New insights into supply chain risk management Bill Roberts, TFI Blog PCB makers prep expansion for HDI boards Taiwan's hi-tech employees will suffer steep income cut from 2008 USI reported to open photovoltaic factory in Malaysia Avnet and Zarlink ink global distribution agreement BTU to webcast presentation at 10th annual Needham Growth Stock Conference IPC releases PCB industry results for November 2007 - shipments down and bookings up. Printed electronics will enable a diverse set of new markets Production costs of LCD TVs to spiral downward in next 3 years Sony ups Bravia LCD TV shipments target; panel procurement at Taiwan suppliers to grow Altek acquires contract orders from Sanyo of Japan ASC International launches customer satisfaction program Asustek to relocate sales and marketing to Singapore, say sources Elcoteq's new action plan proceeds Foxlink reportedly lands handset OEM orders from China Mobile IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives over the next five years Key a-Si thin-film solar cell chemical subject to price pressure Matsushita, Canon and Hitachi to team up to build LCD panel plant Sercomm chooses Valor's NPI acceleration solution to reduce time to market YESTech's M1m AOI system for advanced packaging & microelectronics applications Yeu Hwan eyes swing to profits on improving FPCB outlook CTS achieves AS9100 Certification for aerospace manufacturing at its Singapore facility Dominique K. Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Fabrinet completes fourth factory in Thailand HTC cancels production of V920 Smartphone for Vodafone International technology companies add major global focus to CES Jusung Engineering signs joint collaboration to develop solar cell with CEA Pickering showcases line of PXI & LXI switching and instrumentation at MTEC Birmingham Teradyne commences cash tender offer for Nextest Systems Corporation Asustek Eee PC shipments beat expectations ems-ALLIANCE appoints new members Foxconn to be OEM maker for own-brand Intel P45 and G45 motherboards iSuppli trims 2008 semiconductor forecast Jabil profits rise 50%, while outlook disappointing Mouser expands Cooper Bussmann product portfolio Nanya PCB anticipates IC substrate sales ratio to surpass 10% in 1Q08 with new Intel chipset launch PartnerTech and Phadia extend cooperation Sanmina-SCI names Pilgrim Software as training compliance management system provider SEMI announces November North American book-to-bill of .82 Sino-American lands photovoltaic wafer order from Arise Update regarding reorganization of Nam Tai Group Electronics Industry Trade Show/Conference returns to Gwinnett Civic Center Indium Corporation VP presents at Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium iSLI research engineer wins 'Student Engineer of the Year' award LaBarge receives $3.3 million in orders from BAE Systems OK International launches new e-Commerce site for customers in North America Optimal Electronics Corporation partners with Calavista Orbotech announces new positions within PCB division Park reports Q3 results - sales and revenue slightly down PC market rebounds with strong demand for portables, according to IDC Quanta phasing out contract production of LCD TVs Quanta reportedly interested in investing in touch panel supplier eTurboTouch TTM to webcast presentation Digitaltest and Valor announce technology partnership Formosa Sumco sees big profits from scrap wafer sales to solar cell makers, reports paper IPC to host international conference on flexible circuits iSuppli teardown reveals Apple's iPod touch is more than an iPhone without a phone Michael Auer appointed VP Sales and Customer Support Mini Wave performs specialized soldering - also desolders Mouser and Kenet Inc. sign global distribution agreement New NanoMarkets report predicts $15.8 Billion organic electronics materials market in 2015 Nihon Superior to present during the 2008 Pan Pac Symposium Nordson reports record Q4 Solar silicon wafer pricing goes beyond the limit of solar cell makers Syncro Corporation adds additional SMT capability Taiwan's hi-tech leaders upbeat in market outlook Wintek tops global cellphone-panel shipments in Q3 Cookson pre-close period trading update - In line with upper end of expectations Corning considering setting up plant in Shenzhen CTS receives orders from two new RF filter customers Electronic systems sales rise 5%, growing