TOKYO — Sony executive Hideki Komiyama was named president of Sony Ericsson, replacing president Miles Flint, who will pursue new business and personal opportunities.
Komiyama was chairman of Sony's U.S. operations and executive vice president of electronics marketing and sales.
Flint, who was president the past four years, spurred the company's success by co-branding the Walkman name on phones, kicking off the so-called "lead experience" trend now copied by other OEMs.
Sony Ericsson is fourth among cellphone vendors, ahead of LG, and could yet overtake Motorola for third, some analysts believe.
Komiyama is expected to maintain the course charted under Flint. The company is expected to expand in the U.S. and extend its high-end lines, analysts say.
HUNTSVILLE – The Conformal Coating & Fluid Dispensing Technology Seminar will take place Sept. 13 at the Huntsville Marriott in Huntsville, AL.
The free seminar will focus on the latest developments in coating, assembly materials and jet dispensing technology; military applications; tin whiskers and how to avoid them.
Participants will learn about different coating materials and the best ways to select, cure and apply them, including aqueous, acrylic, silicone, and heat-humidity cure materials; tin whiskers and how to avoid them; fluid jetting processes and material applications; the advantages of non-contact jetting underfill and other fluid materials for electronics assembly.
Speakers at this event include Asymtek, Nordson, Dow Corning, Dymax, Henkel Technologies and Humiseal.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – ECTC requests 750-word abstracts on papers representing developments and knowledge in the following areas: advanced packaging; materials and processing; electronics components and RF; modeling and simulation; emerging technologies; optoelectronics; interconnections; posters; manufacturing technology, and quality and reliability.
Proposals are also solicited for educational short courses (4 hours) on topics described in the call for papers. Proposals including course descriptions must be submitted at www.ectc.net.
The deadline for abstracts is Oct. 15.
Authors will be notified of acceptance with instructions for publication by Dec. 15.
The first 100 abstracts will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a free registration.
Manuscripts are due in final form for publication by Feb. 25.