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ENDICOTT, NY – Endicott Interconnect Technologies has entered into a sales and manufacturing agreement under which Unimicron Technology will produce CoreEZ organic substrates. No financial terms were announced.
Under terms of the agreement, EI maintains control of design and technical support for CoreEZ. Unimicron will manufacture substrates at one of its Taiwanese facilities.
The two companies will handle sales jointly.
Under terms of the agreement, EI maintains control of design and technical support for CoreEZ. Unimicron will manufacture substrates at one of its Taiwanese facilities.
The two companies will handle sales jointly.
LAS VEGAS – Christopher Associates will have a drawing at 5:00 pm on April 1 at its Apex booth for three pairs of tickets to the 7:00 pm Blue Man Group show at the Venetian Hotel.
The Blue Man Group stage show combines percussion-driven music, flashy special effects and instruments made from plastic piping into a visual extravaganza.
All trade show visitors are invited to leave a business card at the company's booth (1439) for the drawing. Winners must be present to claim the tickets.
The Blue Man Group stage show combines percussion-driven music, flashy special effects and instruments made from plastic piping into a visual extravaganza.
All trade show visitors are invited to leave a business card at the company's booth (1439) for the drawing. Winners must be present to claim the tickets.
BOSTON – Global wireline equipment sales grew nearly 21% in the fourth quarter of 2007, and were up 18% for the full year, reports research firm Ovum.
The optical networking, switching and routing, and cable TV segments were each up at least 19%, and the DSLAM segment managed a 3% gain.
Wireline service provider capex was $32.6 billion, up 15.1% year-over-year; optical networking segment revenues were $4.4 billion, up 30.4%; switching and routing segment revenues were $3 billion, up 19%; cable TV equipment segment revenues were $850 million, up 24.4%, and broadband equipment revenues were $1.1 billion, down 4.2% year-over-year.
“Fears that service providers would reduce spending preemptively due to recession worries proved unfounded,” said John Lively, vice president, network infrastructure at Ovum. “Global spending on wireline equipment grew by nearly 9% in the fourth quarter of 2007, as service providers like AT&T, Comcast, KDDI, KPN, Swisscom and TeliaSonera continued to invest in network capabilities in support of new services. ”
The optical networking, switching and routing, and cable TV segments were each up at least 19%, and the DSLAM segment managed a 3% gain.
Wireline service provider capex was $32.6 billion, up 15.1% year-over-year; optical networking segment revenues were $4.4 billion, up 30.4%; switching and routing segment revenues were $3 billion, up 19%; cable TV equipment segment revenues were $850 million, up 24.4%, and broadband equipment revenues were $1.1 billion, down 4.2% year-over-year.
“Fears that service providers would reduce spending preemptively due to recession worries proved unfounded,” said John Lively, vice president, network infrastructure at Ovum. “Global spending on wireline equipment grew by nearly 9% in the fourth quarter of 2007, as service providers like AT&T, Comcast, KDDI, KPN, Swisscom and TeliaSonera continued to invest in network capabilities in support of new services. ”
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the factory.
With the industry still reeling in some circles from the after-shocks of the RoHS Directive, a proposed list of nearly 50 additional substances has touched off an uproar over Europe’s apparent desire to obliterate modern electronics. In the latest volley, IPC is calling on the organization charged with assessing potentially hazardous substances for possible inclusion in supplemental legislation to the RoHS Directive to table its efforts until further scientific evidence is available to support a ban.
With the industry still reeling in some circles from the after-shocks of the RoHS Directive, a proposed list of nearly 50 additional substances has touched off an uproar over Europe’s apparent desire to obliterate modern electronics. In the latest volley, IPC is calling on the organization charged with assessing potentially hazardous substances for possible inclusion in supplemental legislation to the RoHS Directive to table its efforts until further scientific evidence is available to support a ban.
SMYRNA, GA – UP Media Group today announced Emad S. Isaac, chief technology officer of The Morey Corp., will keynote PCB East 2008.
SAN FRANCISCO – High-tech products make up four of the top 10 border seizures, while one of every 10 IT products is counterfeit.
So says Design Chain Associates senior vice president Tom Valliere, in a Webinar today on counterfeiting in the electronics supply chain.
So says Design Chain Associates senior vice president Tom Valliere, in a Webinar today on counterfeiting in the electronics supply chain.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – February PCB shipments among North American fabricators fell 0.3% and bookings jumped 15.4% year-over-year, IPC reported today. Year-to-date, combined industry shipments are up 1.8%, while bookings are up 13.3%. Sequentially, combined industry shipments for the month were up 3% and bookings were up 21%.
The book-to-bill moved up to 0.99, meaning that for every $100 boards sold, $99 in orders were received.
