Search Archives   Archive October/November 2003 Agilent Technologies Appoints Darlene Solomon Benchmark reaffirms guidance Q3 Electropac family of companies continue to grow Integrated production optimization from Essemtec Kester announces lead-free assembly seminars Milara appoints WittcoSales as new representative Motorola announces conclusion of tender period for LYONs(TM) due September 27, 2013 Second-tier suppliers to see sales gains up to 25% in September Shelly Peet named CIO at Nordson Solectron and Nortel extend supplier relationship Taiwan's IC companies launch recruitment drive Teradyne launches new eKnowledge self-service web portal Xilinx joins Advanced Switching Interconnect Special Interest Group Board of Directors Agile acquires Tradec Benchmark announced as a Sun 'Best in Class Supplier' Cisco and Huawei Stay Litigation Cisco Systems Appoints New Management Team in Singapore Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dover Corporation acquires Warn Industries, Inc. Engent announces lead free deployment solutions program Last call for PCB manufacturing ‘Final Finish’ conference More Taiwanese listed firms to raise 2003 earnings forecasts Park Electrochemical reports Q2 results Plexus to speak at AMR Research Conference Quanta returns to own-brand handset business REMINDER - Henry Butcher Philippines - auction of Cambridge Electronics PCB Plant Samsung to spend $3b on LCD line Taiwan first-tier notebook makers control exchange losses in 3Q Agilent Technologies offers free CD-ROM for engineers Agilent's venture unit invests in TelASIC Communications' Arrow Electronics kicks off Arrowfest exhibitions of technology GlobalSpec survey shows economic optimism in industrial sector Lead Free Conference - Frankfurt, Germany Legend CFO Ma is top-ranking Asia businesswoman Palomar offers thermosonic die attach services for flip chip applications Sanmina-SCI invites you to Q4 conference call on the Web Siemens receives contract from New York City Transit Sun recognizes Solectron with award TSMC, UMC expect 4Q utilization for advanced processing to drop 2004 CES announces largest forum for CE education 3Com to release VoIP phone orders to Taiwan at year-end CDT announces Q4 and Year 2003 results Compal hits record high in September sales Creative Automation Co. introduces True Volume Flextronics to report Q2 results Greener conformal coating aerosol technology from Concoat HP’s zt3000 notebook produced by Compal IDC study establishes key benchmarks for Technology Marketing Intellect's 20th PCIF Annual Conference Labtech re-launches technical workshop Mobile phones from Siemens win market share in the Americas SMTA annual awards announced Unimicron estimates losses of NT$350 million from fire ADIC and Benchmark to expand outsourcing relationship Agilent to jointly establish lab with Huazhong University BenQ ranks among "Top 10 Taiwan Global Brands" Electronics Companies Continue to See Improvement Frost & Sullivan honour Agilent with 'Metro Test Equipment Market Leadership' award IMAPS 2003 will celebrate triumphs of technology Mentor Graphics announces flexible development solution for PCI Express Mentor Graphics announces scalable multi-processor SMTEK reports Q4 and year end Taiwan handset shipments in 3Q Taiwan High Tech.com China's import growth outpaces exports DEK installs next generation inspection system DEK rewarded by Frost & Sullivan Dennis Wood resigns from Solectron board LaBarge wins $5.8 millon pact with GE Aircraft Engines Nokia completes the transaction of Motorola's Symbian shares Reminder - auction of Cambridge Electronics PCB Plant REMINDER - EIPC UK Technology Seminar Tomorrow Siemens Corp names Jan D. Dressel VP and CIO Solectron Sales Chief to participate in UBS Warburg hosted conference call Transition Automation announces new squeegee holder TTM to conduct Q3 conference call Tyco Electronics Official Recognized By Industry Association Unimicron and Uniflex partner on handset rigid-flex boards Universal announces new management appointments Agilent to participate in MEMS Executive Forum 2003 ASAT Holdings appoints Meng-Hee Teng VP and General Manager of North Asia Sales BenQ hits record sales in September Compeq expects to turn profitable in 4Q Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Dovebid announces PCB equipment auction EKRA presents enhanced product portfolio at Productronica 2003 Global Sources opens the China Sourcing Fair Hon Hai and Quanta top list of TIEX decliners HTC: No plans to reduce 2003 forecast NVIDIA elected as permanent member of OpenGL architecture review board PEMSTAR appoints expert to lead communications business unit Pro-mation announce new versions Special introductory offer on new SMT platform Taiwan's exports rise 11.6% TSMC, UMC post strong Q3 sales on chip revival ZMC & Pro-mation in strategic partnership  Asymtek releases Fluidmove EIPC Technology Seminar UK Enthone awarded Patent on ENTEK® PLUS IDC expects Cameraphone market to soar IPC honors best technical paper at annual meeting Mid-sized