MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The 2007 Charles Hutchins Grant Award, cosponsored by Circuits Assembly and SMTA, has been given to Gayatri Cuddalorepatta for her project, Cyclic Plasticity vs. Cyclic Creep Fatigue of SnAgCu (SAC) Solder: A Micromechanics Approach.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – IC Insights believes Asia-Pacific will continue to gain marketshare and represent almost one-third (32%) of worldwide IC sales in 2011.
Asia-Pacific companies have grown from holding only 2% of the IC market in 1985 to 26% in 2006, says IC Insights. The Asia-Pacific supplier segment is primarily composed of Taiwanese, South Korean, and Chinese companies.
After reaching a high of 51% in 1988, Japanese IC suppliers have displayed a steady decline in marketshare; in 2006, the Japan-headquartered companies' share dropped to only 17% of the IC market. IC Insights believes Japanese companies will continue to lose IC marketshare during the next five years, to a 14% share in 2011.
In 2006, IC companies headquartered in the Americas region held almost half of the worldwide IC sales marketshare, says the firm.
Since 1982, European companies have always held 8-10% of the worldwide IC market. IC Insights believes European companies will stay in this range through 2011.
NANJING, CHINA — Kimball Electronics Group has begun production at its 132,400 sq. ft. facility in Nanjing, the company said today.
SARASOTA, FL — Inovaxe Corp. announced free inventory management software with each Inocart purchase effective Aug. 1.
The software provides inventory-tracking benefits, in addition to part number and quantity.
Component Add allows users to scan a bin, a component part number, inventory quantity, and to identify package status, RoHS-compliance status or vendor consignment status. It also features print label functionality.
Inventory View allows users to display all bins in the location on a single page display, while Component Remove scans a bin and presents the quantity available, allowing users to type the quantity they would like to remove.
SHENZHEN, CHINA – Endicott Interconnect Technologies has conditionally qualified its assembly operation for high-volume commercial applications in Shenzhen, and is ramping for full production.
The company leases 40,000 sq. ft. of production space in Lorom Industrial Co.’s Shenzhen facility, and has installed production equipment to support the operation.
Under the agreement, EI will provide all materials, technical know-how and training. The company will maintain control of design, new product introduction activity, specifications, quality requirements, sales and technical support worldwide.
Lorom will be responsible for facility maintenance, production staff and general support.
The company leases 40,000 sq. ft. of production space in Lorom Industrial Co.’s Shenzhen facility, and has installed production equipment to support the operation.
Under the agreement, EI will provide all materials, technical know-how and training. The company will maintain control of design, new product introduction activity, specifications, quality requirements, sales and technical support worldwide.
Lorom will be responsible for facility maintenance, production staff and general support.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – EMS company SigmaTron International Inc. reported revenues increased 32.9% to $165.9 million in 2007, up from $124.8 million in 2006.
Net income decreased to $1.7 million, compared to $1.9 million last year.
For the fourth quarter, revenues increased to $39.5 million compared to $34.5 million year-over-year.
