Search Archives   Archive August 2004 All halls expected to be booked for electronicAsia 2004 in Hong Kong ASAT Holdings announces preliminary Q1 fiscal 2005 financial results  ASE plans another China plant for image sensor assembly AVX develops ultra-low profile battery connector CirTran receives new order from Washington Government Agency Future Trends Seminar proves popular MMC, Inc. launches STRATEGIUS communications service Mobile phone memory options to increase Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.; Q2 sales up 26.5% to $147.7 Million EPS up 580% to $1.92 New SmartRoll UnderStencil Wiping Material from JNJ Prototron Circuits adds new staff 2004 International Conference on Lead-Free Electronics - Call for papers AU Optronics on track to open plant ahead of time DEK announces first VectorGuard licensee Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Embedded Data Systems adds new wave analyser Goldman Sachs - Sanmina-SCI Seen As Top EMS 'To Year End', rates others New measurement solution from Agilent Technologies NPL consults with industry advisors on new materials programme NVIDIA expands Gelato sales network Orbotech announces Q2 results Schafer Electronics announces new staff Solectron to sell Microtechnology Business to Francisco Partners Sponsorship opportunities at International Conference on Lead-Free SSTC summer meeting concentrates on lead-free solder reliability Strong first half 2004 for the European Semiconductor Market Ya Hsin to set up second PCB production plant in China  3G wireless infrastructure equipment spending to double in 2004 Arrow Elects Fran Keeth To Its Board Of Directors Camtek announces Q2 2004 conference call Flat Information Displays Conference frog design to receive equity investment from Flextronics New modules and paralleling capabilities from Agilent Nordson Corporation Appoints Derrick Johnson as Director of Corporate Public Relations NVIDIA selects Agilent Technologies 93000 SOC Series for testing PCI Express-based graphics processors Orbotech develops first technology for parallel automatic PCB inspection and verification Price of large LCD monitors in summer melt down Samsung designs HDTV chip device Science Park needs space to grow Siliconix Reports 37% Increase in Sales and 64% Increase in Earnings for Second Quarter 2004 Tyco Electronics' David Wang to Present at NEPCON Shenzhen Valor Computerized Systems reports Q2 2004 results Vishay Reports Earnings for Second Quarter 2004  2001 stock options exercised to subscribe for Elcoteq shares Chinese design houses see changing roles within chip supply chain Horse Liu, iSuppli Corp DEK's new micron class Europa makes market debut Elcoteq announces incentive plans 2004 Elcoteq Network Corporation's interim report January - June 2004 Lack of production capacity impacting Tekom DSC OEM business Lauterbach extends support for Freescale MSC12X Controller Non-governmental sales of 3D displays to quadruple by 2010 Nordson Corporation raises dividend for Q4 2004 Quanta and Compal to miss 2004 notebook shipment targets Reptron Electronics, Inc. reports Q2 and six months results SigmaTron International, Inc. announces greater interest in SMT Unlimited Taiwan's economy slows down in June, CEPD reports Tyco Electronics' David Wang to present at NEPCON Shenzhen  Aspocomp Group interim report Bill Gates and Craig Barrett headline 2005 international CES conference program Celestica recognizes select suppliers with sixth annual 'Partners in Performance' awards Dover Corporation increases quarterly cash dividend Indium announces new agent in central New York Indium publishes cleaning solvent compatibility table iSuppli webinar - China KEIPER reduces costs and improves productivity with Agile PLM Major contract packaging manufacturer selects Camalot® XyflexPro® HVB system New agency agreement at Lloyd Doyle PLM insights and strategies shared at AGILITY Orlando Qualitek post etch punches sold in Taiwan Rogers Corp. to display advanced circuit materials at 2004 European Microwave Week SMTA Academy and Certification programs during Nepcon Texas