Chinese PCB manufacturers embrace Paradigm® ERP New mass imaging process from DEK PEMSTAR closes deal with major technology company SMT Dynamics fills three key positions Solectron receives award from Cisco Taiwan Semiconductor reports record monthly sales Avnet achieves US$1 Billion milestone in Asia Elcoteq and Marconi sign manufacturing agreement Gould to feature three foils at Productronica Mobo makers ready to be environmentally friendly Palm gives Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E orders to Asustek, says paper Rogers names new manager of investor and public relations September component orders record big gain over 2002 Spemco sell antenna and microwave business to managers TIGER X-Ray now offers true X-ray intensity control Union Tech focuses on the local market Agilent Technologies enables industry's largest SONET stress test Auction of PCB equipment at STP Germany Cypress CEO to keynote EDN luncheon on high-tech innovation Foxconn selects Valor’s Trilogy 5000 Motorola reports Q3 2003 results Nam Tai announces $3.5 Million expansion of color LCD module production Nanya technology posts quarterly loss NOTE reopens in Lund with Alliance meeting Notebook makers post high gains in September Samsung Q3 profit to dip but outlook rosier Sensor Products presents seminar Sun and Texas Celebrate 15-Years Advanced Circuits one of Colorado's fastest-growing technology companies BEST Inc introduces training kits Cadence delivers first complete IC package and PCB design flow on Linux Celestica to acquire MSL Compal Communications raises 2003 profit forecast by 31% Court of Appeals affirms judgement in favour of Tyco DIMA presents production line for SMT at Productronica 2003 Elcoteq and Marconi sign agreement Intel - Q3 revenue of $7.8 Billion, earnings per share $0.25 KIC’s Moreau to present at Productronica Quanta Computer eyes for 10 million handsets in 2004 Reminder - Henry Butcher Philippines auction of Cambridge Electronics PCB Plant SMTA INTERNATIONAL 2003 - a noteworthy success Taiwan PCB makers enjoying booming business Teradyne reports Q3 - $53.5 million loss TTM's Redmond div qualifies for Mil-Spec orders  43 Members Honored at 2003 IPC Annual Meeting Auction of Universal Circuits, Santa Ana, CA Cirtran gets order from Meret Optical CSM and Elo-Chem announce etching solution Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan EMS Executive, Industry Analyst and Comedic Scientist headline IPC exhibition and conference FlexLink Promotes Paul Jarossy IBM reports Q3 - Sales and profit up Quanta Computer eyes 10 million handsets in 2004 Teradyne to introduce new XFrame™ applications development framework at Productronica Tyco Electronics appoints WittcoSales Tyco Electronics automates end-of-line procedures at Productronica Agilent Technologies announces breakthrough technologies BP Microsystems appoints Insitec Elettronica for Italy BTU reports Q3 results - $1.6Million loss Cookson and Ebara announce sale of Ebara Udylite Dover reports Q3 results - profits grow Foxconn invests in Finland handset component maker Fujicon moves production to Guangdong Henkel introduces new die attach adhesive JPCA 2004 - open for exhibitors Karl Seelig of AIM honored with IPC President's Awards Local brand handsets to capture up to 30% of Taiwan’s market in 2004 M~Wave announces significant developments in its restructuring Philips will keep investing in Taiwan Siemens Dematic installs Siplace CF machine given away at APEX 2003 SMTC announces change of CEO Avnet to set up service center in Taiwan BP Microsystems to display combination tape/reel/laser product at Productronica FEINFOCUS partners with BIR Graphic PLC install Orbotech DP-100SL Handset PCB makers project surging shipments in October Hon Hai buys Motorola factory in Mexico London to host first European IPC Designers Learning Symposium Nankang Software Park 90% full Palomar automates assembly processes for Bookham Taiwan's firms line up for Cebit Auto-ranging feature allows global use of Techcon Systems dispensing unit Concoat launches new technology at Productronica ElectronicaUSA - over 200 exhibitors registered for 2004 EMSBuyer.com launched First BMW 325I produced in China goes on sale IPC elects new officers and directors Metcal introduces array package rework system at Productronica 2003 Nam Tai announce J.I.C. factory expansion Polyonics announces new sales office in China Polyonics opens Chinese sales office Rite Track announces opening of technical training center Sanmina-SCI to host analyst and investor day Southern Taiwan science park vulnerable to water, vibration problems Strong growth in Asian PC market in 3Q, says IDC Vicor announces V-I Chip license to Celestica Agilent introduces customization software Compeq to lower earning forecast again Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan IS620’s increasing acceptance outpacing GIGAVER designs Motorola chooses Taiwan for first ODM center Reminder - Henry Butcher Philippines auction of PCB Plant RiverOne software enhances Flextronics' global