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TAIPEI - Taiwan's Acer Inc. blamed three of its PC contract manufacturing partners for a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Acer, the world's third-largest computer vendor, has filed a lawsuit against its Taiwan ODM partners: Quanta Computer Inc., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., and Wistron Corp. As an ODM partner of Acer, the firms are not allowed to make products for HP using Acer's patents and vice versa, a spokesperson for Acer said.

SANTA ANA, CA — Memory module manufacturer Smart Modular Technologies has received its eighth Koh Young solder paste inspection system for its manufacturing plant in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The company reportedly has implemented the technology, supplied by Christopher Associates, in a range of applications on a global basis.

ATLANTA – A one-hour China RoHS Webinar by Mike Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates is still available until May 30. Sponsored by UP Media Group, information and registration is available at http://www.pcbshows.com/webinars/ondemand/chinarohs/. This Webinar features timely information critical to ensuring compliance.

The cost of the Webinar is $119 for unlimited viewing and a downloadable PDF.

The Mar. 1 deadline has come and gone, but implementation of this law continues to be dynamic. China RoHS requires extensive material disclosure and has a far broader and more onerous scope than EU RoHS compliance, including medical, test and measurement, component, and material products. Decisions that impact the requirements continue to occur.