EL SEGUNDO, CA – Semiconductor shipments in China will rise to $51.7 billion in 2007, up 20% from 2006, iSuppli Corp. predicted today. Shipments to China rose 15% in 2006.
ENDICOTT, NY – Endicott Interconnect Technologies has received $49 million in followup orders from the U.S. Department of Defense for electronics packaging and substrates for high-end computing.
The program includes $5 million for electronics packaging R&D, EI said.
The contract is the first of a three-phased, five-year program that uses EI as a DoD research arm for exploring high-speed electronics technologies. Phase one includes system development and preliminary PCB and substrate design, along with fabrication of test vehicles for evaluating alternative material sets.
Phases two and three will address processing equipment for advanced technology, PCBs, substrates and assembly.
EI anticipates this will stimulate the recruitment of scientists and engineers to produce and deliver future technologies.
The program includes $5 million for electronics packaging R&D, EI said.
The contract is the first of a three-phased, five-year program that uses EI as a DoD research arm for exploring high-speed electronics technologies. Phase one includes system development and preliminary PCB and substrate design, along with fabrication of test vehicles for evaluating alternative material sets.
Phases two and three will address processing equipment for advanced technology, PCBs, substrates and assembly.
EI anticipates this will stimulate the recruitment of scientists and engineers to produce and deliver future technologies.
ATLANTA – Manufacturers perplexed about which type of selective soldering process to use might find helpful the results of a recent survey by Stone Mountain Tool.
The survey responses revealed valuable information about different types of selective soldering machines; criteria to consider when choosing the right machine to fit a company’s goals, including advantages and disadvantages of each; cycle times, startup costs and more.
GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA – Korea's Ministry of the Environment seeks public comment on a pair of environmental rules tied to electronics equipment recycling.
Through June 7, the MoE will accept comments to the recently issued Enforcement Ordinance and the Enforcement Regulation of the Act on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Korean RoHS).
Through June 7, the MoE will accept comments to the recently issued Enforcement Ordinance and the Enforcement Regulation of the Act on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Korean RoHS).
MANASSAS, VA – Dr. Harald Wack, executive VP and CEO of Zestron, describes his precision cleaning company as “a true multicultural experience.” At the company’s Manassas, VA, facility inauguration in May, his statement couldn’t have been more evident.
German bratwurst and beer, a reggae band and a humid southern day brought together Zestron’s customers, employees and members of the industry to tour the U.S. headquarters: a 15,000 sq. ft. technical center; a roughly 25,000 sq. ft. shipping warehouse; a raw materials storage facility; and engineering, marketing and customer service offices, all on 11 acres of open land for future expansion. The tour capped off a day begun at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in nearby Chantilly, VA, a fitting site for the new facility taking flight.
SANTA CLARA, CA – DEK International received Intel Corp.’s Preferred Quality Supplier award for outstanding performance in providing products and services.
The company was recognized for its efforts in supplying the chipmaker with printing machines.
DEK was among 44 PQS award winners honored at a celebration in Burlingame, CA.
