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Via unveils low-cost chips

Apr 06, 2001 | C3 processors for cheap PCs and laptops revealed

VIA Cyrix

VIA Cyrix

Richardson, Texas, USA

Manufacturer

Samsung Electronics Gets Behind QDR Standard

Apr 05, 2001 | Samsung Electronics, one of the world's largest manufacturers of memory chips, has announced backing for the QDR (quad data rate) high-speed memory chip standard and joined the team of four companies developing the technology.

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics

For over 70 years, Samsung has been dedicated to making a better world through diverse businesses. Our flagship company, Samsung Electronics, leads the global market in high-tech electronics manufacturing and digital media.

Suwon, South Korea

Manufacturer

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and IT industry and provide services associated with these products.

San Jose, CA, USA

Manufacturer's Representative

Philips Semiconductors to build new IC assembly and test plant in China

Apr 04, 2001 | Philips Semiconductors will further expand its presence in China by building a new IC (integrated circuit) assembly and test plant at the Suzhou Industrial Park in eastern China. The new plant is part of Philips Semiconductors' long-term attitude towards facility investment and will help meet the high anticipated demand for the company's semiconductor chips, which are used in a variety of applications including consumer electronics, communications, computing and automotive products. Completion of the two-phase construction is expected by 2006.

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

NXP Semiconductors N.V.

NXP is currently the fifth-largest non-memory semiconductor supplier globally, and the leading semiconductor supplier for the secure identification, automotive and digital networking industries.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Manufacturer

Delphi completes Eaton Switch acquisition

Apr 03, 2001 | Delphi Automotive Systems has announced purchase of the Vehicle Switch/Electronics Division of Eaton Corp. for US$300 million. The acquisition, which is expected to be financially accretive in its first year of ownership, immediately ranks Delphi among the top switch suppliers in the world, and positions the company to expand its switch business sales in automotive and other market segments.

Delphi Automotive Systems

Delphi Automotive Systems

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Other

Fujitsu Launches New Microcontrollers In F2MC Series

Apr 03, 2001 | Fujitsu Microelectronics today introduced three new 16-bit microcontrollers that combine a controller IC and driver IC in a single package for fluorescent display control in home and vehicle audio applications.

Fujitsu Electronics America, Inc

Fujitsu Electronics America, Inc

Fujitsu Electronics America, Inc. (FEA) is a leading semiconductor and electronics solutions provider for the automotive, communications, consumer, industrial and other markets throughout North and South America.

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Consultant / Service Provider, Manufacturer

Cirrus Logic Says Profits For Next Two Quarters Will Disappoint

Mar 30, 2001 | Semiconductor maker Cirrus Logic said on Friday it expects profits for the next two quarters to come in sharply below analysts' expectations, citing an inventory charge and a shift towards its lower-margin magnetic storage business.

Cirrus Logic, Inc. Austin

Flexible Fab Concept Provides Key to Micronas Expansion

Mar 29, 2001 | Huge crates containing semiconductor capital equipment may look curiously out of place standing in a parking lot in the midst of a dusty construction site. Likewise, the clanking of hammers and the din of drills may not be ordinary sounds emanating from behind the walls and windows of a Class 1 cleanroom. But such were the sights and sounds at Micronas late last November when MICRO toured the German semiconductor manufacturing facility.

Micronas Intermetall GmbH.

Micronas Intermetall GmbH.

Freiburg i. Br, Germany

Manufacturer

Intel Denies Buying Shares in Agere $3.6 Billion IPO

Mar 29, 2001 | Intel Corp. (INTC) did not buy shares in Wednesday's $3.6 billion initial public offering of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Agere Systems unit (AGRa), an Intel spokesman said, contradicting a report by cable news network CNBC.

Intel Corporation

Intel Corporation

Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.

Santa Clara, California, USA

Manufacturer

Korea's Samsung Elec To Cut 2001 Chip Capex-Report

Mar 29, 2001 | South Korea's major chipmaker Samsung Electronics (05930) has decided to cut its 2001 capital expenditure by one trillion won ($769.2 million) because of a slowdown in the global chip market, a local newspaper reported.