procurement program SMT Resource announces shipment of 200th machine in past year TTM reports strong gains in Q3 Tyco customer selects Mirae SMT equipment ASAT Holdings appoints Jay Carlos Nunez VP of North American Sales BenQ is chasing after India's mobile phone market BP Microsystems introduces Universal Device Programmer Buyers face tougher markets next year FlexLink launches expanded RMS - re-configurable manufacturing solutions Flextronics Q2 results - sales up, loss on unusual charges IMS appoints Robert Giblin Eastern Regional Sales Manager LPKF releases Pulsonix chip packaging toolkit Motorola Labs developing ways to grow Carbon Nanotubes for faster, smaller transistors Motorola may trigger price war in Taiwan’s handset market Sparton releases Q1 results All Flex announces ISO 9001:2000 certification Benchmark Electronics reports Q3 Celestica announces Q3 results - loss narrows Henkel Loctite introduces VOC-free liquid flux HP's supply-chain strategy embraces environmental and social goals ICOS reports results for Q3 Mentor Graphics reports Q3 Motorola closing Illinois repair center, laying off 50 New lead-free web magazine introduced to industry Park Electrochemicals announces new dielectric offering Plexus announces Q4 revenue of $216m Polyonics opens Chinese sales office Sanmina-SCI announces Q4 and FY results - sales and profits rise UMC pledges to build more factories Universal Instruments appoints partner for UK territories Advanced Electronics announces ISO 9001:2000 re-certification Alcatel plans to sell 2 French manufacturing facilities Elcoteq releases interim report January-September 2003 Fabless Semiconductor Association announces Asia-Pacific Iniative Hong Kong must broaden tax base or lose prosperity HP, Dell, Quanta, Compal all aim for 10 million notebook mark in 2004 Subscription of Elcoteq shares under 1997 bond with warrants Texas Instruments celebrates 50 years on the NYSE Ya Hsin to begin LCD TV, DVD player and DVD+RW drive volume production at Suzhou plant in 1Q Arrow receives CIO 100 award for resourcefulness Creative Automation Co. expands WittcoSales territory Engent and ITM Consulting partner on lead free deployment solutions program FEINFOCUS partners with INIMAR in Denmark MSL reports Q3 - loss over $5M on $189M revenue New at Productronica: high speed cellular chip mounting machines Productronica 2003 Pro-mations releases its Version 8 non-contact soldering cell Taiwan handset makers expect to dent 14% global market share in 2004 Taiwan LCD panel shipment witnessed strong growth Taiwan Semiconductor reports 29% increase in sequential EPS Brockstedt implements Engenix system China leads growth in Asia-Pacific connector market CirTran receives order from Sanmina-SCI Elcoteq and Cellon enter into agreement IEC announces Q4 - improvement from last year IPC launches professional development courses IPC releases PCB report for September 2003 - book to bill at 1.15 Kester participates in upcoming SMTA webcast PEMSTAR reports Q2 - loss $0.17 per share Quanta posts record NT$10.6 billion earnings in first three quarters TSMC revenue hit new high Agile chooses Dralasoft Workflow AMD appoints W. Michael Barnes Aspocomp Interim Report January to September Elcoteq and ISIS announce share agreement Future looks bright for Hon Hai GlobalSpec announces partnership with American Society for Engineering Education HP, Toshiba outsource notebook keyboards from Taiwan’s Chicony Palomar Technologies wins 2003 AeA high tech award SMTEK reports Q1 results Taiwan's telecom industry looks set to get five-year tax holiday UMC third-quarter profit up threefold ASE and Compeq to form chip manufacturing venture BenQ predicts margin rebound DEK introduces ProFlex technology Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan First-tier motherboard makers: 3Q 2003 financial results HMS Höllmüller and Ormecon International form partnership IPC testifies before congress on EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory Program LaBarge, Inc. reports sales and earnings up significantly for fiscal 2004 Q1 Nordson announces open market stock repurchase Productronica forum on ‘unleaded’ electronics Siemens Dematic unveils Siplace HF/3 placement machine at Productronica Solectron receives Brocade's customer focus award TeligentEMS announces ISO 9001 registration Ticona and LPFK Laser & Electronics enter license agreement  Canon Inc. reports results for Q3 Chip industry emerging from slump Elcoteq and Cellon enter into agreement Foxconn to choose Trolltech’s Qt-Embedded for its smartphones GE Global appoints Roger Innes Nam Tai - new order for CMOS image sensor modules RF Monolithics expand sales channel with Richardson Electronics SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reports Q3 SMTA seeks participants for medical electronics symposium Sumitomo puts up wiring harness business in China Agilent introduces new capabilities Bright prospects seen for solar cell sector Datacon to demonstrate hybrid die bonding solution at IMAPS 2003 Henry Butcher