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Intellon Corp. (Ocala, FL), a provider of integrated circuits (ICs) for high-speed powerline networking, has shipped its one millionth HomePlug IC. According to the company, virtually all of the HomePlug powerline communications products in the global market today are powered by Intellon's integrated circuits.
The ICs enable high-speed communications over existing powerlines in homes and small businesses. They power over 50 products from more than 24 equipment manufacturers. These products can be purchased at retail outlets such as Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, Mediamarket and Radio Shack.
Intellon customers are continuing to develop new products that take advantage of the ICs with applications as WiFi extension, online gaming, whole-house audio and security. The ICs are also being used for broadband over powerline (BPL) access applications, opening a third pipe (in addition to cable and DSL) to deliver broadband to homes and multi-dwelling units such as apartments and hotel rooms.
Intellon is extending the capability of its HomePlug product line to enable HDTV distribution over home powerlines. By the end of the year, Intellon will launch its PowerAV chipsets, which support application speeds in excess of 100 Mbps, allowing transmission of multiple audio, standard-definition video and HDTV video streams over powerlines.
Intellon Corp.is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company specializing in powerline networking and communications.
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Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. (Herzlia, Israel), a provider of manufacturing process management (MPM), has announced that Korea-based electronics manufacturing services provider Samsung Computers has implemented eMPower solutions from Tecnomatix Unicam, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd., in its first Chinese computer manufacturing facility. The implementation helps Samsung fulfill manufacturing traceability standards required by the plant's key customer, a major computer notebook/laptop provider.
Samsung is using the traceability management and material management modules of Tecnomatix's printed circuit board (PCB) production management system for business decision-making. The traceability management module helps Samsung Computers document a product's manufacturing history. By automating this data collection process, Samsung will reduce data collection costs and achieve simple, accurate reporting of component and PCB board traceability records.
The material management module tracks material from inventory through kitting, setup and verification with real-time inventory visibility to quantity and location. The solution manages and optimizes the feeder change over process for improved throughput.
Samsung Computers has already seen return on investment with faster change over times and an improved verification processes. Shortly after the implementation at Samsung, the material management module detected a loading error related to a non-conforming part. By alerting users of the non-conformance at an early stage in the manufacturing process, Samsung avoided having to either rework the entire lot, or have a far more costly product recall later on.
"We are pleased with the early results we've experienced with the Tecnomatix solutions we've implemented," said Lee Buyng Bum, manager of Production Support Division of Samsung Electronics Suzhou Computer Co. Ltd. "Tecnomatix has delivered a very effective set of solutions and services addressing our materials handling, verification and product traceability needs. We will continue to look to Tecnomatix for new technology in these and other areas."
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Asymtek (Carlsbad, CA), a supplier of automated fluid dispensing systems, teamed with Cookson Electronics' Semiconductor Products Division (Alpharetta, GA) on a new project to jet underfill. Cookson Electronics Semiconductor Products visited Asymtek's application labs to test their fluid materials on Asymtek's X-1000 series, configured with the new DJ-9000 DispenseJet.
"Many of our customers use Asymtek's technology," said Mandar Painaik, technical services engineer at Cookson Materials Group. "We wanted to learn about Asymtek's equipment so we can recommend the best materials for our customers."
The collaboration enables the investigation of new and innovative jetting methods and material optimization.
The two companies work together as a part of Asymtek's Win3 program, in which key fluid formulators, technology institutes and equipment suppliers join together for the benefit of customers, each other and the industry as a whole.
One common customer uses Asymtek's platforms with the DispenseJet and DP-3000 pumps for dispensing underfills. A die placement machine, reflow oven and batch oven are in line with the dispensing equipment. According to the companies, the customer reported better dispense volume control with Asymtek's jetting technology and Cookson's Staychip 3082 underfill material.
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