SMTC and Ingenico-SA enter new multi year supply agreement Solectron announces remarketing of Debentures Underlying Equity Security Units US$548 million in stock buys ChipPAC for ST Assembly  Agile Chief Product Officer Chris Wong to present at 2004 Pacific Crest Technology Forum Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan ECS to focus on EMS business, including notebooks Orbotech to open the NASDAQ stock market Park Electrochemical Corp. appoints new independent auditor Record growth in the LCD semiconductor market expected to Ccontinue according to IDC RUWEL and FUBA under a common holding SMTEK International, Inc. to release 2004 Q4 and FY results on August 9, 2004 Taiwan's flat panel exports up 70% year-on-year Wistron to suspend PDA production, give priority to display products  Camtek announces Q2 results - record revenue of $17.4M Cobar signs Torenko & Associates rep for Texas DEK announces new flagship machine ECA monthly order index flattens in July EPC2004 Conference & Tutorial Program now available LaBarge, Inc. announces preliminary Q4 results and updates guidance New Mango plug-in announced from NVIDIA Reptron Electronics, Inc. announces new manufacturing relationship with clear-com SMTC restores profitability SMTEK International, Inc. reports record Q4 TSMC July sales set record high  Celestica first EMS provider to launch end-to-end Green Services solution Cypress CEO to Address Schwab Soundview Semiconductor Conference Hunter Technology announces Free Technical Seminars Interplex Industries and Stewart EFI establish joint venture IPCWorks 2004 Program announced ITT Industries launches new application guide Metro Nozzle Superstore now available mystory National Semiconductor Revises Revenue Outlook for First Quarter of Fiscal 2005 New illuminated pushbutton switch from ITT Industries Sanmina-SCI Awarded Longbow Apache AIU Contract SMTA Calendar of Events SMTA workshop on implementing Lead-free Taiwan's exports continue to climb Tier-Two ODMs - a segment and corporate review  Agilent Technologies to Host Webcast of Its Third-Quarter Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Results Investor Conference Call ASAT Holdings announces conference call for Q1 fiscal 2005 results Bliss Industries Inc. seeks new VP of Sales & Marketing Chinese growth slows; controls on credit remain Compal reports 65% July sales increase Cypress Expert to Discuss Lead-Free Deadlines at IPC/JEDEC Conference Declining Quanta revenues raise doubts about future success First-tier mobo shipments up 8.5% in July, to grow 10% in August Flextronics keeps Yageo upbeat despite Q2 earnings Henkel Technologies develops moulding compound High-tech professionals look south Indium Offers Pb-Free Readiness Assessment© Tool IRC develops rugged surge resistors SEC/N holds Member Conference  Agilent reports Q3 results BP Microsystems to exhibit at Globaltronics Compal's Q2 profits down 35% Contax exhibits at Medtec Ireland - Stand 406 Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Introbotics Announces Award of Patent on Automated TDR Test Technology IPC secures congressional funding for R&D Prototron Circuits Becomes ISO 9001:2000 Certified Rite Track hires Adrian Chew Soon Tok to manage Rite Track Asia Sanmina-SCI buys A6/16 flying probe tester from ECT Test Solutions Ltd appointed as Exclusive Distributor by Acculogic Test Solutions Ltd appointed as exclusive distributor by Landrex Technologies Tyco buys A2/16 flying probe tester from ECT  Chi Mei bets on slim-screen TV orders Circatex - two months on - keeping it under control. CirTran receives new orders for Wal-Mart IPTE NV reports positive operational result for the first half of 2004 PeopleSoft to set up RFID testing center Sanima-SCI axes 300 jobs in Scotland, says report Synapse SE and Siemens to collaborate Taiwan digital camera shipments experience a slowdown in Q2 2004   Asia Optical reportedly lands DSC order from Fujifilm Automation South to represent Cobar Solder Products in US Southeast BI Technologies develops linear sensor for Joint Strike Fighter Boom times continue