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-SAN JOSE – NanoNexus CEO Dr. William Bottoms will keynote MEPTEC's IC Packaging and Test Roadmaps symposium next month.
The MEPTEC (the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council) event will be held Nov. 16, at the in San Jose.
Dr. Bottoms is chairman and CEO of NanoNexus, a provider of advanced contactor and interconnect products. He is also chairman of the technology working group for Assembly and Packaging of the International Technology Roadmaps for Semiconductors, and has chaired a number of government committees on industry roadmaps.
According to Dr. Bottoms, the large industry poadmap activities including ITRS, JISSO and iNEMI all share one core element: The transistor is no longer the limiting factor in cost or performance of electronic products.
Moore’s law scaling is nearing its end and assembly and packaging innovation is taking up the slack. New materials, new architectures and innovation in packaging and interconnect technologies are emerging. Driven by a consumer-dominated industry, assembly and packaging innovation will make a greater contribution to progress over the next decade than IC innovation. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Bottoms will share his views of how this progress, supported and enabled by the roadmap activities and the industry-wide cooperation they represent, is a foundation of our continued technical progress and growth.
For more info, visit meptec.org.
The MEPTEC (the MicroElectronics Packaging and Test Engineering Council) event will be held Nov. 16, at the in San Jose.
Dr. Bottoms is chairman and CEO of NanoNexus, a provider of advanced contactor and interconnect products. He is also chairman of the technology working group for Assembly and Packaging of the International Technology Roadmaps for Semiconductors, and has chaired a number of government committees on industry roadmaps.
According to Dr. Bottoms, the large industry poadmap activities including ITRS, JISSO and iNEMI all share one core element: The transistor is no longer the limiting factor in cost or performance of electronic products.
Moore’s law scaling is nearing its end and assembly and packaging innovation is taking up the slack. New materials, new architectures and innovation in packaging and interconnect technologies are emerging. Driven by a consumer-dominated industry, assembly and packaging innovation will make a greater contribution to progress over the next decade than IC innovation. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Bottoms will share his views of how this progress, supported and enabled by the roadmap activities and the industry-wide cooperation they represent, is a foundation of our continued technical progress and growth.
For more info, visit meptec.org.
NASHVILLE -- Specialty chemicals company Kyzen Corp. reported third-quarter revenues increased 43% to a record $2.36 million from a year ago.
Net income rose to a record $282,478, versus $62,705 last year.
Net income rose to a record $282,478, versus $62,705 last year.
Year-to-date through Sept. 30, 2006, revenues are up 25% to $6.36 million and net income is up 155% to $527,498. Both are records.
JUAREZ -- Flextronics has begun construction on a plant in Juarez, its third in Mexico, according to various media reports. The company expects the factory to open this month, an analyst who spoke with the company told Circuits Assembly.
Electronicosonline.com, a Mexican online publication, reported that Flextronics would invest $25 million on the 430,000 sq. ft. plant. Construction reportedly began in August, the publication said. About 300,000 sq. ft. of the new site would be dedicated manufacturing floor space.
Electronicosonline.com, a Mexican online publication, reported that Flextronics would invest $25 million on the 430,000 sq. ft. plant. Construction reportedly began in August, the publication said. About 300,000 sq. ft. of the new site would be dedicated manufacturing floor space.
LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported revenue fell 10.5% to $126 million for its third quarter compared to a year ago. The company reported a net loss of $800,000, down from a profit of $3 million. Most of the problems stemmed from the company's industrial and electronics groups.
Electronics' sales fell on a launch delay of a new classified program for the U.S. Government. That program is now expected to reach full ramp in 2007, said Jeffrey T. Gill, president and chief executive.
Electronics' sales fell on a launch delay of a new classified program for the U.S. Government. That program is now expected to reach full ramp in 2007, said Jeffrey T. Gill, president and chief executive.
JACKSON, MI -- Electronics manufacturing services provider Sparton Corp. reported first quarter 2007 sales rose 29% to $48.3 million but the net loss widened 92% to $2.5 million versus last year.
Sales were stronger in all segments except government, which declined significantly due to several unsuccessful sonobuoy drop tests. The failed tests incurred higher program costs and resulted in lost contracts, Sparton said.
LAKE TAHOE, CA – The ESD Association seeks abstracts for the International Electrostatic Discharge Workshop next May in California.
The workshop will focus on robust design and test of ESD protection for state-of-the-art integrated circuits, advanced semiconductor system on chip, and system in package applications. This event is closely aligned with the association’s EOS/ESD Symposium.
Presentation proposals are sought on novel design concepts, special custom design approaches, technology integration issues, failure analysis, test structures, simulation tools, ESD testing, ESD characterization, system level ESD issues, or unresolved issues.
The workshop takes place May 14-17, at the Stanford (CA) Sierra Conference Center. Abstracts are due Nov. 17.
For more information, visit www.esda.org.
The workshop will focus on robust design and test of ESD protection for state-of-the-art integrated circuits, advanced semiconductor system on chip, and system in package applications. This event is closely aligned with the association’s EOS/ESD Symposium.
