ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International today reported revenues fell 32% from a year ago to $26.3 million for its fiscal 2010 first quarter.
IRVINE, CA – The US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed a patent covering Henkel Corp.’s Ablestik Self-Filleting die-attach products and controlled flow technique.
The patent broadly discloses the parameters of the process required to achieve a bondline fillet, using die attach paste materials. It covers a method for attaching a semiconductor die to a substrate or to another die in a stacked arrangement.
The method comprises dispensing an adhesive between the die and the substrate, or between two dies, and subjecting the adhesive to conditions suitable to cure the adhesive. With a controlled flow technique, bondlines as thin as 10 µm have been achieved and can be modified based on application-specific requirements.
DOUARNENEZ, FRANCE -- Asteel, the world's 13th largest EMS company, liquidated its plant here last week and laid off 134 workers, according to published reports.