We search for industry news, so you don't need to.   Home  I  News  I  Exclusives  I  Experts  I  White Papers  I  Circuitmart  I  Calendar  I  Advertising  I  Site Map July 30, 2010 Daily Circulation Over 42,000 Test Your Knowledge What season begins with the vernal equinox? Answer bottom right column. Letters Submit No letters for today. Industry Forums   Advantek Tape & Reel Material foc PCB Matrix.. then Valor.. Now Mentor Converting Auto Insertion (axial) Pb to Pb-free Equipment Mart Submit Agilent i 3070 Medalist ICT VP AOI Yestech Table Top AOI Air Vac Rework Station On This Day July 30, 1739 - German immigrant Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing. Earlier glass making in America, since1608, failed as the British Crown discouraged glass making in America by high taxes, so they could sell their own glass wares to the colonies. Cartoon of the Day "You have been accused of cruel and abusive behavior. Is it true you made your staff sit through a PowerPoint presentation?" Copyright © Randy Glasbergen Top Story   Microsoft Says Tablets Are 'Job One' Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer stressed to Wall Street analysts that the development of tablet computers outfitted with the ... Market Watch Industry News   Siemens pays ASM to buy SIPLACE Siemens AG said it plans to sell its Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems unit to a subsidiary of ASM International NV. The unit, which has 1,200 ... Bloomberg 15 unknowns for electronics companies Electronics manufacturers are enjoying resurgence in their business fortunes as rising sales and tight demand conditions boost profits ... 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Reuters Information technology in transition The end of Wintel They were the Macbeths of information technology (IT): a wicked couple who seized power and abused it in bloody and avaricious ways. Or so critics ... The Economist Circuitmart Videos on Demand Can Ultrasonic Cleaning Cause Damage? The use of qn ultrasonic system is causings damage to one ultra sensitive SMT component. Can you recommend an alternative? Board Talk Hand Soldering vs. Selective Wave Do you recommend a selective wave soldering process for an LCD glass display? Would the high heat cause thermal damage to the LCD? Ask the Experts The Graying White Plastic A plastic injection molding plant was suddenly seeing white plastic parts come out grey. What was causing the discoloration? Mysteries of Science Embedded Passives Become Mainstream Paper looks at barriers to the implementation of high performance embedded passives, focusing on embedded capacitor laminate materials. Tech Papers Can Your Body Heal Itself? 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