LONDON – Isola Group is set to buy Polyclad Laminates from Cookson Group (the parent company of Cookson Electronics) for $91 million. The deal is expected to close in February. Combined, the companies would be neck-and-neck with Nanya as the second largest
supplier of laminate materials, behind Matsushita.Polyclad had sales of $171 million through the third quarter of 2005, while Isola said its revenues will top $400 million this year.
Jena, Germany – GÖPEL electronic will partner with PTS (Production Test Systems Ltd), headquarted in Shenzhen. PTS becomes the 11th Center of Expertise (COE) in GÖPEL’s electronic Alliance Partner Network (created to support JTAG/Boundary Scan applications).
PTS will offer customers in China, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia services,such as Design for Testability (DFT), test program generation development and generation, as well as turnkey solutions and complete system integration based on the recently introduced Scanflex platform.
Minneapolis, MN -- The SMTA International Technical Committee is asking for abstracts for the 2006 conference. Short course descriptions are also being solicited. The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 24, 2006; the SMTA International show is set for Sept. 24-28 in Rosemont, IL.
Paper are being solicited in emerging technologies, components, assembly, PCB technology, process control and business issues. Visit the Website for further specifics.