Search Archives  Archive December 2004 Asahi manufactures drop in lead-free line CTS purchasing Smtek International Display Industry's elite gathers at FID 2004 EIPC Winter Conference Barcelona 2005 - Early bird deadline is December 17 Elcoteq prepares subordinated notes issue Indium Corporation appoints new Technical Manager in China Institutional Investor Acquires 7.9% Stake in Nam Tai Subsidiary JIC Integrated Performance Systems completes merger with Lone Star Circuits LaBarge wins $1.4million contract MIMOT introduces EasyTurn router New copper plater at PAL New lead-free book released Preco Electronics awarded 2004 Lincoln Bronze Award Quanta beats Compal for 2005 HP NB orders, say industry players Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems and Rochester Institute of Technology partner to offer new lean manufacturing training Zuken releases upgraded Enterprise PCB design suite Accuplace provides solution Agilent announces analysis module ASAT Holdings schedules conference call ASYS to introduce SMD Screen Printer Board-Lok molded tooling from Transition Automation FabFile Online goes global HP places major 2005 notebook order with Quanta IPC releases book-to-bill and business report for October 2004 Microsoft going macro in India with research facility Rheinmetall deploys Agile PLM Success for microstructure specialist in European R&D initiative Webplan RapidResponse(TM) receives SAPÂ? ABAP add-on certification AIM appoints Repstronics as representative in Mexico Arima Computer ships over 100,000 notebooks in November Asustek transforming into major notebook vendor Chinpoon orders the third electroless copper line in succession Circatex buries the past to focus on the future CirTran appoints an industry veteran as Director of Corporate Quality Contax demonstrates strong growth by recruiting 10 new staff Design community to learn, network and increase industry visibility ECS projects mobo and notebook shipment growth in 2005 Fujitsu say procurement budget in Taiwan to increase in FY 2004 HMS achieves an increase in turnover of 40% Lead-free and RoHS developments in China Lenthor Engineering announces the signing of Orion Registrar, Inc. for ISO auditing. Pre-budget supports British hi-tech industry President of Rohm & Haas steps down Sanmina-SCI's automotive manufacturing facility in Germany achieves ISO/TS 16949 certification SIPLACE - putting the 'X' into APEX Speedline announces new Chinese language version of website Systems Division awarded $3 million in case against Teknek Electronics TTM Technologies, Inc. announces completion of public offering by certain shareholders USPCA special Minnesota member meeting announced   Asahi Solder introduces Lead-free ultra-fine pitch printing solder paste Assembleon support helps Siemens Bocholt to win Standort-Champion award 2004 Celestica lean operations Cobar Solder Products appoints Bob Silveri Applications Manager Design duo building bridges to success! Express Manufacturing granted MANA membership Fujitsu to set up R&D center in Taiwan Huub van Dun appointed President of Enthone Inc. IMS appoints Johnson Company reps in Dakotas JNJ announces sale of cleaning system to Watlow Lenthor Engineering announces signing of Orion for ISO auditing. New current sense resistor from Stackpole Prestwick strengthens Operations Team Yield improvements and higher manufacturing throughputs achieved at Tianjin OEM 2004 - A vintage year for most chipmakers Agilent to host webcast of its 2004 Analyst Day Asustek starts delivering Nvidia nForce 4 SLI motherboards AvW Group announces new manager Compal enjoys revenue high in November, buoyed by strong handset shipments DEK and Stork join forces to develop electroform stencils EMS - destination India IDC study shows RFID deployments accelerating in 2005 iSuppli predicts 4.7 percent chip growth in 2005 Measurement innovations from Agilent Merix to announce Q2 results on December 21, 2004 Park Electrochemical Corp. announces appointment of Louis J. Stans as VP of Engineering Speedline appoints JÃ?rgen Spahn as V P Europe Taiwan handset-component manufacturers post mixed consolidated revenues in November Wistron to reduce business units from six to three 2004 International Wafer-Level Packaging Congress announces best paper Aspocomp makes Rami Raulas senior VP, Sales & Marketing BenQ aims to double brand sales ECA monthly order index bounces again in November Global companies form strategic alliance IBM-Lenovo PC manufacturing deal may mean new battle for OEM orders Inventec aims to attain 65% on-year growth in its 2004 revenues on strong NB orders Inventec Appliances lands ODM order for high-end handset model from Europe-based vendor Lauterbach debugger now supports NEC V850 processors Lead free at IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and the Designers Summit Mainland China achieves 320 million mobile phone subscribers Printar and Schmidt Electronics sign distribution agreement Robert Cremin and Mary Winston to join Dover Corporation's Board as Independent Directors Rohm and Haas to present webcast Sigmatron reports results for Q2 SMTA announces recipient of International Excellence in Leadership Award Solectron to announce Q1 results Assembly companies cope with skilled-labor shortage Evan Chi, iSuppli CirTran receives new order for Ramstein Air Force Base First EMSNow webinar attracts industry professionals from all over the world Indium Corporation holds distributor meeting in UK Nordson announces 4Q results, EPS up 36% Orbotech