Presentation proposals are sought on novel design concepts, special custom design approaches, technology integration issues, failure analysis, test structures, simulation tools, ESD testing, ESD characterization, system level ESD issues, or unresolved issues.
The workshop takes place May 14-17, at the Stanford (CA) Sierra Conference Center. Abstracts are due Nov. 17.
For more information, visit www.esda.org.
ELKHART, IN – CTS Corp. reported third-quarter revenues of $165.7 million, up 11% over a year ago.
Sales at its EMS unit rose 13% to $100.8 million, driven by defense, communications and medical demand. Operating earnings increased $1.2 million on higher volumes and improved product mix. Sequentially, EMS sales rose 7%.
"Despite a challenging quarter from an operational perspective, relating to problems with a new automotive product launch, year-over-year sales trends remain positive, reflecting continued success with our growth initiatives. During the third quarter, we won two additional platforms for our accelerator pedal module and continued the strong pace of design wins for electronic components in infrastructure applications," said Donald Schwanz, chairman and chief executive.
CTS reiterated its prior full-year guidance of 6 to 8% sales growth, but lowered its profits guidance by 3 cents.
"Despite a challenging quarter from an operational perspective, relating to problems with a new automotive product launch, year-over-year sales trends remain positive, reflecting continued success with our growth initiatives. During the third quarter, we won two additional platforms for our accelerator pedal module and continued the strong pace of design wins for electronic components in infrastructure applications," said Donald Schwanz, chairman and chief executive.
CTS reiterated its prior full-year guidance of 6 to 8% sales growth, but lowered its profits guidance by 3 cents.
SAN JOSE – Flextronics reported a 23% rise in second-quarter net sales from continuing operations of $4.7 billion, a record. GAAP net income was a record $185 million for the second quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a loss of $2 million a year ago.
Sales were up 16% sequentially. Operating margins at its EMS business improved by 10 basis points year-over-year and gross margin improved sequentially by 10 basis points.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Passives components maker AVX Corp. reported second-quarter net income jumped 128% to $38.8 million over last year, while sales grew 15% to $374.6 million.
In a statement, chief executive and president John Gilbertson said, "After a good first quarter, we have seen continued growth in demand throughout the second quarter in all market segments."
STOCKHOLM -- Mydata Automation last month named Bengt Broman as its next president, replacing Mårten Lundberg, who is leaving the company after 18 years.
Broman is currently president of Teracom AB, and is a former president of LGP Allgon, which was partly owned by Mydata's parent, Skanditek.
In a press release, Broman said, "Mydata is a successful Swedish innovation company with a strong global position within its market segment. It will be extremely stimulating leading Mydata and its competent employees into the next phase of its development. My previous experience with Skanditek as principal owner is that the company adopts a long-term industrial approach, which I support."
Lundberg's will remain president until Broman is able to begin, which is expected to be sometime in early 2007. The company did not announce a transition date.
Under Lundberg, the company's annual sales grew from 28 million Krona ($3.83 million) in 1988 to 643 million Krona ($88 million) in 2005.
Broman is currently president of Teracom AB, and is a former president of LGP Allgon, which was partly owned by Mydata's parent, Skanditek.
In a press release, Broman said, "Mydata is a successful Swedish innovation company with a strong global position within its market segment. It will be extremely stimulating leading Mydata and its competent employees into the next phase of its development. My previous experience with Skanditek as principal owner is that the company adopts a long-term industrial approach, which I support."
Lundberg's will remain president until Broman is able to begin, which is expected to be sometime in early 2007. The company did not announce a transition date.
Under Lundberg, the company's annual sales grew from 28 million Krona ($3.83 million) in 1988 to 643 million Krona ($88 million) in 2005.
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Research firm iSuppli Corp. will host a free Webinar on India automotive electronics market next week. Jagdish Rebello, Ph. D., director and principal analyst for iSuppli, is the featured speaker.
India's automotive electronics market is set to expand 21.8 % over the next five years, predicts iSuppli, but is facing a host of potential roadblocks including weak infrastructure and government beauracracy.
The Webinar will take place on Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. EST. Visit: http://www.isuppli.com/events/default.asp?EventCode=WB.
India's automotive electronics market is set to expand 21.8 % over the next five years, predicts iSuppli, but is facing a host of potential roadblocks including weak infrastructure and government beauracracy.
The Webinar will take place on Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. EST. Visit: http://www.isuppli.com/events/default.asp?EventCode=WB.
ATLANTA -- Effective March 1, China will require labels on products sold to end-users that contain any substances that can be considered to fall under any of the six RoHS classes. But two problems persist: What the labels will look like, and the particulars of how companies will comply. Of particular concern are the unknowns at play preventing companies from compliance.
“The law didn’t specify what the labeling and disclosure requirements will be – just that there are labeling and disclosure requirements,” explains Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, a consulting firm that has been closely tracking the issue.
“The law didn’t specify what the labeling and disclosure requirements will be – just that there are labeling and disclosure requirements,” explains Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, a consulting firm that has been closely tracking the issue.
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