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics

For over 70 years, Samsung has been dedicated to making a better world through diverse businesses. Our flagship company, Samsung Electronics, leads the global market in high-tech electronics manufacturing and digital media.

Suwon, South Korea

Manufacturer

Motorola Invents Tunable LCD Technology

Mar 28, 2001 | Motorola has invented and demonstrated a new display mechanism for color reflective liquid crystal displays (RLCD), the type of display commonly found in portable electronic products such as cell phones and PDAs.

Motorola Mobility LLC.

Motorola Mobility LLC.

Motorola Mobility makes Android smartphones and Bluetooth accessories to keep people connected.

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Texas Instruments Starts 2001 With Product Awards and Internet Audio Design-Wins

Mar 28, 2001 | As the first quarter of 2001 comes to a close, the Internet Audio organization at Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) adds three industry accolades for its DSP technology from the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), MicroDesign Resources and EDN Magazine, as well as four new design-wins from consumer electronics manufacturers Sanyo, Thomson Multimedia, Digisette and Richfield Innovation Pte Ltd. (RFI). TI's award-winning DSP technology has become the overwhelming choice for Internet Audio players and can be found in products from eight of the ten largest consumer electronics manufacturers.

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational & Productivity Solutions business. T

Dallas, Texas, USA

Manufacturer

Inching Toward Automation

Mar 28, 2001 | The euphoria surrounding Web-based business-to-business (B2B) is passing in the wake of the dot-com crash, yet supply chain management (SCM) solutions still have considerable traction. SCM is taking off in industries as disparate as hospitality, automotive and consumer packaged goods.

Avnet Technology Solutions

Avnet Technology Solutions

Avnet is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 300 locations serving 70 countries worldwide.

Tempe, Arizona, USA

Distributor, Manufacturer

Philips Lighting intends to acquire AXA Lighting Ballast businesses in Mexico and Brazil

Mar 27, 2001 | Philips Lighting B.V., a subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with AXA, the Mexican multi-business conglomerate, with respect to the acquisition of the fluorescent lighting ballast operation of Lumisistemas (Mexico) and all lighting ballast activities of Helfont (Brazil). The transaction is subject to due diligence and customary regulatory approvals.

Philips Lighting Electronics

Philips Lighting Electronics

Philips is #1 in the global lighting market.

New York, New York, USA

IPC Releases Book-To-Bill Ratios For February 2001

Mar 27, 2001 | IPC today announced the U.S. Printed Wiring Board Industry Book-to-Bill Ratio for February 2001 was 0.79.

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

Tyco Electronics Releases First Connector For 10-Gigabit Transceivers

Mar 27, 2001 | Tyco Electronics today announced the release of the AMP PT70 connector, a 70-pin board-mounted card edge connector that will connect the new 10-Gigabit Ethernet pluggable fiber optic transceivers to the printed circuit board. The AMP connector's electrical input/output interface is based on XAUI (10G Attachment Unit Interface) protocols.

TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity

A technology leader in the world's fastest growing markets, helping connect power, data and signal in everything from automotive and aerospace to broadband communications, consumer, energy and industrial applications.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Manufacturer, Standards Setting / Certification, Training Provider

Hyundai Solidifies Entrenched Presence in Global Mobile Phone Market With New 8Mb Super Low-Power SRAM

Mar 26, 2001 | Hyundai Electronics Industries today announced the introduction of its 8Mb super low-power static random access memory (SRAM) product family, targeted for use in next-generation mobile handset and wireless communication devices. Manufactured using leading-edge, 0.18-micron process and chip scale package technologies, the new SRAM family addition solidifies Hyundai's entrenched presence in this market.

Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd

Micron Electronics Moves To Complete Transformation With Acquisition Of Interland And Plans To Sell Non-Hosting Businesses

Mar 26, 2001 | Micron Electronics and Interland today announced that the boards of directors for both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement. The combination of Interland and Micron Electronics' web hosting subsidiary, HostPro, creates a leading provider of business-class hosting solutions to the small and medium enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry. Micron Electronics also announced plans to sell its non-hosting businesses, Micronpc.com and SpecTek.

