POMONA, CA -- Everett Charles Technologies (ECT) has named Patrick T. Flynn president. Previously president of ECT's Capital Equipment and Services Group and Semiconductor Test Group, Flynn succeeds David R. Van Loan, who was recently appointed president of Dover Technologies, ECT's parent company. Van Loan will remain the CEO of ECT during his transition to DTI.
Since joining ECT in 2000, Flynn has been instrumental in the development of several new products and spearheaded ECT's expansion into China when he established wholly owned operations in Suzhou and Shenzhen.
ECT is a manufacturer of electrical test products and services, including semiconductor test products, bare-board automatic test systems, Pogo test contacts, and bare and loaded PCB test fixtures and programs.
NEW TRIPOLI, PA -- While IC demand will grow 32% in 2005 to $45 billion, internal IC production will reach only $9 billion despite ongoing massive semiconductor fab construction.
According to a report by The Information Network (theinformationnet.com), China's IC industry is expanding rapidly. In 2005, China will produce 22 billion ICs, which will account for only 20% of domestic demand. Most high-end products used in computers and mobile phones must be imported.