to $1.21 Trillion in 2007 EU chemicals assessment authorities confirm no restrictions on Deca-BDE and support ongoing science Europe Standards Conference to focus on PV and semiconductor manufacturing Green Energy secures NT$3.5 billion loan for expansion, but calls off listing plan Kyzen to present during 2008 Pan Pacific Symposium LaBarge awarded $6.3 million contract from United Launch Alliance New Technology Highway puts spotlight on AOI & X-Ray Inspection at Nepcon UK Nihon Superior's SN100C participates in World Solar Challenge Orbotech S.A. expanding customer support presence in Germany Quanta expects to deliver 150,000 XOs in Dec. Transition Automation unveils new generation programmable self-cleaning squeegee Asustek suspends Vietnam plans, says paper David Brakenwagen joins EPIC Technologies DfR Solutions & A.T.E. Solutions Inc. announce alliance ITRI expects flattish PCB industry growth in 2008 Labtech Microwave appoint new agents in key territories Metris acquires UK's X-Tek Microsoft's cautious approach spurs shortage of new Zunes SMTA announces support of SMART Group at Nepcon UK 2008 Top five Taiwanese CEMs posted mixed results in Nov. Verifier H Series, horizontal X-Ray inspection system from FocalSpot AIM announces regional sales manager addition CES Keynote Speakers form impressive line up Chi Mei Communication Systems lands ultra-low cost handset orders from Motorola, says paper Clash of the consoles - battle for a green future CMO to restart constructing 8G TFT-LCD plant Compal's NB PC Shipment Hits New High of 2.35 M. Units in Nov. Contax announces an excellent 2007 Garmin and TomTom to both ship over 10 million PNDs in 2007 Indium announces new positions Polymer Vision to start World's first mass production of flexible displays SMTA Anaheim academy course schedule and certification program announced 2008 capital spending - shaking the foundation of the IC industry DfR Solutions & A.T.E. Solutions Inc. announce alliance Dominique K. Numakura's Newsletter from Japan FCT Solder and Nihon Superior win award for SN100C solder alloy Flextronics to handle maintenance of Arima branded servers IPC releases new component identification training and reference guide Mouser offers ON Semiconductor's ESD protection device Nordson increases dividend for Q4 SEMI urges swift extension of R&D tax credit Seven new cameras transmit brilliant images at high speed over Profinet Wolfson purchases multiple Teradyne UltraFLEX Systems Agilent presents Podcasts from 2007 LXI Consortium Meeting Asymtek Spectrum S-920 series provides scalable dispensing solutions for microelectronics packaging China's chip market set to expand by 15% in 2007 China's Hisense says, it plans to build LCD module LED BLU Plant Global sales of LCD TVs to exceed 100 M. units in 2008 Henkel launches new quick drying, toluene-free conformal coating system Jabil's Q1 earnings announcement set Launch of report - XRF Measurement of Residual Materials in Electronics Lenovo sees large growth in November notebook shipments, says paper Lightspeed Mfg. partners with Labman One MEC names new Midwest GM, National Sales & Marketing Manager Mouser expands Cypress Semiconductor product portfolio Palomar Technologies partners with Vision Manufacturing, Inc. Quanta records new highs in shipment and revenue for November Samsung procurement in Taiwan to reach US$5.6 billion in 2008, paper says Technical program highlights for APEX in Las Vegas - an open letter from Denny McGuirk Assembleon establishes direct sales and services presence in Germany Compal notebook shipments remain strong in November, but revenues drop CTS adds piezo product capabilities from acquisition of Alpha Ceramics, Inc. Foxconn revenues grows over 44% on year in November Is there room for OLED in the TV market? LaBarge wins additional $13.9 Million contract from Raytheon for the F-22 Raptor program New certification DIN EN ISO 14001:2004 for Dongguan Somacis Graphic PCB Co. Ltd. Polysilicon spot prices skyrocket as China PV cell makers scramble for supply Sparton announces the award of a record level of new business Taiwan supplied 89% of outsourced NB PCs Worldwide in Q3 2008 International CES goes green Asustek to move production to Vietnam, say sources Compal goes south with 50 satellite plants ETI announces liquidation sale of Merix equipment Exerra appoints four North American reps First European customer