Rigid PCB bookings were up 15.6% and shipments were down 0.7% year-over-year, IPC said. Year to-date, rigid PCB shipments are up 2.3% and bookings are up 14.7%. Sequentially, rigid PCB shipments increased 1.7% and rigid bookings increased 20.6%.
The rigid book-to-bill ratio crept up to 0.99, said IPC.
Flexible circuit shipments in February were up 5.9% and bookings were up 12.4% compared to the same month last year. Year to-date, flex circuit shipments are down 6.2% and bookings are off 5.1%. Compared to the previous month, flexible circuit shipments were up 25.3% and flex bookings rose 27.7%.
The flex book-to-bill ratio held steady at 0.96.
ALAMEDA, CA – Technology Forecasters announced the agenda for its Quarterly Forum to be held in Tempe, AZ, April 23 and 24.
Agenda highlights include electronic manufacturing in Vietnam; five-year outsourcing forecast; industry executive panel discussion; the changing landscape of outsourcing, and profitable environmental strategies.
The gathering provides electronics industry executives from member companies with industry market data and forecasts, and the opportunity to discuss trends and issues with TFI consultants and industry peers.
Jabil, SAP America and Avnet Inc. are sponsoring the day-and-a-half event, which includes panel discussions and breakout working sessions.
For more information, contact Diane Krandel at dkrandel@techforecasters.com.
Agenda highlights include electronic manufacturing in Vietnam; five-year outsourcing forecast; industry executive panel discussion; the changing landscape of outsourcing, and profitable environmental strategies.
The gathering provides electronics industry executives from member companies with industry market data and forecasts, and the opportunity to discuss trends and issues with TFI consultants and industry peers.
Jabil, SAP America and Avnet Inc. are sponsoring the day-and-a-half event, which includes panel discussions and breakout working sessions.
For more information, contact Diane Krandel at dkrandel@techforecasters.com.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil Circuit reported second-quarter net income dropped 273% to a loss of $24 million year-over-year. The EMS company was hit hard by a $42 million restructuring charge.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Motorola Inc. will separate its struggling handset business from other operations, forming two separate publicly traded companies. The company said the handset business will make up one unit, while home and networks products, and enterprise mobility solutions will be bundled into a separate business. Pending shareholder approval, the moves would take place next year.
SMYRNA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. seeks abstracts for PCB West 2008, which will be held Sept. 14-19 in Santa Clara, CA.
PCB West annually provides attendees and vendors with a conference and exhibition focused on the design and manufacture of PCBs, high density interconnect and other advanced circuits.
Printed Circuit Design & Fab and Circuits Assembly magazines are sponsoring the event.
The five-day conference program focuses on PCB engineering, design and fabrication. The conference is comprised of a 3-Day Technical Conference and a Professional Development Certificate program of one-day and two-day courses.
PCB West 2008 also includes a two-day exhibition of top industry vendors to be held on Sept. 16-17.
Papers and presentations of the following durations are sought for the 3-Day Technical Conference:
30-minute paper sessions
One-hour lectures, presentations or panel sessions
Two-hour workshops or panel sessions
Half-day (3.5 hour) seminars
Papers and presentations of the following durations are sought for a Professional Development Certificate program of in-depth courses:
One-day tutorials (7 hours of instruction)
Two-day tutorials (14 hours of instruction)
For consideration, please submit all abstracts by April 17 via the online form at: http://www.pcbwest.com/speakers/abstract.shtml or e-mail course titles, suggested course length, the target audience, short course abstract(s) and speaker bio(s) to Ronda Faries (rfaries@upmediagroup.com).
Papers and presentations must be noncommercial in nature and should focus on technology, techniques or methodology rather than on a company’s specific products.
If selected for PCB West 2008, final papers and presentations will be due in May.
Suggested paper and presentation topics include (but are not limited to):
High speed, high frequency and signal integrity
Component placement
EMI/EMC analysis
Thermal analysis
Lead-free processes (especially how they affect design and fabrication)
RF and microwave design
Packaging design
Mixed-signal design
Area arrays
FPGA design and implementation
Embedded passives and active devices
Flexible circuitry
HDI design and technologies
PCB design/layout basics
Component library creation and management
Design for manufacture, test and assembly
Design (including analog, digital and power supplies
PCB fabrication
Soldering
Surface finishes
Industry forecasts
Business and design/supply chain issues
For more information visit www.pcbwest.com.
BLAUBEUREN-SEISSEN, GERMANY – Rehm Thermal Systems named Marc Dalderup chief commercial officer soldering systems supplier. He has spent 25 years in the global soldering market, working for Soltec BV, Cobar Soldering Materials and most recently as vice president of sales at Vitronics Soltec.
At Rehm he will be responsible for building and management of global sales structures, marketing and account management.
General sales manager Henning Obloch will be promoted to VP Sales Europe.
At Rehm he will be responsible for building and management of global sales structures, marketing and account management.
General sales manager Henning Obloch will be promoted to VP Sales Europe.