Micron Electronics Inc

Siemens to Form Joint Business Initiatives With Yazaki

Mar 26, 2001 | Siemens Automotive AG and the Yazaki Corp. are forming a worldwide cooperative initiative in electrical systems for passenger vehicles. The agreement with Yazaki involves two joint ventures for the sale, program management and development of vehicle electrical/electronic systems, for the combined global Siemens and Yazaki business at Ford Motor Co., BMW and Renault. A third joint venture will be dedicated to the manufacture of vehicle wiring harnesses. The transaction still requires regulatory and other approvals.

Siemens Process Industries and Drives

Siemens Process Industries and Drives

Siemens industrial manufacturing software, process automation, and automation and drives technology increases flexibility, cuts market launch lead time, and significantly reduces energy for manufacturing companies.

Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

Consultant / Service Provider, Manufacturer, Training Provider

New!! eLearn Books

Mar 23, 2001 | A new product line has been just released by SMT Plus called the TechEdge eLearn Books. These are not simply books, but combine books with online delivery of the content using full multimedia. How it works is the purchaser receives a book full of color images and text for the topic. Inside the book is a simple form that is filled out and sent to SMT Plus where they are setup with a User ID and password they may use for one year to access the course through the Internet. The books acts as the student guide and later as a reference source.

SMT Plus Inc.

SMT Plus Inc.

SMT Plus offers online and onsite technical training in addition to selling technical publications for SMT design and manufacturing. SMT Plus is a leader in supplying land pattern libraries to the industry.

Scotts valley, California, USA

Virginia's Gubernatorial Candidate Warner Visits PCSM

Mar 22, 2001 | Virginia Democratic Gubernational candidate Mark Warner recently visited printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer and IPC member Printed Circuit Solutions Manufacturing (PCSM), in Galax, Virginia.

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

Congress Overturns OSHA's Costly Ergonomics Program Standard

Mar 20, 2001 | IPC members who contacted their representatives saw their effort pay off when the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted to pass a joint resolution of the disapproval of OSHA's Final Rule on Ergonomics. President George W. Bush has said he will sign the legislation into law.Congress has overturned the Final Ergonomics Standard published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

WebQuote and Valor Partner in Online PCB eCommerce Solution; ODB++ Supports the b2b Procurement Process in PCB Industry

Mar 20, 2001 | Valor Computerized Systems today announced an agreement with WebQuote Software to develop an integrated, web-enabled PCB procurement solution driven directly from the design engineer's desktop. Based on the ODB++ high-level data exchange format, this new service will provide OEMs and contract manufacturers with online PCB procurement services supported by data automatically extracted from Valor's DFM and assembly and test software, Enterprise 3000 and Trilogy 5000.

Valor Computerized Systems

Valor Computerized Systems

We are a global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain.

Yavne, Israel

Consultant / Service Provider

Valor Announces New Enterprise Release for DFM and Physical Design Verification

Mar 20, 2001 | Valor Computerized Systems today announced powerful new functionality in release 6.0 of its Enterprise 3000 DFM software for PCB physical design verification. This release is focused on improving collaboration between OEMs and electronics manufacturers in generating optimized PCB design manufacturing data for right-first-time production.

Valor Computerized Systems

Valor Computerized Systems

We are a global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain.

Yavne, Israel

Consultant / Service Provider

Interim Report Philips On First Quarter of 2001

Mar 20, 2001 | The weakness in the U.S. economy and the slowdown in telecommunication and PC markets that was already mentioned on February 8 in the outlook paragraph of the 2000 Annual Report of Royal Philips Electronics, has continued further in recent weeks.

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips EMT is a leading manufacturer of SMT equipment

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

Manufacturer

Precision PCB Services, Inc. adds BGA Rework Training to their Service Line

Mar 20, 2001 | Precision PCB Services announced today that they are now providing BGA Component Rework Training. This course is designed for students that require hands-on skill and knowledge to reliably remove and install many types of the most complex BGA components.

Precision PCB Services, Inc

Precision PCB Services, Inc

Products, services, training & consulting for the assembly, rework & repair of electronic assemblies. BGA process experts. Manufacturers Rep, Distributor & Service Provider for Seamark/Zhuomao and Shuttle Star BGA Rework Stations.

