MILPITAS, CA – Solectron Corp. today purchased the North Reading, MA, PCB assembly operations of Teradyne. The deal is scheduled to close on June 17; the purchase price was not disclosed, although Solectron said it was not material.

 
Solectron said it would use the plant for low volume, high mix operations.

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DES PLAINES, IL, June 6 — Kester will host its next lead-free seminar on June 21in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kester Project 2005: Achieving Lead-Free RoHS Assembly was created to offer proven, practical information in reference to lead-free assembly and RoHS compliancy.

The seminar does not concentrate on specific consumer applications; it will present the various complexities of assemblies and what your company needs to do to comply with the WEEE and RoHS Directives.

The series will address lead-free assembly issues and give technical information to transition in a timely fashion while maintaining reliability and production yields. It addresses the new standards that will assist a company towards a smooth transition.

Presentation and discussion will cover the following topics: lead-free and RoHS directive overview; supply changes and procurement issues; board/component requirements; lead-free alloy selection for SMT, wave and rework; lead-free wave and SMT process optimization; impact of dual systems; BGA rework practices; hand soldering process changes; lead-free RoHS reliability; field rework and training; and training and documentation.

For more information, visit kester.com.

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Ron Daniels, former editor and publisher of Circuits Assembly, died Sunday at home. He was 56.

At the time of his death, he was editor of Circuitnet, an online news service, and principal consultant at ITM Consulting.

SALT LAKE CITY - -CirTran Corp., an contract electronics manufacturer, today announced the termination of a pair of finanical arrangements worth up to $25 million with Cornell Capital Partners.

CirTran cancelled a standby equity distribution agreement (SEDA) signed more than a year ago and worth $20 million. The EM company also cancelled a $5 million equity line of credit with Cornell.

Iehab J. Hawatmeh, CirTran's founder and president, said the termination of his company's relationship with Cornell came after CirTran negotiated and completed issuance of a $3.75 convertible debenture at "far more favorable rates" as the latest step in its strategic financial plan.

Hawatmeh said CirTran will withdraw the registration statement currently being reviewed by the SEC regarding shares to be issued to Cornell. In addition, he said that CirTran will receive more than 38 million of its shares currently held in escrow by Cornell in connection with the previously-outstanding notes, and that CirTran will not issue any additional shares of common stock to Cornell with relation to the equity line or SEDA.