SAN DIEGO - KIC today reported the delivery of its 4,000th KIC 24/7 continuous thermal process monitoring system.
In a press statement, the company attributed the popularity to the need for process traceability and automating manual tasks such as periodic profiling. Lead-free conversion also has become a driver for continuous monitoring.
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis has something more than the World Series-winning Cardinals to cheer about. St. Louis based LaBarge reported fiscal 2007 first-quarter net earnings increased 19% to $2.4 million while net sales climbed 26% to $49.9 million.
For the quarter, gross margin was 21.4%, down from 24% a year ago but up from 20.4% sequentially. Cash from operations was $10.4 million, versus a loss of $1.5 million in Q1 2006.
SAN JOSE – September semiconductors sales set another high as manufacturers geared up for the
fourth-quarter holiday season. Global chip sales reached $21.4 billion, up 9.3% year-over-year and 4.2 % sequentially, on strong
demand for cellphones, MP3 players and PCs, the
Semiconductor Industry Association said today.
For the quarter, global semiconductor sales were $64.1
billion, up 8%. Year-to-date, sales
reached $182.6 billion, up 8.9% and on pace for a record.
MILPITAS, CA - Lenthor Engineering had published the latest version of its Flexible Circuit Design Guide. The updated document, revision 6.0, provides more comprehensive technical descriptions of material construction requirements for the full range of flexible circuitry. It includes full-color graphics and descriptions on construction of single-sided, double-sided and multilayer flexible circuits. The book covers standards, flex circuit types and classifications, terminology, manufacturing tolerances, construction of single- and double-sided and multilayer flex and rigid-flex boards, drawing notes, panelization, limitations, electrical design, stiffeners, and hole-to-copper features. It is available online at www.lenthor.com.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems installed its Trilogy 5000 pre-production engineering software and parts library at Hitachi’s manufacturing facility in Orléans (Loiret), France. Hitachi’s machine program processing time has reportedly been reduced by 50% since the installation, Valor said in a press statement. Valor’s parts library is an online data service covering more than 36 million component geometries. Trilogy 5000 is a pre-production engineering tool for NPI, assembly preparation and optimization, test and factory floor documentation.
HIALEAH, FL -- The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has found electronics contract
manufacturer Simclar Inc. in compliance with all applicable listing standards and
listing of the company's shares on the Nasdaq exchange will continue.
In August Nasdaq had issued a delisting warning for Simclar's failure to file on time its
second quarter 10-Q report. The
delay in filing the report resulted from a review of accounting errors
discovered by the company at its Brownsville, TX, and Matamoros,
Mexico, facilities.
Simclar filed its second quarter report on
Oct. 27, along with an amended 2005 10-K and
amended 10-Q for the first quarter of 2006, both of which
restated financial statements for to correct
accounting errors at Simclar (Mexico) Inc.