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FORT WASHINGTON, PA — Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. today closed the previously announced purchase of die bonder equipment maker Alphasem.
K&S paid a $27.1 million in cash for the former Dover Technologies unit.
K&S chairman and chief executive Scott Kulicke said, “We had identified die bonding equipment as a natural growth path for K&S. The Alphasem purchase is the most attractive way for us to enter that market.
According to the most recent VLSI Research market data report, Alphasem held a 10% share of the $520 million die bonder market in calendar 2005. Alphasem had sales of approximately $60 million in 2005 for die bonders, related materials and services, and employs 260 workers.
K&S paid a $27.1 million in cash for the former Dover Technologies unit.
K&S chairman and chief executive Scott Kulicke said, “We had identified die bonding equipment as a natural growth path for K&S. The Alphasem purchase is the most attractive way for us to enter that market.
According to the most recent VLSI Research market data report, Alphasem held a 10% share of the $520 million die bonder market in calendar 2005. Alphasem had sales of approximately $60 million in 2005 for die bonders, related materials and services, and employs 260 workers.
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Toxic Substances Control will hold a public workshop this week to solicit input and update stakeholders on the development of regulations prohibiting the sale of non-RoHS compliant electronic devices in California.
The workshop will be held Nov. 9, at the CalEPA Building in Sacramento. A remote videoconference will take place in Glendale, CA. All interested parties are invited to participate.
The workshop will be held Nov. 9, at the CalEPA Building in Sacramento. A remote videoconference will take place in Glendale, CA. All interested parties are invited to participate.
ALAMEDA, CA -- Research firm Technology Forecasters will hold its fourth quarter Quarterly Forum on Dec. 6-7 in Sausalito, CA.
The event includes two optional workshops: Advancing Supply Chain Maturity with Lean and Collaborative Techniques, presented by eKNOWtion, and Evaluating the Value of Distributor Design Services, presented by TFI senior consultant Warren Miller and Hearst Publishing executive Steve Cholas.
Reports due out during the Quarterly Forum:
The event includes two optional workshops: Advancing Supply Chain Maturity with Lean and Collaborative Techniques, presented by eKNOWtion, and Evaluating the Value of Distributor Design Services, presented by TFI senior consultant Warren Miller and Hearst Publishing executive Steve Cholas.
Reports due out during the Quarterly Forum:
- Gauging Environmental Preparedness and Recommendations for Best Practices.
- The Status of Supply Chain Software Solutions: What companies have and what they want
- India: The Next Big Opportunity?
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