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LOS ANGELES – UP Media Group Inc. on Monday announced the winners of its 2007 Service Excellence Awards for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. Circuits Assembly magazine recognized the companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at the Apex trade show in Los Angeles.
In the EMS category, the overall winners were Integrated Microelectronics Inc. (revenues greater than $100 million) and Key Electronics (revenues less than $100 million).
Tamura president James Kim stated, "We have been searching for ways to assist our customers eliminate solder dross, especially with expensive lead-free alloys, and this partnership with P. Kay Metal will allow us to bring this new technology to them."
Larry Kay, president of P. Kay Metal, said, "We are very excited with the possibilities afforded us by the addition of Tamura Corporation of Korea and Tamura H.A. We look forward to the additional opportunities created by partnering with this well-respected group with such extensive wave soldering experience."
Still, the show itself is more modest than in years past.
SAN JOSE – Bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 39% to $1.7 billion in January. The book-to-bill jumped to 1.06, the SEMI trade group said, rising for the third straight month and closing above the benchmark 1.0 level.
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sums are based on a three-month average of worldwide bookings.
Technically a merger, the deal was announced last December. The approximate value of the transaction was $49.5 million.
Chief financial officer Paul Tufano, 53, was named interim CEO and principal executive officer. A search is underway for a permanent replacement. Tufano has been executive VP and CFO since Jan. 30, 2006.
In a statement, Kyzen CEO and president Kyle J. Doyel said, "Our investment in veteran personnel and state-of-the-art equipment has been a key factor in our growth. Over the last two years, Kyzen has been recognized with five industry awards for innovation. Likewise, our customers vote each day with their pocketbooks in choosing Kyzen's award-winning technology for their operations."
The company announced a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. base chemicals and polymers business to Flint Hills Resources, a division of Koch Industries, for $761 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.
Huntsman makes solder mask, conformal coating and other specialty materials.
The summit is planned for Feb. 23 from 8:30 to 4:30, room 404AB, in the Los Angeles Convention Center.
For more information, visit GoIPCShows.org/ReliabilitySummit.asp.
The event, formerly the Harsh Environment Electronics workshop, takes place June 13-14, in Indianapolis. The event is chaired by Dr. John Evans and Dr. Ken Gilleo.
The June workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space.
Specific subject areas include:
- Semiconductor Technology.
- Substrate Advancements.
- Connectors and Interconnect Technology.
- Lead-Free Implementation.
- Advancements in Materials.
- Next Generation Harsh Environment Automotive Systems.
- Latest Developments in Thermal Cycle Testing for Extreme Environment Electronics.
- Substrate Surface Finishes for Harsh Environment Applications.
- Chemical, Thermal and Vibration Considerations for Industrial Electronics.
- Operating Environments for Military Electronics (land, sea, air and space).
Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. There is not a paper requirement for this event.
Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to the Conference Coordinator, Melissa Serres. Abstracts can be submitted via e-mail as a Word document attachment, to melissa@smta.org., or uploaded to the SMTA Web site at:
smta.org/education/education.cfm#aims
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