receives major order from LG Electronics Q Comm International engages Shera Technology Rhythm and Hues standardises on NVIDIA graphics systems Sanmina-SCI may keep IBM Manufacturing Deal, says report Speedline Technologies enhances European sales force TSMC says November revenue rose 13.4 Pct. Acer could benefit from Lenovo-IBM deal Both ECS and USI not worried about impact on IBM-related orders ESI recieves supplier award from Samsung HK Kingboard extends offer deadline to Elec&Eltek shareholders Integrated Performance Systems, Inc. retains investment bank WestPark Capital, Inc. to advise on financings and strategic initiatives Lenovo to acquire IBM PC division Merix acquires Data Circuit Systems, Inc. PC market expected to grow by 10% in 2005, according to IDC Q Comm International provides additional details on manufacturing pact with Shera Quanta disappoints investors with November revenues Taiex advances in anticipation of more orders TSMC November sales report shows small dip Agile PLM helps AMX Corporation accelerate Time to Market APEX product news - part 1 ASYS to receive Siplace Partnership Award from Siemens AVX awards Tech-Trek annual representative star of the year China exported 111 million handsets in January-October 2004 Cisco Systems celebrates 20 years of innovation Compeq Manufacturing attains shipment growth on rising HDI handset board orders FCI designs 280-Position PCI Express card edge connectors Firan Technology Group Corporation completes U.S. acquisition LaBarge named manufacturer of the year MVP Customer wins prestigious award Sources say three Taiwan handset makers lose ODM handset orders from Siemens Synthon selects Agile to drive quality management Transition Automation`s December Newsletter posted in Newsletter Central 2004 International Printed Circuit and Electronics Assembly Fair Agilent Reiterates 1Q Guidance Are electronics companies on target for lead-free RoHS deadlines? CeTaQ Americas to introduce CmController Compact5 at APEX 2005 Frost & Sullivan to host electronic components outlook on Thursday Honeywell to offer to acquire Novar for Ã?Â?1.2 Billion Increased 4th quarter sales for CirTran's high volume division New DEK Website launched NVIDIA honoured by Fabless Semiconductor Association Speedline Technologies enhances European sales force Speedline Technologies to introduce next generation stencil printer at APEX 2005 Tamura to introduce lead-free selective soldering system at APEX TechLab Learning launches to recycle used computing equipment VJ Technologies to highlight Summit VJE1800 at APEX   2005 International CES keynotes Arima Computer revamps corporate structure, focusing on notebook production Asustek cooperates with Foxconn in notebook production AT&S reorganises its communications department Cogiscan introduces RFID smart feeder retrofit kit Flextronics announces management change - Thomas J. Smach promoted to CFO Flextronics buys Deccanet , says report InterLatin to provide service and support for Vitronics Soltec in Mexico Inventory correction impacts semiconductor suppliers iSuppli releases November edition of EMS and ODM Monitor Jabil Circuit to announce Q1 earnings Juniper Networks appoints former Flextronics CFO Lauterbach opens new Italian subsidiary NPL seeks partners for new reliability project Optovia selects Agile Advantage Seven industry leaders assume IPC Steering Committee roles Stackpole Electronics launches new catalogue Unitech to ship 65 million handset PCBs in 2004, up 50% on-year Universal Instruments to demonstrate new products at APEX Avnet Electronics Marketing wins Rain Bird Supplier Award Commitment to quality earned ASUS over 1,000 awards and recommendations in 2004 FIC to consolidate its notebook production in China FIT ranked 42nd in fastest growing Silicon Valley companies FLO/PCB Version2 software released Frost & Sullivan to host 'Electronic Components Outlook' today Heraeus to display lead-free product range at APEX Indium Corporation releases Halide-Free VOC-Free Wave Solder Flux New pick+place machines from Essemtec Sanmina-SCI Guadalajara recognized as an international contributor with key export programs Webplan to target Electronics Manufacturers with Hewlett Packard Worldwide PC market to double by 2010, says Forrester Research AT&S selects Camtek's Dragon Axiom earn first UK lead-free Kitemark China's foundries face global cooling trend Flex and flex rigid - a BPA report Henkel introduces new lead-free compatible Loctite surface mount adhesive ITRI and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) renew cooperation agreement Microtek standardizes on BP Microsystems programming equipment Park Electrochemical Corp. announces relocation of corporate office PEMSTAR promotes Roy A. Bauer to President Sanmina lays off 60 at Owego plant, says Press & Sun-Bulletin report Soldertec Global announces lead-free solder awards winners TPV's purchase of Philips unit places it in top spot Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending to decline by 15% in 2005, says Gartner Aspocomp's share capital registered with trade register Compal president predicts panel industry may rebound in 1Q 2005 CTS Corporation announces price per share for merger agreement DRAM market slows, but keeps growing Interplex to double size of Mexican facility Issue of Elcoteq's subordinated notes announced Kyzen introduces Cybersolv maintenance cleaner aerosol LG.Philips launches second LCD line in Nanjing Making a name pays off for BenQ Nortech Systems updates Q4 