Oroville, California, USA

Consultant / Service Provider, Equipment Dealer / Broker / Auctions, Manufacturer's Representative, Training Provider

IMAPS' Comprehensive Industry Guide Available Online

Mar 19, 2001 | The IMAPS Industry Guide, a comprehensive listing of products and services for over 600 organizations, is now available electronically and free of charge. The Guide provides a valuable resource and searchable database of not only IMAPS member companies but non-member companies as well. It is anticipated that by 2002 the Guide will feature over 1200 companies.

International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS)

International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS)

The largest society dedicated to the advancement and growth of microelectronics and electronics packaging technologies. IMAPS produces numerous workshops, conferences, professional development courses, and exhibitions.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

Association / Non-Profit

Newly Patented, Affordable Substrate Support System Available

Mar 15, 2001 | Production Solutions announced its new Red-E-Set substrate support system for screen printers producing single- and double-sided printed circuit boards. The patented Red-E-Set system uses a spring-loaded pin support system to increase throughput, reduce defects and eliminate board flex.

Production Solutions

Production Solutions

Production Solutions, Inc., manufacturer of the RED-E-SET Universal Board Support System for all Printers and Chipshooter, Dispensers and Placement machines.

Poway, California, USA

Manufacturer

Valor Opens New European HQ & Appoints New Country Manager for Germany

Mar 15, 2001 | Valor Computerized Systems announced the opening of its new European headquarters and the appointment of Stefan Benz as Country Manager for Germany. In his new role Stefan Benz is responsible for sales and customer services in Germany, for Valor's PCB DFM physical verification and CAM solutions.

Valor Computerized Systems

Valor Computerized Systems

We are a global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain.

Yavne, Israel

Consultant / Service Provider

Tyco International To Acquire The CIT Group

Mar 14, 2001 | Tyco International, The CIT Group have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Tyco will acquire CIT in a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange.

TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity

A technology leader in the world's fastest growing markets, helping connect power, data and signal in everything from automotive and aerospace to broadband communications, consumer, energy and industrial applications.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Manufacturer, Standards Setting / Certification, Training Provider

Warehouse and Distribution Benchmarks

Mar 13, 2001 | CEERIS' latest benchmarking report "Warehouse/Distribution Benchmarking Survey" focuses on an essential link in the supply chain for electronics assembly. The report covers all essential metrics defining the activities linked to W/D for printed circuit assemblies: storage, receiving, picking and kitting, shipping, interface with manufacturing, and inventory management.

Ceeris International, Inc

Ceeris International, Inc

CEERIS International is a consulting firm with twenty years of expertise in electronics assembly.

Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Consultant / Service Provider

IMAPS 2001 Exhibits Nearly Sold Out!

Mar 13, 2001 | The Exhibition Hall of IMAPS 2001, The 34th International Symposium on Microelectronics, is 80% sold out, according to John Graves, General Chair of the symposium. "We are well ahead of our goal for this time, and have even outstripped our progress for last year" he stated. "We're excited, because it's going to be a terrific show and symposium, with more than 350 exhibitor booths and a cutting-edge technical conference." IMAPS 2001 takes place this coming October 9 - 11, 2001 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD USA.

International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS)

International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS)

The largest society dedicated to the advancement and growth of microelectronics and electronics packaging technologies. IMAPS produces numerous workshops, conferences, professional development courses, and exhibitions.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

Association / Non-Profit

KIC Pilot Wins More Awards

Mar 05, 2001 | The KIC-Pilot automated reflow oven setup software has won the 2001 EP&P Excellence Award for Electronics Assembly Equipment and Accessories. Gathering further accolades, KIC also was awarded the 2001 EP&P Grand Excellence Award. This award is given to the new product which received the highest overall score from the panel of industry experts.

KIC Thermal

KIC Thermal

KIC's provides products and services designed to improve a variety of thermal monitoring, profiling and process control applications.

San Diego, California, USA

Consultant / Service Provider

Viscom Announces Strategic Cooperation With Advanced X-Ray Incorporated (AXI)

Mar 01, 2001 | Viscom has announced a strategic cooperation with Advanced X-Ray Incorporated (AXI) of Buford, Georgia, USA. Representatives of both companies met in Hanover, Germany in November 2000.

