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Salcomp Launches Ops at Former India Nokia Plant

SRIPERUMBUDUR, INDIA – Salcomp launched commercial operations here in a former Nokia plant that hadn’t been operational for six years, accor... Read More...

Sept. N. American Semi Equipment Billings Up 40%

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.75 billion in billings worldwide in September, up 40.3... Read More...

ITW Reports Q3 Electronics Revenue Down Nearly 5%

GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works reported third quarter test measurement and electronics revenue of $489 million, down 4.5% year-over-ye... Read More...

Compal, Cisco Partner on 5G AIoT

TAIPEI – Compal Electronics and Cisco Systems have partnered to work in the 5G AIoT market and provide integrated network solutions, accordi... Read More...

Kitron Reports Q3 Revenue Up 43%

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported third quarter revenue of nearly NOK 1.1 billion (US$114.6 milion), up 43% year-over-year. Growth was d... Read More...

German Electronics Industry Champions Soldering Parameters Standard

KEMPEN, GERMANY – The associations of the German electronics industry recommended a common certification, resulting in a new standard, which... Read More...

ITA: Tin Use to Decline 6% in 2020

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Tin use contracted 5.4% in 2019 to 359,200 tonnes and is expected to decline a further 5.9% in 2020 because of the Covid... Read More...

Note Posts Flat Q3 Sales, Says Orders Rising

STOCKHOLM – Note posted third quarter sales of SEK 433 million (US$49.2 million), down 0.23% year-over-year. Net income increased 27% to SEK... Read More...

Semi Industry Calls for $3.4B for R&D

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association and Semiconductor Research Corp. are calling for an annual $3.4 billion federal investme... Read More...

FEATURES

Solder Mask and Low-Standoff Component Cleaning – A Connection?

Assessing the impact of six solder mask options on under-component cleanliness. Why consider solder mask selection as a factor that can affect cleaning process... Read More...

Attack of the Clones: Do Counterfeits Still Pose a Problem in Electronics Manufacturing?

A trillion-dollar industry remains exposed to knockoff parts that are sometimes electrically superior to the real thing. Thousands of words have been written o... Read More...

Advanced Packages and New 5G Technologies Will Drive Portable Products

SLPs with lines and spaces <35µm are ahead. Ed.: This is the ninth of an occasional series by the authors of the 2019 iNEMI Roadmap. This information is... Read More...

State-of-the-Art Technology Flashes

Updates in silicon and electronics technology. Ed.: This is a special feature courtesy of Binghamton University. Smallest on-chip optical modulator has switch... Read More...