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  I  Circuitmart  I  Calendar June 26, 2009 Mitigating tin whiskers risks New White Paper Tin whiskers can cause disastrous failures but risk can be mitigated with certain techniques. One effective technique to reduce tin whisker shorts is the use of conformal coating materials. Click to download paper… Henkel Corporation   Stop sacrificing PCBs for profiling! See the new MVP Fixture Verify the profile on your PCB without your PCB. KIC has developed a fixture called the MVP to avoid sacrificing production boards to measure the profile that your production boards are seeing. Learn more… KIC – Innovation at work! Letters Submit Industry Forums     White Paper: Tools & Methods for Lean Production Management Lean manufacturing, kanban, & pull principle are terms in modern supply chain management. But only a few companies truly practice these "lean" principles, the rest waste enormous potential in terms of efficiency & flexibility. Learn more… Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Top Story   Intel/Foxconn alliance could cripple Asus An interesting chess game seems to be taking place between Intel and motherboard makers, with speculation that Intel will be handing over the ... The Inquirer Assembly Done Better Yes, you can afford Valor Valor is a global provider of productivity improvement software across the PCB manufacturing supply chain. Valor's production planning help you accelerate your NPI process, increase your shop-floor OEE, and manufacture more with less. Learn more… Valor Industry News   IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for May 2009 Rigid PCB shipments were down 34.2% and bookings were down 25.7% in May 2009 from May 2008. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were down 29.0% ... IPC Intel/Foxconn alliance could cripple Asus An interesting chess game seems to be taking place between Intel and motherboard makers, with speculation that Intel will be handing over the ... The Inquirer Windows 7 to be cheaper than Vista Echoing a companywide theme of affordability, Microsoft said Windows 7 will be cheaper than the last version of its trademark operating system ... Seattle Times China's Mobile Handset Market Expands by 9% in Q1 Driven by government stimulus programs and purchases for the Lunar New Year holiday, China’s domestic mobile-handset shipments in the first ... iSuppli Corporation Detrimental voids discovered in Pb-free solder joints Detrimental voids have been discovered in Pb-free solder joints, according to a University of Leicester researcher. The researcher, post-graduate ... Electronics Weekly Troubleshooting Solder Bridging: Causes and Recommendations Bridging is defined as solder misconnecting two or more adjacent pads that come into contact to form a conductive path. Bridges can be caused ... SMT Magazine Improving on PCB design In 1995, OrCAD had the most popular PC-based PCB-schematic tool. Another popular tool was available from PADS, which Mentor Graphics now owns ... EDN RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010 All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of also becoming the keys to your car or ... ZDNet Optimism grows over mainland China's electronics industry Eighty-nine percent of component distributors forecast revenue growth and over half of manufacturers say economic downturn has had little or no ... Press Release Point AMD gunning for 15% of world’s notebook market AMD is extremely optimistic about their Tigris mobile platform, the follow-on to Puma. So far the company has landed orders from HP, ... Geek LG Elec aims to sell up to 5 million LED TVs in 2010 LG Electronics Inc launched liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions that use light-emitting diodes (LED) as a light source, and said it was aiming ... Reuters Asus isn't worried about the Intel Foxconn deal Here in old Taipei, the INQ just had a chat with a local sourcing figure about the Intel Foxconn deal we wrote about. Outwardly, Asus is not to ... Inquirer Sony: Lost in transformation Sir Howard Stringer has been pushing for years to revive the Japanese conglomerate. Will a youthful (by Sony standards) new team help him ... CNN Money Innovation: genius, practice, or luck? David Brooks, writing in The New York Times, contends that practice makes perfect. He begins by positing "certain paragons of greatness ... EDN Consumer electronics now define lifestyles The consumer electronics and home appliances industry grew at a healthy pace last year despite the global economic downturn. Messe Berlin, a German ... Business Daily Analog Devices, Infineon collaborate on air-bag systems Analog Devices and Infineon Technologies have collaborated to produce next-generation automotive-air-bag systems. In the immediate future, ... EDN Nortel Liquidation Could Cripple Microsoft Tie The telecom equipment maker's liquidation of assets threatens its partnership with Microsoft on unified communications, Network World ... BusinessWeek Peering into ultrasound machines The components of this noninvasive imaging tool are finding an expanding role in today's medical world. Ultrasound finds use in noninvasive ... EDN What does Intel-Nokia deal mean for Symbian? One element was striking in Tuesday's joint press release from Intel and Nokia: Symbian was not mentioned. Symbian is the dominant operating ... CNET News Jabil shares jump after 3Q results Shares of Jabil Circuit Inc. advanced along with the broader market Wednesday after the electronics parts maker posted a fiscal ... Forbes Introducing the JX-100 from Juki This entry level placement machine is built with the same high standards that Juki in known for. A superior cost performance machine with feature that will amaze you. Learn more… Juki Automation systems, Inc. Corporate News Submit Transition Automation introduces an expanded line of Universal Holders for popular SMT Printers Transition Automation, Inc. announces the availability of a wider range of holder systems to fit customer SMT printers. New Universal Holder ... Transition Automation Manncorp’s ‘economic stimulus’ Manncorp's own economic stimulus includes a reduction of over $20,000 on our premier MC-391 Pick & Place System. This incentive represents a ... Manncorp Techcon Systems Releases Industrial Certification for Cartridges and Components Techcon Systems announces that it has released its Industrial Certification for its cartridges and components. Techcon Systems ... Techcon Systems Microscan Launches New Web Site to Keep Pace with Growth Microscan has launched a new information-rich version of its popular Web site. The new global Web site reflects the company’s recent growth, as ... Microscan Today's Sponsor Fuel Cell development White Paper Download Fuel Cell development & manufacturing requires precise deposition control & film thickness. Download this white paper to learn more about these advanced technologies from USI. Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.   PCD Technology Improves Dispensing Volumetric dispensing improves throughput and dispense quality. PCD technology is compatible with a wide range of viscosities from water to thick pastes. Increase throughput 2–4 times with this new technology, learn more… GPD Global   Difficult-to-Solder Surfaces Now Easy Replace Expensive Brazing Paste with Solder Paste Degradation of a metal surface caused by oxygen attack results in a more difficult to wet surface. EFD offers solder paste formulations proven to work well on surfaces like stainless steel. EFD, Inc.     Preventing Solar Cell Micro Cracks Solar Soldering Application Note Stringing and bussing soldering can cause thermal stress and micro cracking of solar cells. A process to prevent damage and produce 1-2µm inter-metallic bonds between ribbon and cells must be identified & maintained. 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