Philippines auction of PCB Plant Key Tronic Corp. announce Q1 results KYOCERA donates $50,000 for San Diego-area fire-relief efforts Lite-On to expand handset production in China Microsoft to use IBM chips in Xbox New bench machine announced from Tyco Electronics Orbotech announces Q3 - profit of $2M PMC-Sierra shares up as Cisco quarterly report nears TaiwanHighTech.Com TSMC and UMC experience tight capacity Alan Weinkrantz and Co retained by Valor Cisco switch turns on to LSI Logic storage systems certification Cookson completes sale of Speedline Data Circuit Systems, Inc. Invests in Quality Four new subscribers added to IPC PCQR2 database Groupe NCF selects Tecnomatix eMPower Solutions Metcal releases VPI-1000 Optical Inspection System Motorola signs agreement with Brightstar M-Systems enlists Celestica to meet demand National Semiconductor raises revenue outlook for Q2 New Optical Inspection System from Metcal Peking University and Agilent Collaborate SIEPEC 2003 - China Electronics Purchasing Fair Tecan awarded contract Tyco reports Q4 and full year Valor increases Q3 revenue - profits up threefold AP Machinery announce sale of quality used PCB equipment Asustek aims for 20% rise for motherboards, 30% for notebooks in 2004 Corning & IBM to develop interconnect for supercomputers DEK announces appointment of new US Financial Controller Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan JPSA Laser introduces IX-1000 ChromaLift LED lift-off system Lauterbach's TRACE32 now supports OSEck LSI Logic’s Wilf Corrigan elected new Chairman of SIA MediaTek might move production to China next year Mentor Graphics provides full integration to Cadence Allegro Presentation by Motorola CFO to be Webcast Ramaer chooses Cimnet Systems' i-Quote Resco to exhibit new machines at Productronica SIA Projects Robust Growth for Semiconductor Industry STATS China plant ready for operations U.K. PC market sees largest growth in 3 years Ultrasonic Systems presents PRISM ultra-coat system Adept Technology's introduces robotic interface Asian Manufacturing: from ‘Four Tigers’ to ‘Four Octopi’ Pamela J. Gordon and Bob Wyckoff Chi Mei expects its fourth quarter sales to grow 20% China EMS Summit & Forum 2003 Cisco reports Q1 earnings Hon Hai announces merger with Ambit Kyzen’s Forsythe to present at Cleaning-Tech Forum and Expo in China Lippert-Unipol launches full range of brushes for processing boards Maxim presents long-range plan at investor meeting RF Micro Devices announces production shipments to BenQ Tyco Electronics GATD announces distribution agreement with MK Test Systems Xilinx, Nvidia increase outsourcing proportion to TSMC, UMC Aqueous Technologies appoints Southwest Systems as new representative BP Microsystems promotes Lyman Brown to Executive Vice President Cookson Group Q3 trading update Departing Motorola CEO Galvin to consult electronicAsia 2003 - booming with Southeast Asian markets EMSNow provide daily updates from Productronica IMS/PCB Presidents Management Meeting announced Motorola to acquire ultra-wideband technology from XtremeSpectrum MYDATA to present feeder at Productronica SALE TOMORROW - Henry Butcher auction of PCB Plant Shortages could kill flat-panel boom SMTA microelectronics symposium program announced Ultrasonic Systems introduces new PRISM ultra-coat system Agilent files patent infringement suit against Micromuse AP Machinery announce sale at Productronica Assembléon presents new blueprint for manufacturing flexibility Asymtek/Nordson appoints Smart Technology as new distributor in Europe Board train functionality from MYDATA at Productronica Day one at Productronica Philip Stoten Digitaltest unveils new ICT and flying probe solutions at Productronica DuPont PCB materials exhibits at Productronica Evergreen Hitech PCB features 0.2mm thickness First sight of CHADIQTM assembly platform at Productronica 2003 Infineon reports fiscal year 2003 and Q4 results Japanese IDMs boost wafer sort outsourcing to Taiwan Juki Automation Systems Partners with Tecnomatix Koki launches Eco+Plus series and German office at Productronica LaBarge awarded $6.6 million contract from Lockheed Martin Manufacturing PCB using advanced ink jet technology Market Improvement Continues MYDATA previews new software at Productronica Orbotech receives order from HannStar Display Pro-Mation launches new technologies Stand Review - Mania Technologie (B3-444) TSMC and Syndia reach settlement Agilent Technologies to purchase IP from Synthetic Networks Arrow Electronics ranks #3 as an InfoWorld 100 honoree Asymtek announces new coating applicator Asymtek launches new high-speed jet BTU advances thermal process solutions Compeq confirms Motorola orders Dage announce new European sales manager Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan EKRA presents first fully automatic inline printer EKRA presents the E5-36 large format inline stencil printer ESI announce new distributor agreement European EMS group selects Tecnomatix eMPower solutions FEINFOCUS releases new FGUI version 2.2 with AVI ca