RENTON, WA – Microscan is offering a free downloadable series of educational tutorials on Data Matrix symbol verification. Designed for any manufacturer who marks parts with Data Matrix, the series covers the major industry verification standards involved in determining symbol quality. They also provide information on quality parameters and how they affect the symbol grading process.
“Open source manufacturers are increasingly required to supply traceable parts and components using Data Matrix symbols,” said Matt Allen, product manager. “In any bar code application, reliable traceability begins with marking the highest quality symbol possible for that application. General education on the parameters that define a high quality symbol will solve most application challenges before they occur. The verification educational series will provide manufacturers with the knowledge and the tools they need to be successful from the start.”
Located at microscan.com/elearning, the tutorials are available in a series of downloadable multi-media presentations, or on CD-ROM by request.
ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge Inc. has been awarded a $10.7 million contract to continue to provide Northrop Grumman with electromechanical subsystems and modules for a state-of-the-art automated mail sorting system. The award continues LaBarge's production of the assemblies through May 2007.
LaBarge-built equipment is part of the Automated Flats Sorting Machine-Automated Induction (AFSM-ai) system, a fleet of machines that together can sort 26 billion pieces of flat mail per year. LaBarge began manufacturing the subsystems and modules in July 2005, under a previous contract. The equipment enhances the system's in-feed units, which the company manufactured between 1999 and 2002.
LaBarge-built equipment is part of the Automated Flats Sorting Machine-Automated Induction (AFSM-ai) system, a fleet of machines that together can sort 26 billion pieces of flat mail per year. LaBarge began manufacturing the subsystems and modules in July 2005, under a previous contract. The equipment enhances the system's in-feed units, which the company manufactured between 1999 and 2002.
LaBarge will perform the work at its Huntsville, AK, facility.
BUENOS AIRES -- Foxconn Electronics may site a manufacturing plant in Argentina in order to work more closely with its customers in Central and Lain America, according to a China language publication.
The Apple Daily further reported that Foxconn's wholly-owned handset subsidiary Foxconn International Holdings is considering a R&D center in Japan.
The Bromine Science and Environmental Forum today issued a statement that undercut an earlier missive from a European political group of the status of the chemical known as Deca-BDE.
According to the BSEF, a statement European Green made earlier this week regarding a nonbinding interpretation by the European Commission's DG Environment on Deca-BDE's exemption from the RoHS Directive "is incorrect and ignores the fact that the interpretation is under review. "
According to the BSEF, a statement European Green made earlier this week regarding a nonbinding interpretation by the European Commission's DG Environment on Deca-BDE's exemption from the RoHS Directive "is incorrect and ignores the fact that the interpretation is under review. "
El Segundo, CA — After a better-than-expected first quarter, iSuppli Corp. has upgraded its semiconductor forecast slightly for 2006, going to 7.9% from 7.4%. Worldwide semiconductor revenue will rise to $255.7 billion in 2006, up from $237 billion in 2005, iSuppli predicts.
“The rise in the 2006 semiconductor revenue outlook comes despite a slowdown in the markets for electronic equipment,” said Gary Grandbois, principal analyst. “Worldwide electronic equipment revenue growth will decline to 6.8% in 2006, from 8.2% in 2005.
“However, electronic equipment demand remains very strong, and continues to be driven by the healthy PC, mobile- phone and consumer-electronics markets. Furthermore, improving conditions in the semiconductor industry, bolstered by rising average selling prices and lengthening lead times, are propelling chip growth to a higher level than that experienced by the end-equipment markets.”
The company predicts that semiconductor market growth will peak in 2007 and then bottom out in 2009.
The major products behind the market’s growth in 2006 are analog and memory ICs. Analog ICs are experiencing a strong resurgence as prices are pushed up by suppliers to pass on increases in material costs. A healthy mobile-phone market, expected to post 14% unit growth this year, also is important to the growth of analog ICs.
Memory IC growth is led by the continuing strength of flash, an area that is expected to expand 27%. Flash memory growth, combined with an 8% rise in DRAM revenue, will generate total memory IC growth of nearly 15% for the year.
However, higher-than-expected growth seen in the first quarter will be followed by some sluggishness in the market in the second half. Second-half growth of 5% is less than normal seasonal expectations. Orders appear to be weakening and inventories are rising.
“The rise in the 2006 semiconductor revenue outlook comes despite a slowdown in the markets for electronic equipment,” said Gary Grandbois, principal analyst. “Worldwide electronic equipment revenue growth will decline to 6.8% in 2006, from 8.2% in 2005.
“However, electronic equipment demand remains very strong, and continues to be driven by the healthy PC, mobile- phone and consumer-electronics markets. Furthermore, improving conditions in the semiconductor industry, bolstered by rising average selling prices and lengthening lead times, are propelling chip growth to a higher level than that experienced by the end-equipment markets.”
The company predicts that semiconductor market growth will peak in 2007 and then bottom out in 2009.
The major products behind the market’s growth in 2006 are analog and memory ICs. Analog ICs are experiencing a strong resurgence as prices are pushed up by suppliers to pass on increases in material costs. A healthy mobile-phone market, expected to post 14% unit growth this year, also is important to the growth of analog ICs.
Memory IC growth is led by the continuing strength of flash, an area that is expected to expand 27%. Flash memory growth, combined with an 8% rise in DRAM revenue, will generate total memory IC growth of nearly 15% for the year.
However, higher-than-expected growth seen in the first quarter will be followed by some sluggishness in the market in the second half. Second-half growth of 5% is less than normal seasonal expectations. Orders appear to be weakening and inventories are rising.
REDMOND, WA –Data I/O, provider of manual and automated programming systems, has named the second member of its Preferred Partnership Program. The company is also in talking about the program with several other memory and microcontroller companies.
Program benefits and collaboration areas include:
Focused attention on increasing quality of service and reducing time-to-market;
Offering a full solution to end customers rather than selling only a device;
Providing global support to partners and mutual customers;
Helping multi-national OEM customers to link their design and manufacturing in wireless, automotive, consumer electronics, white goods and process control markets;
Protecting IP with “Connected Strategy”;
Helping partners and mutual customers improve profitability and achieve Lean manufacturing by reducing RMAs and introducing higher quality standards;
Educating mutual customers and arranging joint seminars globally;
Providing “Priority Device Support” for partners and their customers;
Collaborating to develop and/or license technology from each other;
Collaborating between partners’ sales/FAE forces early enough to address manufacturing related issues during design phase.
Data I/O and its partners will coordinate efforts to dedicate direct, focused resources for closer customer support at the device level as well as local sales, marketing and technical levels.
Program benefits and collaboration areas include:
Focused attention on increasing quality of service and reducing time-to-market;
Offering a full solution to end customers rather than selling only a device;
Providing global support to partners and mutual customers;
Helping multi-national OEM customers to link their design and manufacturing in wireless, automotive, consumer electronics, white goods and process control markets;
Protecting IP with “Connected Strategy”;
Helping partners and mutual customers improve profitability and achieve Lean manufacturing by reducing RMAs and introducing higher quality standards;
Educating mutual customers and arranging joint seminars globally;
Providing “Priority Device Support” for partners and their customers;
Collaborating to develop and/or license technology from each other;
Collaborating between partners’ sales/FAE forces early enough to address manufacturing related issues during design phase.
The Preferred Partnership Program was introduced in October 2005 to address the growing time-to-market issue both for semiconductor companies and their customers.
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