for Ormecon's new Nanofinish surface finish process LAST CHANCE - register for tomorrow's free webinar - The Perfect Storm: Optimizing NPI process with innovative software Mouser expands ON Semiconductor product portfolio Petroferm introduces LENIUM® FHD Taiwan digital camera makers wary of order adjustments from HP and Kodak Weak fourth quarter earnings trends -Action program adopted to improve profitability Additive Circuits makes breakthrough to add missing conductors under BGA Agilent improves industry's first DisplayPort Source Compliance test software EIPC announces early bird deadline for its Winter Conference Full HD becomes major selling point for TVs Hon Hai estimates sales to top NT$1 Trillion in first 11 months HTC sees strong sales in November; to achieve annual target for 2007 MPC Corporation signs services agreement with Flextronics Neo Solar Power secures NT$4 billion syndicated loan New Cornerbond™ material from Henkel launched Outsourced LCD TVs account for 23% of world's total shipment in Q3 Quanta and Wistron report record sales in November SMTA Medical Electronics Symposium announced Ascentech offers "All-in-One" ShareGen SPA 1000 solder paste analyzer China equipment maker announces progress in semiconductor market CTS Corporation declares quarterly dividend ECA reports slight order dip in November Kinpo-Compal Group aims to ship 93 million handsets in 2008 Landrex AOI appoints Derek Crouchman European Regional Manager Lighting the way to TV differentiation Low-cost lead-free solder/rework station removes or resolders components New testability group to bring DFT to management PC vendors in China expected to gain against smaller whitebox PC assemblers next year, IDC says Solar cell makers cluster in Litze Industrial Park in northeastern Taiwan Agilent and Multiprobe to bring world's highest-resolution nanoprober to Asia AIM announces one-step Underfill 688 Balver Zinn acquires global license for Nihon Superior Co. Ltd.'s SN100C solder paste and wire BSEF comment on Greenpeace Campaign CIMTEK expands in China CMO to sell LCD monitor plant to TPV DEK's 'Expect More' philosophy takes centre stage at Productronica Era of sequential quarterly growth for LCD-TV shipments ending, but sales hit record in Q4 and yearly expansion to continue GreenSoft announces ISO 9001:2000 compliance IPC urges congress to take action on R&D credit Lauterbach supports Infineon XE166 controller Nihon Superior to introduce complete range of SN100C soldering materials at Internepcon Japan 2008 OKI and Fujitsu collaborate in developing next-generation ATM software Optimal Electronics Corporation aligns with Technical Resources Corporation PowerstrateXtreme™ Dispensable from Henkel delivers benefits of phase change materials in a liquid product Taiwan's Kenmos and Nano OP begins supply of notebook LED BLU to Dell and Apple TXP appoints Greg Lowe as COO AIM acquires right to sell SN100C solder paste and cored wire solder globally AIM acquires right to sell SN100C solder paste and cored wire solder globally BPM Microsystems' newest flash programmer significantly reduces programming time for STMicro's NAND flash family CMO to set up LCM plant in Vietnam HP and Acer increase low-cost notebook orders for Wistron IPC confirms exclusive support for National Electronics Week IPC results for October 2007 - book to bill steady at 1.08 Kyocera America, Inc. promotes David Hester to V.P. of Quality Assurance and Supply Chain Management Mouser and Ericsson Power Modules ink distribution agreement Novatec continues tradition of breakthrough technologies at Productronica PCB maker Chin-Poon expanding capacity Photo Stencil names new VP of Operations Quanta looking to invest in touch panel market, reports paper Technology Forecasters' President presents 'Green Supply Chain Award' at upcoming SCOPE East China motherboard makers not playing fair, complain Taiwan makers Foxlink reportedly wins China Mobile, China Unicom's cellphone orders Nihon Superior to present during 2007 IPC/JEDEC International Conference on Lead-Free Electronics PCBs may see shortages in 2008 as capacity expansion stalled by China environmental rules Solar cell maker Motech November sales hit record Stan Renals joins Cobar Europe as Operating Director, COO Strong trio of speakers for free webinar next week ZESTRON releases study on "Flip Chip Cleaning to Increase Long-term Reliability"