We search for industry news, so you don't need to.   Home  I  Site Map  I  News  I  Corporate News  I  Exclusives  I  Experts  I  Equipment Mart  I  Calendar  I  Newsletter May 14, 2008 Fluid dispensing you can trust why? Because we know more about bench top efficiency At OK International we’ve been delivering reliable and diverse Fluid Dispensing equipment for over 40 years. From disposable accessories through to microprocessor-controlled dispensing systems, all our components are dependable, precise and will work within your budget. 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Viscom's 8M camera technology not only inspects 01005 components… Viscom Industry News   India to play key role in HP strategy The combined entity of HP and EDS in India will have over Rs 15,000 crore in revenues and over 56,000 employees, taking it a notch closer ... The Economic Times Foxconn revenues up over 21% on year in April Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) posted revenues of NT$102.87 billion (US$3.34 billion) in April, down 1.3% from the ... DigiTimes Hitachi losses grow, seeks HDD turnaround Japan's Hitachi Ltd. tumbled to a quarterly loss on slow TV sales and a tax writedown but said on Tuesday it would rebound to a profit this ... EETimes Shakeout seen in DRAM module area Not yet. But the DRAM module business is finally improving after a dreadful campaign in 2007. The problem is that the big suppliers are ... EETimes Notebooks chips to increase The PC microprocessor market is heading for an inflection point late this year or early next year, when, for the first time, the number of micro ... ITWeb Microsoft slams OEMs over XP SP3 install cock-up Microsoft has blamed computer makers for the Windows XP service pack three (SP3) install debacle that has wreaked havoc on PCs. The firm ... Channel Register China earthquake halts some high-tech production The massive earthquake that devastated parts of China's Sichuan region on Monday halted activities at several high-tech manufacturing facilities ... EETimes Can EDS Remain Vendor-Neutral Under HP's Thumb? Industry analysts contacted by eWEEK generally say they believe that Hewlett-Packard's forthcoming $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic ... eWeek Freescale closes Arizona fab Freescale Semiconductor Corp. has closed a gallium arsenide fab in Tempe, Ariz., according to local reports. A report in Tuesday's (May 13) ... EETimes Laptop battery supply chain disrupted by fire at factory There are a bunch of tidbits you may not know about that fill today's notebook. Let's see if we can fill in some items you may not know ... Deseret News AMD shifts leadership in PC group Advanced Micro Devices has named company veteran Randy Allen as head of its core PC group. Mario Rivas, a former Philips Semiconductors ... EETimes Flat revenues seen in '07 for critical subsystems Carl Zeiss SMT AG retained top spot in 2007 for supplying critical subsystems to the semiconductor and related manufacturing sector, in ... EETimes India's growing might be in global semicon It is no longer a secret that India is fast becoming the world's destination, and increasingly the source too, for semiconductors. ... CyberMedia India Online Ltd. Chip-Scale Packaging Approach Cuts Losses Chip-scale packaging (CSP) offers great promise for shrinking the size and cost of certain semiconductor devices. With customer pressures to ... Microwaves & RF HP-EDS deal spurs range of customer reactions Customers of Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Data Systems offered a range of reactions Tuesday to HP's US$13.9 billion bid for the massive ... IDG MOS Software Solves Traceability and Reporting White Paper Download This white paper reviews comprehensive Manufacturing Operations System (MOS) software, providing critical manufacturing data for global electronics assemblers, and fills nagging information gaps. Click here to download paper… Aegis Software Technology News   IBM close to breaking petaflops barrier IBM Corp. and the Los Alamos National Laboratory are in a race with time to break the petaflops barrier in computing. If they succeed, the ... EETimes IBM shifts Cell to 65 nanometers IBM Corp. officially announces today (May 13) a next-generation version of its Cell processor, the first specifically geared for computer ... EETimes Why Apple Can't Kill The BlackBerry It's official: The stock market doesn't reward companies for original design. The BlackBerry Bold, introduced Monday, is the latest sign ... Forbes Overcoming USB measurement-test-setup issues Measuring the signal quality of USB (Universal Serial Bus) interfaces requires that designers meet the stringent constraints of the USB-IF ... EDN Providing High Reliability Class 3 CEM Services Technical Manufacturing Corporation Contract electronics manufacturer TMC specializes in the CLASS 3 production of printed circuit board and interconnecting cable assemblies for high-reliability applications with particular emphasis in the aerospace, defense, medical and automotive industries. Learn more… Technical Manufacturing Corporation Corporate News Submit It’s Not Easy Being Green Symposium The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive was a major change that caught many in the industry by surprise. Now, new regulations ... IPC PROMATION Announces Release of Enhanced Software Interface PROMATION Inc. announces the release of an enhanced software interface for the company’s Vertical Buffer system (LIFO/FIFO). The SCBL-77 ... PROMATION Inc. Manncorp's T200A Lead-Free Batch Oven Targets Low-Volume Users An economical batch-type lead-free reflow oven designed to meet the needs of short-run assemblers with limited budgets or floor space has ... Manncorp WireTwist 500 Benchtop Twisting Machine The WireTwist 500 is a programmable machine for twisting multiple single wires (e.g. twisted pair). Twisting single wires gives the twisted ... Schleuniger New 787-805 MHz VCO From Crystek Corporation Crystek's CVCO55CC-0787-0805 VCO operates from 787 MHz to 805 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.3V~4.7V. This VCO features a typical ... Crystek Corporation Report on Spending on Printed and Thin Film Electronics Electronics.ca Publicatioins announces the availability of a new report entitled "Printed & Organic Electronics Forecasts, Players & Opportunities ... Electronics.ca Puplicatioins Kyzen to Exhibit Metalnox M6314 at Eastec 2008 Kyzen Corporation announces that it will display Metalnox M6314 in booth 3021 at the upcoming Eastec Exhibition and Conference scheduled to ... Kyzen Corporation Rogers Corp. Launches Its E/bak™ Cushion Mounting Materials Rogers Corporation will introduce its new line of E/bak™ cushion mounting materials, an economically priced cushioning solution for ... Rogers Corporation Fiber-Based Industrial Laser to Deliver High Power Picosecond Pulses Coherent, Inc. has launched the Talisker as the world’s first fiber-based laser to offer high power, picosecond output in a rugged ... Coherent, Inc. 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