar cell in small volume in 4Q07 Vistec wins a VLSI Research 10 BEST Award Wistron becomes Dell's No. 2 supplier of NB PCs Advanced Mask Technology Center nominates "Supplier of the Year" Alpha Wire launches transparent heat shrinkable tubing for visual inspection applications AVX honored by Lear Global Purchasing with 2006 Hall of Fame Award Call for sponsoring EIPC/IPC Autumn Conference Creation Technologies secures $65 million investment to accelerate manufacturer's growth plans Dage partners with American Competitiveness Institute Inovar to break ground on facility expansion iSuppli trims 2007 semiconductor forecast, but remains optimistic Jabil reports Q3 results - revenue up 16% Jie Fu, Ph.D., Joins JPSA Laser Applications Engineering Team Leveraging your contract manufacturer to reduce total costs for industrial electronics Link Hamson introduces new rework system Mass adoption of the iPhone not a certainty, IDC survey finds Mouser and Fujitsu Components America expand global distribution agreement to include FDK DC-DC converters NOTE and Kongsberg sign long-term collaboration agreement Overseas bad debt forces GSPK Electronics into administration Pentagon EMS opens manufacturing facility in Mexico SMTA International program finalized THT Research - Weekly ODM/OEM Newsletter Vitronics Soltec AUTOset feature gives reflow profiling a head start Wistron reportedly gets business notebook orders from Dell Wus Printed Circuit hit by losses from subsidiaries YESTech ships multiple F1 AOI inspection systems to Comtech EF Data Acer and ECS rumored to have plans to acquire Shuttle Compeq eyeing notebook HDI PCB market Foxconn said to be tapping DRAM module business, Transcend named as candidate HTC mulls on strategic investments for long-term growth IC Insights forecasts top 25 capital spenders for 2007 Internet auction at Circuitek - Belvidere, NJ • Meta Technology - San Jose, CA Marantz AOI system rises to the challenge of large board sizes Mouser Electronics and SkyeTek sign distribution agreement NanoMarkets analyzes printed electronics manufacturing trends and capacity Online auction of surplus equipment at Jabil, Italy Rohm and Haas completes acquisition of Kodak's light management films division Shanghai VIVA Consulting launches China marketing campaigns Sierra Proto Express acquires Teknicircuits SOMACIS pcb industries on the wings of the Chinese dragon Sony Ericsson builds global manufacturing center In Beijing Video game market accelerates in India BenQ new english name to be 'Qisda', to turn profitable in 2008 Boundary-scan development software continues to advance BPM introduces automated solutions for fast flash programming technology Compal plans notebooks and LCD TV plants in Vietnam FINETECH to display at SMTA Boston Exhibition Hon Hai to step Into medical industry iSuppli raises 2007 PC forecast Kinaxis introduces next generation response management Mouser and Multi-Tech Systems sign distribution agreement North American semiconductor equipment industry posts May 2007 book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 Pentagon EMS to exhibit at SMTAI Orlando Quanta ups notebook shipment goal to 27-28 million units for 2007 Sanmina-SCI selects Chennai for expansion In India Stablcor licenses CIREP, France, to Utilize STABLCOR? carbon composite laminate technology Teradyne implements UGS PLM Software's Teamcenter Solution Touch screens have the magic touch for growth Agilent announces third-generation network tester Agilent introduces L2-7 integration with hardware-based TCP on N2X multiservices test solution Brian O'Leary joins KIC as North American Sales Manager Celestica appoints Paul Nicoletti as CFO Cogiscan and Gedden join together to conceive a world class solution for the electronic components life cycle management ELVIA PCB Group exhibit at Paris Air Show Employing Contract Manufacturers enables OEMs to focus on core competencies and product development Huntsman introduces smart Araldite adhesives for RFID company TAGSYS HyperBGA® delivers higher speeds and more reliability than ceramic BGAs JBC announce products tested by Boeing Markus Born named new Director Technical Services at JUKI Automation Systems Europe Mouser and CONEC sign distribution agreement P.D. Circuits to exhibit at SMTA Boston Exhibition Photo Stencil hires pallet product manager PROMATION to display at SMTA Boston Exhibition RMD Instruments to exhibit at SMTA Boston tabletop show Rockwell Collins International selects EMS SATCOM to develop new satcom system SVA to build 6G LCD panel plant in Shanghai, says Shanghai Daily Thales selects Celestica for the TopSeries(TM) In-Flight Entertainment System Zero Defects International announces record new turbo CAM customer starts ZESTRON America to present and exhibit at the Boston SMTA Vendor Show Best Electronics and U.S. Export Authority hires Director of World Wide Sales Continued sales growth fuels facilities expansion at NBS Design Continued sales growth fuels facilities expansion at NBS Design Dominique Numakura’s Newsletter from