in the Western European digital camera market, but tougher battles lie ahead, says IDC Enhanced Library Suite from Agilent Fujitsu develops world's first technologies enabling formation and multi-layering of high dielectric constant ceramic film on resin circuit boards Henkel Technologies introduces new thermal interface material Indium Corporation offers lead-free seminar KIC announces lead-free workshop Kingboard Chemical posts record 1H net profit MacDermid, Inc. dividend announcement Multek to acquire Sheldahl Read Asymtek's latest issue of Total Dispensing Solutions newsletter Shanghai chip-industry 1H sales almost double year-on-year SMTA LA/Orange County to focus on lead-free Solectron announces successful remarketing of Debentures Underlying Equity Security Units Speedline Technologies forms sales and marketing alliance with Tamura FA System Corporation Taiwan High Tech.Com Taiwan PCB makers retain strong relationships with leading handset vendors This week in the PCB industry  AIM announces formation of semiconductor packaging materials division Automation South to represent Cobar Solder Products Cemco-FSL announces sale of assembly line electronica 2004 starts online registration for attendees Elitegroup drops forecast for 2004 LaBarge awarded $3 miilion contract Lead free HASL sale announced M-FLEX provides earnings guidance for Q4 Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Asia Pacific Director of Product Sales Rohm and Haas appoints Gary O'Brien Tyco Printed Circuit Group resolves Clean Water Act violations in Connecticut  Artetch Circuits place order for three MicroCraft systems Automotive EMC 2004 mixes old with new Cemco FSL lead-free Quicksilver hot air leveller China has over 600 R&D centers set up by foreign firms China-based high-tech firms relocate to southern Taiwan DownStream Technologies announces CAM350 release 8.6 Elcoteq tightens and simplifies its operating model Henkel Technologies introduces Hysol GR828 Huawei's new contract with China Telecom to benefit Alpha and Hon Hai ISuppli announces 3D webinar JPSA introduces IX-1100 laser micromachining system Lite-On Technology celebrates 30th anniversary and opens new Neihu HQ MVP appoints East Coast Sales Engineer Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.; insider purchases 565,400 common shares Pemstar appoints Grant Thornton LLP as new independent auditors Sanmina-SCI delivers 2,500th Longbow Apache Helicopter System and Weapons Processor Viking announces new test facility  Agile reports Q1 results for fiscal 2005 AVX releases latest CV tables BenQ reports soaring profit China: 2Q digital camera shipments almost triple on-year CirTran Corp. posts more than 360% increase in Q2 production revenues Delphi and Parlex enter into strategic alliance to grow Military/Aerospace market presence DuPont recognizes Taconic with Plunkett Award Feinfocus announces new MD for Germany Flomerics' Version5 software first to integrate physical design in one environment Global LCD supply and demand - Q204 IPC headquarters to move in September Preventing cleanroom laundry costs from cleaning you out Tony Rutt and D.J. Netz Solectron to announce Q4 and Fiscal 2004 earnings Sept. 29 Viking Test Services announces sales WBI-FOX x-ray inspection system awarded 'Attendees' Choice' at SEMICON West 2004  Cleaning and lead-free: Latest Developments Compeq loses ATI's flip-chip substrate orders due to product defects CRT makers fight back in battle for TV market Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan ITT Industries delivers two-way surface mount Universal Contact Labtech teams with Dutch lab to present technical paper M-Flex choose HMS-Höllmüller New iSuppli service tracks U.S. plasma market and suppliers Solectron secures three-year, $500 Million revolving credit facility Speedline solutions to be featured in live assembly line at ATExpo 2004 Tru-Lon buy Emma tester from Viking Tyco Electronics premiers Mirae's MX-Series at ATExpo  Agilent to acquire Silicon Genetics Automotive EMC 2004 - discount period shortly expiring BenQ may secure rare Nokia