and FY expectations Sanmina-SCI announces delay in filing of annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended October 2, 2004 SMTA International 2004 - Best papers announced Sypris elects William G. Ferko to Board of Directors Taiwan High Tech Tis the season for Notebook PCs Advanced Circuits to end 2004 with just 79 late shipments ASL announces new integration capabilities CeTaQ certifies accuracy of Speedline's MPM Accela Printer Elcoteq and Thomson enter long-term outsourcing agreement Flextronics to report Q3 results Jabil reports Q1 results - Posts record net revenue & earnings Mentor Graphics meets demand with advanced design capabilities for flex and rigid-flex boards O.C. White announces full spectrum lighting for lead-free assembly Printar Ltd. chosen by World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneer Rising equipment procurement demands put pressure on PCB makers Rohm & Haas CFO recovering from surgery Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials names Chris Milton as General Manager, Circuit Board Technologies Europe Suppliers worried about Abit's financial situation Taiwan PCB makers request component makers to quote in US dollars to avoid exchange loss Universal Instruments named a 'Most Influential Enterprise' in China Agile Software and Lucent Technologies recognized by APICS AMI offers fully automated, high speed RFID screen printers AVANTEC develops new VOC-free flux for lead-free soldering BTU International to present at Needham & Company Growth Conference Camtek's parent company announces private offering to Israeli investors Compeq and Unitech say December handset-PCB shipments may drop sequentially IBM PC purchase boosts Lenovo's stature Nancy Dang, iSuppli Jabil breaks ground on two Asia expansions Merix Corporation Announces Results for Second Quarter FY 2005 Mindready Solutions joins JTAG Technologies Third-Party Applications Program Monthly series of webinars offered by Speedline Technologies Rogers Corporation updates guidance for Q4 Second International Wafer-level Packaging Congress announced SensArray introduces solutions for solder reflow applications Solectron announces Q1 results - returns to profitArima lands notebook motherboard orders from Toshiba Combinational stencils satisfy current and next-generation needs ESI announces Fiscal 2005 Q2 results ESI delivers first 9835 UV laser memmory-repair system Experts to explore biggest SMT manufacturing process challenges in new, free technical web cast seminars FEINFOCUS named one of Connecticut's fastest growing technology companies Linksys says procurement budget in Taiwan to grow 30% in FY2005 Motorola cuts orders to Compal Communications, sources say Palomar supplies optoelectronic and complex packaging assembly equipment to Fabrinet Park Electrochemical reports Q3 results PCB maker Yeu Hwan is scheduled to list on TSE next month SigmaTron earns quality certification for medical devices at Fremont facility Solectron helps store it all Solectron to hold annual stockholders' meeting Sparton announces Sonobuoy contract awards from the US Navy Stock options exercised to subscribe for Elcoteq shares Taconic names new leader for Advanced Dielectric Division Tapco adds quality and IT experts to management team CorinTech awarded BSI Kitemark IPC-A- 610C Licence Dage's XD7500 and XD7600 Digital X-Ray at APEX DDR2 memory connector from FCI DEK 2004 stencil shipments approach 75,000 Dover acquires Datamax Corporation 'No Fakes Pledge' campaign to be stepped up Top-four Taiwan makers to ship over 100 million motherboards in 2005 Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC. forms strategic alliance Asustek's shipment target of 10-12 million graphics cards in 2005 means more competition AVX highlights suite of products BenQ Corp thrives on its brand name Celestica on Lean Operations FEINFOCUS completes 2004 global technical seminar series Flopack Version 5 supports new JEDEC thermal testing standard Mentor Graphics expands R&D work in India Parlex and Infineon to form JV company Speedline Technologies experts to present technical papers, training programs and host informative seminars at APEX 2005 AU Optronics denies production plan Compal flat-panel TV and projector shipments to more than double in '05 Dell and Foxconn expanding operations in northeast China HTC gets SX66 PDA phone order from Siemens Mobile Intel boosts investment in the Digital Home Park Electrochemical Corp. announces stock sale by president and CEO PCB maker NEE to start shipping heat-dissipation boards for IBM and Agilent Sanmina-SCI issues revised Q4 and FY results and announces filing of fiscal 2004 form 10-K annual report Agilent Technologies' oscilloscopes named 2004 Product of the Year Cisco and its employees to contribute in excess of US$2.5 million toward humanitarian aid and rebuilding efforts in Earthquake and Tsunami region CrystalQ introduces sapphire reclaim services for GaN grown wafers Dupont Flexible Circuit Materials sues Thinflex in Taiwan for patent infringement Fabless Semiconductor Association announces winners of 2004 awards IPC releases new book-to-bill ratios and IMS/PCB business report for November 2004 Leading IPC makers placing more reliance on ODM orders Orbotech receives major order from Quanta Display, Inc for Gen 6 AOI Systems Texas Instruments makes $500,000 donation to aid Tsunami relief efforts Vishay and SI Technologies sign merger agreement Zi Corporation licenses embedded text input technologies to EMS provider