Viscom AG

Viscom AG

A leading provider of industrial image processing (AOI and AXI) Automated Optical and X-ray inspection equipment.

Hanover, Germany

Manufacturer

Philips and MJI Announce Measures To Strengthen Marantz Business

Mar 01, 2001 | Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) and Marantz Japan Inc. (MJI) jointly announce that MJI intends to buy from Philips the Marantz trademark and the European and American sales organizations. The transaction is due to take effect in the coming months. In addition, Philips intends to sell 1.5% of its shareholding in Marantz Japan Inc. in due consultation with MJI, effectively reducing its share from 50.5% to 49%.

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips EMT is a leading manufacturer of SMT equipment

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

Manufacturer

Call For Papers Issued For IPC Annual Meeting Technical Conference

Feb 27, 2001 | IPC has announced a call for papers for the IPC Annual Meeting, which takes place October 8-13, 2001, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

TYCO International To Present At Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference

Feb 27, 2001 | Tyco International's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer L. Dennis Kozlowski will make a presentation to institutional investors on Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 8:45 am EST as a participant in the Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City.

TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity

A technology leader in the world's fastest growing markets, helping connect power, data and signal in everything from automotive and aerospace to broadband communications, consumer, energy and industrial applications.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Manufacturer, Standards Setting / Certification, Training Provider

Flextac Self-Adhesive Stencils Simplify BGA Rework

Feb 26, 2001 | Innovative Flextac Stencils simplify BGA rework. These self-sticking laser cut, polymer solder paste stencils use a residue-free adhesive similar to Post-it Notes to seal around BGA pads to ensure that solder paste will not bleed under the stencil when the paste is applied. Disposable Flextac Stencils are easy to use and will not leave any residue on the board surface.

Circuit Technology Center, Inc.

Circuit Technology Center, Inc.

Circuit board repair and rework services, tools and training.

Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Distributor, Manufacturer, Standards Setting / Certification, Training Provider

Philips Launches USD 2.5 Billion Global Commercial Paper Program

Feb 26, 2001 | Royal Philips Electronics is launching a USD 2.5 billion Global Commercial Paper Program (CP Program). Under this Program, Philips will issue commercial paper notes ("Notes") worldwide, which will be sold through a number of dealers. With maturities up to 365 days, it will provide an additional and flexible financing source, which Philips will use for general corporate purposes.

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips Electronic Manufacturing Technology

Philips EMT is a leading manufacturer of SMT equipment

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

Manufacturer

APEX 2001 Receives Wide Acclaim From Exhibitors

Feb 26, 2001 | IPC has received overwhelming praise from IPC SMEMA Council Electronics Assembly Process Exhibition and Conference (APEX) 2001 exhibitors. With more than 12,900 total visitors (attendees and exhibitors), this second-year event saw an increase of more than 20 percent in overall attendance from the 2000 event. The 394 exhibitors filled more than 168,000 net square feet of exhibit space at the San Diego Convention Center.

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

APEX 2002 Technical Program Comitee Announced

Feb 26, 2001 | IPC has announced the technical program committee for the IPC SMEMA Council's Electronics Assembly Process Conference & Exhibition (APEX) 2002, which takes place January 22-24, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

IPC is the trade association for the printed wiring board and electronics assembly industries.

Bannockburn, Illinois, USA

Association / Non-Profit, Events Organizer, Training Provider

Kermit Aguayo Joins Process Sciences as Senior Consultant

Feb 25, 2001 | Kermit Aguayo, a leading industry consultant with considerable experience in Ball Grid Arrays, SMT and TH processes, as well as root cause failure analysis, has joined Process Sciences, Inc. as Senior Consultant. In his new affiliation with the company, Mr. Aguayo will bring the benefit of his experience to assisting Process Sciences' customers with process and electronics manufacturing issues.

Process Sciences, Inc.

Process Sciences, Inc.

SMT & PCBA Laboratory Services, X-ray inspection, BGA rework, BGA Reballing, Solder Failure Analysis, SMT Assembly Process Validation, SMT Assembly Process Training & Consulting.