Japan Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Global Conference 2007 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Global Conference 2007 Industry responds to power conversion draft Industry responds to power conversion draft JPSA to highlight wafer dicing at SEMICON West 2007 JPSA to highlight wafer dicing at SEMICON West 2007 Loadstar Sensors receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award Loadstar Sensors receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award Nextreme's eTEC™ Technology provides hot spot cooling for ICs Philips' weak performance puts Sony in 2nd spot in Q1 LCD-TV market Reed Exhibitions to acquire Componex - India's Leading Electronics Manufacturing Event Reed Exhibitions to acquire Componex - India's Leading Electronics Manufacturing Event Soldering Seminar in Marktheidenfeld - a great success Soldering Seminar in Marktheidenfeld "great success" Taiwan's electronics manufacturers gear up for touch panels Acer second-quarter PC shipments to stay flat at first-quarter levels Aegis selected by Distron Corporation for perfect product introductions Asustek ships nearly 24 million motherboards in Jan-May period CEA's Gary Shapiro to keynote at SINOCES 2007 CTS announces new President and CEO DfR Solutions to present two workshops at SEMICON West Gerhard Lipski first Westerner appointed to Board of Directors for Zuken Gigabyte Communications steps over Asustek for O2 handset orders Hatteras Networks expands manufacturing capabilities with Sanmina-SCI Hon Hai Group to supply LCD TVs to Sony IDC presents landmark study mapping the global PC supply chain Jabil's Q3 financial announcement set Joseph Brun appointed QA Manager at JPSA Marantz Business Electronics renews Nylund Group distribution contract Mouser Electronics exclusively stocking energy harvesting™ modules P.D. Circuits appoints Helen Morris as its Sales representative for Quebec and Ottawa PyroPhotonics launches flexible laser for industrial microprocessing applications Silterra and IMEC to continue joint technology development project Small-footprint dual-wave solder system from Manncorp Sonasoft signs strategic sales and marketing agreement with Arrow Electronics Sunburst EMS announces new selective soldering capability Dr. Jennie Hwang to deliver Lead-free tutorials in Denver Mentor CEO to keynote at two EDA tech forum events Mitsubishi selects Camtek's Dragon and Pegasus AOI systems for IC substrate line Mouser and Comair Rotron sign global distribution agreement Mouser expands C&D Technologies product portfolio Naeem Zafar added to Mirror Semiconductor's Technical Advisory Board Outsourcing navigator workshop now available as online training and certification program Quanta Storage lands LG Philips's orders for digital photo frames Teradyne is first to join Global Supply Chain Forum in China THT Research - Weekly ODM/OEM Newsletter ZESTRON America announces new sales representation Agilent completes acquisition of Adaptif Photonics Agilent introduces compact, low-power digitizer Amkor redeems its 10.5% Senior Subordinated Notes Apple TV design stresses volume over profits, according to iSuppli BenQ to change company name again EFD introduces new solvent & UV-cure adhesive coating systems Fo-lex-tron-ics - Good, bad or ugly for the industry?Bill Roberts Harland Medical Systems and March Plasma Systems form technical alliance Hon Hai sues BYD over patent dispute IMAPS and China Electronics Packaging Society sign memorandum of cooperation NCA Global unveils the new Select 610 large board selective soldering machine Nokia Siemens Networks teams up with Foxconn Group on 2G base stations Plexus' COO, Paul Ehlers passes away Quanta, Compal saw increased NB PC shipments in May Siplace honored with Delphi Corporation's Pinnacle Award Transition Automation appoints E-Tronics exclusive distributor in Eastern Europe Agilent to demonstrate teaching-lab measurement solution at ASEE 2007 Car navigation market to triple by 2012 Ceterus selects Sanmina-SCI as strategic manufacturing partner EIPC Summer Conference - two days left to register Electronic component orders take small dip in May Foxconn denies report of shipping LCD TVs to Sony Foxconn to venture into medical equipment market, expects revenues of NT$2 trillion in 2007 Integration of TRACE32 and Telelogic Rhapsody announced Mouser expands Sharp Microelectronics product portfolio P.D. Circuits names Circuit Board Solutions as southeastern U.S. representative Quanta Storage reportedly to ship digital photo frames to Philips Samsung Electronics to construct Russian TV plant Solectron to conduct Q3 conference call Thursday, June 28 Teradyne announces educational ICT web seminar series Ultrasonic introduces new Ultra-Cure UV curing module Application trials announced by Intertronics DEK celebrates on-stand success at Nepcon 2007 Dominique Numakura's newsletter from Japan Foxconn reportedly to ship LCD TVs to Sony Intel says Taiwanese manufacturers should invest more in R&D Jabil shutters Poway Plant, 143 workers losing jobs, says report Landrex