June 20, 2008 - Industry News
Global Portable Electronics
Continuous technological development, digital options, and declining price points are among reasons for the growth of portable electronic ...
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June 11, 2008 - Industry News
Report: China's IC Market
Research and Markets released an overview of the Chinese market for ICs, with focus on four key emerging markets: Shenzhen, Suzhou, Tianjin, ...
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May 28, 2008 - Industry News
April Book-to-Bill Continues Positive Track
IPC's combined (rigid and flex) industry book-to-bill ratio reached 1.01 in April 2008, representing a steady positive in 2008, which began ...
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May 5, 2008 - Industry News
TFI Upgrades ODM Forecast, Lowers EMS
Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) issued a mid-year update to its five-year growth predictions for electronics manufacturing, with the ...
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April 28, 2008 - Industry News
EMS Splits from Scanfil
In a move seen increasingly in the EMS space, the board of directors at Scanfil will carry out a split of the contract manufacturer's ...
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April 15, 2008 - Corporate News
Winners of 16th Annual SMT VISION Awards announced
SMT magazine offers greater technical depth than any other publication of its type, providing an up-close look at the electronics industry ...
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December 11, 2007 - Industry News
Frost & Sullivan Reports on SMD Placement
Frost & Sullivan released an analysis of pick-and-place, "Emerging Trends in SMD Placement," highlighting accuracy and modularity as key ...
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October 5, 2007 - Technology News
Where Are All the Engineers?
Following my May 2007 column,1 I received many calls confirming the direction of the EMS industry and voicing additional concerns on ...
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October 5, 2007 - Technology News
Samsung Increases Throughput on Flexible Platform
Dynatech Technology, Samsung's SMT Assembly Solutions distributor, will debut the SM411 and SM421 pick-and-place systems at Mexitrónica, ...
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October 2, 2007 - Technology News
Leica Integrates FusionOptics on Stereomicroscope
Leica Microsystems introduced the M205 C stereomicroscope line featuring proprietary FusionOptics imaging. It suits microelectronics ...
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October 1, 2007 - Technology News
Successful Jetting in SMT
Jetting is the process in which fluid is ejected rapidly through a nozzle, using the fluid momentum to break free from the nozzle. A ...
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September 26, 2007 - Technology News
Electroformed vs. Laser-cut: A Stencil Performance Study
There have been claims in the industry that laser-cut electroformed nickel foil blanks provide stencil print performance comparable to ...
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September 25, 2007 - Technology News
Nickel/Palladium/Gold - A Versatile Surface Finish
The transition to lead-free has focused increased attention on selecting an effective surface finish for printed wiring board (PWB) and IC ...
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August 27, 2007 - Technology News
Photovoltaic Conference Highlights Product Intros
The 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, September 3–7 in Milano, will feature an increased presence of electronics materials ...
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August 27, 2007 - Industry News
Trade Groups Lobby Specialty Metals Rule
The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) joined the Specialty Metals Availability Reform Team (SMART) coalition in filing ...
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July 24, 2007 - Industry News
Unovis Names Automation Partner
Unovis Solutions signed a strategic partnership with baumann Automation (Amberg, Germany) to expand its assembly solutions and global support ...
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July 24, 2007 - Industry News
CMK Expands Thailand Facility
CMK Corporation, a Japan-based PCB manufacturer, will invest 4 billion baht (12 billion yen — $99 million) to raise its production capacity ...
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July 20, 2007 - Industry News
Private Equity Acquires Selective Soldering Company
GaitherCapital acquired Robotic Process Systems, Inc. (RPS), which will become RPS Automation LLC under the new investor. GaitherCapital is ...
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July 19, 2007 - Industry News
ZESTRON Studies Cleaning Costs
ZESTRON compiled data from medium- to high-throughput in-line cleaning processes to determine "true" costs of assembly cleaning with ...
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July 18, 2007 - Technology News
Flux Residue & Selective Soldering
During wave soldering, much of the flux is washed off the PCB during; this is not the case in selective soldering. During selective ...
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July 18, 2007 - Industry News
TFI Finds EMS Returned to Profitability
Technology Forecasters, Inc. (TFI), released three "Quarterly Forum" reports, surveying the EMS/original design manufacturer (ODM) ...
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July 15, 2007 - Technology News
Software Automates Symbol Generation in PCB Design
Further automating the design process, specifically symbol creation, EMA Design Automation will offer Perception Software's SymXpert to ...
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July 11, 2007 - Industry News
TFI Finds EMS Returned to Profitability
Technology Forecasters, Inc. (TFI), released three "Quarterly Forum" reports, surveying the EMS/original design manufacturer (ODM) ...
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July 9, 2007 - Industry News
Free Paste Samples Promote Solder Market Debut
Manncorp will send a 250-g sample jar of any of its solder paste to promote the capital equipment company's debut in the solder paste ...
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July 6, 2007 - Industry News
Flex Up, Rigid PCBs Flat in May
Flex circuits recorded a May book-to-bill of 1.32, while rigid PCBs hit 0.98. The total PCB industry hovered at 1.01, according to IPC ...
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