HONG KONG — Wong’s Kong King (WKK) Distribution Ltd. and Source Electronics have opened their first joint programming facility, in Hong Kong. The two companies plan to open a programming center in the Shanghai area and in two more undisclosed locations in the near future. Hong Kong-based WKK Distribution is an electronics equipment and materials distribution company. Source Electronics provides IC programming and testing to assemblers and semiconductor manufacturers.
SEOUL -- Samsung has agreed to pay $90 million for its role in fixing prices on DRAM devices. Samsung was among several chipmakers under federal investigation for allegedly colluding on DRAM pricing.
More than $730 million in fines have been levied and four companies -- Samsung, Elpida Memory, Infineon and Hynix -- have pled guilty.
More than $730 million in fines have been levied and four companies -- Samsung, Elpida Memory, Infineon and Hynix -- have pled guilty.
ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics' fourth-quarter profit rose 15% to $28.3 million over the same period last year. The EMS provider's sales were up 18% to $737.3 million.
LITTLETON, MA - VJ Electronix has acquired Precision Manufacturing Tools, a manufacturer of Pb-free-capable rework systems for area array CSP and discrete components. Terms were not disclosed VJ Electronix will move manufacturing, primary engineering and customer support for Seabrook, NH-based Precision’s PMT-800 and PMT-400 product lines to its Littleton, MA, facility.
LOS ALTOS, CA – Chinese vehicle production is estimated to have risen 12.1% during 2006, according to analyst Henderson Ventures' latest forecast summary.
The research group says world unit vehicle sales rose 4.4% last year, after a 5.2% gain in 2005. Unit production of cars and light trucks is expected to be up 2.9% in 2007, in part as a result of higher-end vehicles with electronic modules.
The research group says world unit vehicle sales rose 4.4% last year, after a 5.2% gain in 2005. Unit production of cars and light trucks is expected to be up 2.9% in 2007, in part as a result of higher-end vehicles with electronic modules.
ATLANTA -- The first revision of IPC-7525, “Stencil Design Guidelines” was circulated for vote in February, and could be published shortly. Among the proposed changes: Refined aperture configurations and area ratios, and new guidelines for printing adhesives.