orders Compal and Quanta secure phone orders for 2005 from Panasonic Cutthroat competition constrains PCB price increases JASON MA Dynatech Technology names Larry Groves as Technical Services Manager ESI names Ian Corr VP of Service Flextronics to host regularly scheduled mid-quarter conference call GBM selects HMS for copper and plating line Great Lakes increases antioxidant prices High-speed PCB and system design class to be held in Boston area Hofstetter AG purchases HMS immersion silver line Kester's David Torp to participate on upcoming JISSO Panel at ATExpo Plexus and SRI International form strategic alliance Read the August issue of LeadFree Magazine in EMSNow's Newsletter Central Sanmina-SCI appoints David L. White CFO SMTA Ohio Valley Chapter to focus on lead-free solutions Universal to exhibit Lightning machine at Globaltronics World-Class experts bring Toyota to Solectron  Asustek to remain largest motherboard vendor with a 50% market share China's DTV set production to grow eightfold by 2008 Cisco to acquire P-Cube, Inc. Fabrinet and Northlight Optronics sign three year agreement Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: disposal of interest in Stepmind NVIDIA products pass workshop compliance tests PC shipments continue year-on-year rise in CEMA in 2Q04, says IDC Solectron updates timing of Q4 and fiscal 2004 earnings announcement Speedline schedules free monthly webcast seminars Speedline Technologies announces new Eastern alliances Sypris declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share  Amkor completes acquisition of Unitive Aqueous Technologies introduces Vitrex ArthroCare successfully implements Agile PLM Asustek faces challenge from Foxconn for title of top graphics card provider Chinese language available at www.EMSNow.cn Flash memory competition tightens up in Q2 Indium Corporation holds Annual Technical Summit Loctite introduces new sealant for automotive electronics assembly March Plasma Systems Wins Award for the FlexTRAK(TM) System Network equipment maker Accton will stop outsourcing to Arcadyan by year-end New appointment at Three-Five Systems No lead - more cleaning Tom Forsythe- VP Kyzen Corporation Nordson announces record Q3 sales, net income as EPS increases 81% Parlex appoints key executive positions Taiwan PCB makers Csun and Tera Autotech record EPS of NT$1.08 and NT$4, respectively Teradyne to introduce new test heads at Broadband World Forum in Venice, Italy  Asymtek presents Conformal Coating & Fluid Dispensing Workshop Call for Papers for Ceramic Conference Compeq to issue new shares Elcoteq announces expansion of Tallinn, Estonia plant electronicAmericas 2005 grows by 20% Flextronics deflates inventory concerns, shares up Free procurement service from TechTour.net Labarge reports increases in fiscal 2004 March Plasma Systems announces 20th anniversary March Plasma Systems announces sale to US Circuit Inc New BenQ orders may benefit AUO PCB material maker Glotech Industrial raises its financial forecast Taiwan Hon Hai Q2 net seen up 14% on PC demand Wal-Mart deal not good for Taiwan notebook makers  Compal gets Acer in a fix Dominique Numakura's Newsletter from Japan Great Lakes Chemical names Terry Magid VP of Tax IPC releases new book-to-bill ratio and business report for July 2004 IPC tradeshows strong in 2005 Parlex announces Q4 and FY conference call Sparton releases Q4 results SR Telecom settles with Solectron over Netro UMC to fully acquire UMCi Wistron lowers its 2004 financial forecast from pre-tax profits to loss Agilent introduces logic analysis probe Defective Siemens phones will not affect OEM contracts E-Mobile acquires CHL Technologies Parlex reports Q4 and FY results - loss narrows as sales grow PCB maker UNiC receives orders from Nokia and Sampo PCB makers in dilemma over plant location Quanta's Q2 profit falls Speedline at SEMICON Taiwan 2004 Taiwan High Tech.Com Taiwan PCB makers to delay shipments due to water shortages caused by the typhoon Taiwan to have more than 50 listed PCB makers in 2005 TSMC Chairman lobbies government to relax China restrictions