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Marks told analysts in San Francisco on Thursday that he will become chairman of the company on Jan. 31, 2006.
Flextronics, the world's largest EMS provider, also announced several charges associated with restructuring and refinancing the balance sheet.
The net loss was $2.6 million, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million sequentially and a net loss of $47,000 last year.
Gross profit was $2 million, or 4.1% of revenue, compared with $1.5 million, or 3.1% of revenue, for the previous quarter and $6.8 million (9.9% of revenue) for the first quarter 2004. Gross profit was affected by higher costs for training and resource retention as well as freight costs for transferring certain programs to the company's Mexico facility.
In a press release, John Caldwell, president and chief executive, said, "Although overall first quarter results remain below satisfactory levels, the company achieved modest revenue growth in what we believe is a typically soft quarter. Importantly, in the quarter SMTC added several new customers as well as gained a number of new program wins with current customers."MINNEAPOLIS, MN—SMTA International, co-located with the Assembly Tech Expo (ATExpo) show at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL from Sept. 25-29, will feature many events concentrating on lead-free soldering technology and environmental compliance issues.
Courses will be held on the following lead-free topics:- Lead-free Manufacturing
- Lead-free Troubleshooting
- Lead-free Wave Soldering Process Troubleshooting
- Lead-free Inspection, Process Control and Defect Elimination
- Lead-free Rework
- Lead-free Reliability
- Lead-free Solder Joint Reliability
- Lead-free Surface Finishes and Compatibility with Lead-free Soldering
- Lead-free System Compatibility - Materials and Processes
- A - Z of Lead-free Soldering Master Class
- DFM: Surface Mount PCB Design Guidelines and Lead-free Assembly Process
Development
- Tin Whiskers: Historical Prospective, Test Method, Mechanisms, Reduction
and Elimination
- RoHS 101 and Lead-free Surface Mount Assembly
Almost 60 technical paper sessions will cover lead-free reflow and wave soldering, rework, key issues in lead-free/RoHS manufacturing, lead-free CSP reliability, HASL surface finishes, effects on PCBs, surface finishes, process control and RoHS test methods and compliance, customer and industry requirements, and due diligence approach to WEEE/RoHS compliance.
In addition, the Lead-free Soldering Symposium will consist of technical sessions organized by the Joint Council on Aging Aircraft / Joint Group on Pollution Prevention
(JCAA/JCPP) Lead-free Solder Consortia Project, as well as sessions on Process for Lead-free Implementation and Lead-free Reliability. It will provide the latest information on materials selections, lead-free processing techniques, and critical aspects of lead-free interconnection reliability, including backward/forward compatibility, moisture-level effects and failure analysis techniques.
Additional events include two lead-free panel discussions, a half-day workshop on Lead-free Reflow Soldering Using Convection Dominant Ovens, the opening ceremony on RoHS Compliance and Solder Trends and the SMTA Annual Meeting keynote on "The Impact of Temperature on Hybrid and Compliant Assemblies" by Dan Shea, CTO of Celestica.
Press Releases
- Surf-Tech Manufacturing Corp. Ensures World-Class Quality with Advanced Conformal Coating Services
- Luminovo Partners with Sluicebox to Offer an Industry-First Instant Product Carbon Footprint for Electronics
- The Assembly Show and SMTAI Announce Colocation in October
- SIA Applauds CHIPS Act Incentives for GlobalWafers Projects in Texas and Missouri