Leander, Texas, USA

Consultant / Service Provider, Manufacturer, Research Institute / Laboratory / School

Process Sciences Announces "SMT Bootcamp" Training Course Schedule

Feb 22, 2001 | Process Sciences (PSI) has announced the schedule for upcoming "SMT Bootcamp" courses. These highly popular, 2 day intensive training courses provide in-depth, practical process understanding to persons interested in ensuring quality in electronic assemblies.

Process Sciences, Inc.

Process Sciences, Inc.

SMT & PCBA Laboratory Services, X-ray inspection, BGA rework, BGA Reballing, Solder Failure Analysis, SMT Assembly Process Validation, SMT Assembly Process Training & Consulting.

Leander, Texas, USA

Consultant / Service Provider, Manufacturer, Research Institute / Laboratory / School

Chase Corporation Forms Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Group to Target New England

Feb 21, 2001 | Chase Corporation has announced the newly formed Chase EMS Group, based in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and is rapidly emerging as a high quality provider of electronics manufacturing services in the New England region.

Chase Corporation

Chase Corporation

A global manufacturer of tapes, laminates, sealants and coatings for high reliability applications, and provides contract assembly services for the electronics industry.

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Consultant / Service Provider

5 Steps to Lead-Free Soldering Advanced Technology Tour Underway

Feb 20, 2001 | Vitronics Soltec officially introduced its "5 Steps" program to successful lead-free soldering implementation at APEX 2001, and kicked off its European Advanced Technology Tour to bring the company's message and method to the world. The "5 Steps" is a step by step program developed by Vitronics Soltec's Technology Group and proven successful in multiple production manufacturing environments.

Vitronics Soltec

Vitronics Soltec

Global manufacturer of XPM Reflow Ovens, ZEVA Selective Soldering and Delta Wave Soldering Equipment.

Camdenton, Missouri, USA

Manufacturer

Philips Announces Sale of its Battery Manufacturing Activities

Feb 20, 2001 | Philips Lighting BV has entered into a final agreement to sell its 50% ownership of the battery manufacturing joint ventures PMBC (Philips Matsushita Battery Corporation) in Belgium and PMBP (Philips Matsushita Batteries Poland) in Poland to Matsushita Battery Industry, its joint venture partner, for EUR 42 million. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

Philips Lighting Electronics

Philips Lighting Electronics

Philips is #1 in the global lighting market.

New York, New York, USA

Aegis Industrial Software Announces OEM Agreement With Omron Electronics

Feb 16, 2001 | Aegis Industrial Software announces an OEM agreement with Omron Electronics. Under this agreement, CircuitCAM will be the only CIM product that Omron Electronics will recommend to its customers for CAD, Gerber, and ASCII/Centroid data conversion. Omron will offer CircuitCAM software with its VT-WIN Printed Circuit Board Inspection System to allow total integration into a CIM environment.

Aegis Industrial Software Corporation

Aegis Industrial Software Corporation

Developers of State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Enterprise Automation Software

Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA

Consultant / Service Provider

KIC Pilot Wins 2000 SMT Vision Award

Feb 16, 2001 | KIC has been awarded the 2000 SMT Vision Award in the software category for its KIC-Pilot automated reflow oven setup software. The Vision Award for the KIC-Pilot is KIC's second in three years. In 1998, KIC's Auto-Predict Software Option won the SMT Vision Award for software.

KIC Thermal

KIC Thermal

KIC's provides products and services designed to improve a variety of thermal monitoring, profiling and process control applications.

San Diego, California, USA

Consultant / Service Provider

Juki's High-Speed Flexible Assembler Combines Fine-Pitch Assembly With Chipschooter Speed

Feb 16, 2001 | Juki Automation Systems has introduced the KE-2020, a high-speed flexible assembler designed to place small and odd shaped components, as well as standard components, at optimum speed. The KE-2020 is equipped with a high-speed four-nozzle head for placing components and has one fine-pitch placement head with one nozzle capable of placing 0201 components, micro BGAs, CSPs and other odd-shaped components.

Juki Automation Systems

Juki Automation Systems

Juki Automation Systems Inc. is one of the worlds leading SMT placement companies with over 45,000 machines installed worldwide and is the pioneer of the modular automated assembly line. see www.jukiamericas.com for more info.

Morrisville , North Carolina, USA

Manufacturer

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