AOI Technology chosen by Northeast EMS provider Mania enables postscript/PDF input into PCB plotters Qualcomm chip ban to have minor impact on global mobile-phone market Rohwedder Group acquire Elektrobit Corporation's (EB) Jot Automation brand Amkor Technology COO to present keynote at IWLPC dinner Apple may have to hold off NAND flash-based iPod video, according to memory houses Asustek to split branding and contract manufacturing operations China posted 1Q07 high-tech export value of US$71.794 billion Dage appoints Electronic Assembly Products as new sales representative Discovery and learning take centre stage at Nepcon 2007 Eltek announces Q1 results - 10th straight quarter of profitability GCE to expand notebook PCB capacity in China LaBarge wins additional $2.4 million contract from BAE Systems Lite-On IT sees growth in May consolidated revenue, Quanta Storage hit record figure Mouser and Atmel sign distribution agreement Nu Horizons acquires German-based components distributor Protean adds new products to its Brands by Design portfolio Viking InterWorks(TM) announces long-term supply of Direct Rambus DRAM Agilent introduces GPIB interface card AUO to benefit from Asustek new ultra-cost notebook, say sources BenQ revenues down 7.8% on year in May Buyers place US$120M orders at Computex Taipei 2007 BVX-200 Fume Extraction System from OK International CTS awarded production program for turbocharger sensors Flextronics to report Q1 results Innov-X SMTA exhibits to focus on Lead Free & RoHS compliance IPC releases PCB industry results for April 2007 - shipments and bookings down M-Flex to participate in upcoming investor conference Mouser signs distribution agreement with Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc. Nordson files patent infringement against Musashi Engineering's Jetmaster and Jetmaster2 Nu Horizons to report Q1 results on Friday, July 6, 2007 Ohio University names Dr. Jennie S. Hwang commencement speaker Park Electrochemical Corp. declares cash dividend Sanmina-SCI announces proposed offering of senior floating rate notes South Korea in danger of losing DRAM domination, iSuppli CEO warns Speedline to present webinar on printing solder paste for flip chip bumps Stablcor to provide worldwide licenses of its Carbon Core Laminate Technology without fabricator royalty Suntron names new VP of Sales & Marketing TTM to present at the Bear Stearns 18th Annual Technology Conference Winland elects Tom Goodmanson to Board of Directors Agilent announces demonstration of WiMAX measurement solutions Agilent announces N2X single-platform emulation and conformance-test software Computex 2007: Buyers to place more than US$1 billion worth of orders CTS and Merix to present at the Bear Stearns Technology Conference Dell reported to release desktop orders to Hon Hai Elcoteq selects Kinaxis RapidResponse EMS wins Harris contract to build antenna system Foxconn brand driving Hon Hai's revenue growth Jim McLeish of DfR Solutions to present at Asian Convergence for Electronics in Malaysia LaBarge awarded $2.9 million contract from General Dynamics Lead Data lands OEM orders for digital photo frames from Toshiba Low-cost lead-free 5-zone reflow oven from Manncorp Miniflex speed up FTTH installation at CommunicAsia 2007 Mouser now stocking Delphi Connection Systems Sanmina-SCI announces proposed offering of senior floating rate notes Sanmina-SCI defense and aerospace systems division's Firecomm(TM) selected by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp SQI announces new President and updated special services department ZESTRON America receives PWC Technology Achievement Award AUO executive to join BenQ ODM business, say sources Computex Taipei 2007 expected to draw 132,000 visitors Dell releases complete desktop orders to Foxconn, says paper Eltek wins first sizable PCB order from a major foreign military and aerospace conglomerate Flash making a splash in portable media players Mouser receives 14 awards at 2007 EDS conference New low cost Boundary Scan Controller from Goepel Nu Visions Manufacturing, Inc. and Golden Gate Capital acquire Veritek Manufacturing Services, Inc. PartnerTech's cooperation with Tomra expands further PCB Libraries, Inc. signs on distribution channel in Italy Photo Stencil develops lead-free intrusive reflow solution Practical Components releases new catalog Sony Ericsson to release orders for six handsets to Taiwan ODM makers in 2008, says paper Sunburst EMS announces ISO 13485 certification for medical electronics manufacturing Touch-panel makers to see sales grow on iPhone effect ACE acquires Drop-Jet Fluxing Arima Aims for Taiwan's No. 1 ODM Maker of PDA Phones CTS will present at the Sidoti & Company, LLC Boston Emerging Growth Forum Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Flextronics to acquire Solectron Independent research by Aberdeen Group show clear benefit of Valor DfM Indium promotes Technical Services Manager Indium's Dr. Lasky to present at Concibe 2007 iPhone shipments to total four million this year, says Merrill Lynch