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Solectron, which owned 23.5% of ECS, sold the remaining 2.15% to an undiclosed group.
ECS officials said the deal shouldn't have negative repercussions for ECS, which doesn't distribute Solectron products.
In a press statement issued jointly by ECS and ST Electronics, the companies said the investment isn't expected to have a material impact on earnings in 2004.
ST Electronics designs and develops electronics systems mainly for industrial use. ECS provides IT services and sells software and hardware.
Kester (kester.com) will hold a lead-free mini-clinic at its booth during the ATE Show in Chicago on Sept. 28-30. Peter Biocca, senior market development engineer for lead-free implementation, and Gary Nicholls, Kester University administrator, will be on hand to answer future lead-free users' questions.
Kester's line of lead-free products will be on exhibit, and information on the Kester University lead-free training program will also be available.
Visitors are encouraged to bring their boards, components or soldered assemblies to discuss lead-free transition issues.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Sept. 9 - Advanced Systems Consultants (mpcps.com) is offering a three-day course on Machine and Process Capability Analysis and Improvement on November 8-10 at its Scottsdale facility. Mario Perez-Wilson, one of the original architects of Six Sigma, will teach participants practical methodology for efficiently characterizing, optimizing and controlling machines and processes.
The application-oriented course will focus on improving processes by maximizing yields, reducing scrap, minimizing defective rates and increasing the efficiency of manufacturing. Process delineation, metrology characterization, capability determination, optimization and control will be covered in-depth.
Perez-Wilson has over 23 years of industrial experience in engineering, quality and process improvement and is the author of nine books. He has served at the executive level as corporate vice president of quality for Flextronics International.
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