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ROME, NY – The ESD Association and Canada’s Automated Learning Corp. have announced a training course in electrostatic discharge control.

The course is intended for electronics manufacturers who require controls for ESD-sensitive components and assemblies, and can be custom-tailored to meet company-specific ESD control program needs.

ESDA Operator Training is reportedly the first computer-delivered ESD training to provide this content-tailoring feature.

While primarily intended for assembly operators and semiconductor technicians, this comprehensive ESD training course can benefit anyone involved in electronics manufacturing, the companies suggest.

The course features the ALC LearnTech computer-based training system that delivers course content over a corporate network and includes automated registration and record keeping.

For more information, visit http://www.automatedlearning.com/products/ESDAOperatorTraining.cfm.

TAIPEI – Arima Computer plans to sell its notebook PC and server operations to Flextronics for $191.5 million.

VANCOUVER, WA – Antares Advanced Test Technologies, a global supplier of integrated semiconductor test consumables, announced it has integrated the R&D, manufacturing and support operations of Antares conTech and UMD Advanced Test Technologies following the companies' merger in the third quarter of 2006.

Antares’ 11 acquisitions since 1988 have reportedly left the company the world's largest supplier of high-end semiconductor sockets and connectors and a global supplier of burn-in sockets, automated test equipment consumables and thermal management solutions.