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 Flexible and user friendly depaneling made by ASYS, check out the all new ADS 03M Router The ADS03M is a semi-automatic system for stress-free depaneling of PCBs. The system can be configured as a top-down or bottom up cutting system featuring a saw or a shaft router head. Learn more… ASYS   Thermally Conductive Potting Epoxy Offers Excellent Flexibility and Easy Handling EP37-3FLFAN is a 1:1, highly flexible, epoxy with unsurpassed thermal conductivity. It is cryogenically serviceable down to 4°K and is capable of resisting rigorous thermal cycling. Learn more… Master Bond Letters Submit Industry Forums     The Best Choice for Lead-Free Wave Soldering SN100C® is a lead-free solder alloy that has been proven in commercial production since 1999. The performance of SN100C® at least matches that of more expensive sliver-bearing alloys. Learn more… AIM 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 MV-7 Series In-Line AOI Technologically Advanced The World's only five camera in-line AOI system with FOUR MEGA PIXEL digital color camera technology and integrated LASER inspection system. Extremely simple programming and operation. Learn more… Mirtec 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 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 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 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 New supply chain in tantalum set to emerge Tantalum is a rare metal used in micro-electronic capacitors for use cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and several electronic devices. ... Commodity Online AUTOset Takes the Work out of Profiling! Create Reflow Profiles Automatically AUTOset generates reflow profiles for your board instantly – just plug in the parameters and AUTOset does the work – so you don't have to! Accurate, optimized nearly 100% of the time… Vitronics Soltec Technology News   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 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 New Lead-Free White Paper Lead-Free Reflow Data: Convection & Condensation This paper explores data collected through several studies into thermal stability during soldering and the effects of influencing factors on soldering results. Click to download this paper from Rehm Thermal Systems today… Rehm 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 ... 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