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Kyzen Corp. will showcase AQUANOX A4630 in booth 2D01 at the upcoming Nepcon China/EMT China show in Shanghai.
 
The product was designed to clean Pb-free materials while providing low cost of ownership. The sixth-generation product brings ambient temperatures and low concentrations while exceeding industry standards for personnel and environmental safety.
 
Is typically used in aqueous spray-in-air equipment at 10 to 20% from ambient temperatures. Said to provide brilliant joints, pass after pass, without the use of sump side additives and throughout an extended bath life.
 
Effective on all no-clean materials.Is multi-solder safe for Pb-free and Pb-bearing solders in addition to most precious metals. It is part marking safe and compatible on all tested electronics industry labels (polyimide).
 
Kyzen Corp., kyzen.com

ENDICOTT, NY -- Endicott Interconnect Technologies and Meadville Technologies Group Ltd. have entered a licensing agreement to produce EI's patented organic substrates at the Meadville's facility in Shanghai.

Under terms of the agreement, EI maintains control of the design, prototype, new product introduction, low to medium volume production, particularly for aerospace and defense applications, sales and technical support worldwide for the CoreEZ product line. Meadville will perform high volume runs of CoreEZ products.

No financial terms were disclosed.
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VANCOUVER, BC -- Nam Tai Electronics has invested $3.4 million in three surface mount lines this quarter, raising its production capacity by about 17% based on passive chip placement.  Read more ...
SHANGHAI -- Boosted by demand from Samsung and LG Electronics, Chinese PCB fabricators are getting more orders for optoelectronic boards, DigiTimes reported, sourcing multiple parties.

According to those sources, optoelectronic PCB demand could grow 60 to 100% this year. Per DigiTimes, "sources estimated that a minimum of 2.4 million square feet of PCBs will be required to fulfill domestic demand in eastern China."

AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics are two of the biggest, with 700,000 to 800,000 sq. ft. produced per month. Still, Samsung and LG require as much as 2.4 million sq. ft. of PCBs per month, the report said, an amount that could rise as much as one million sq. ft. per month next year.
NORTHBROOK, IL -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is notifying consumers that a soldering iron manufactured by Shuang Shi Enterprise Co. Ltd. may pose a shock or fire hazard.

The iron, model CL-3, was built in November 2004 and is identifiable by the markings "6G98," "MODEL CL-3," "E190243" and the UL Listing Mark for the U.S. and Canada.

According to UL, the Taiwanese company shipped 2000 units.

According to UL, the securement of the power supply cord connections does not comply with UL's applicable safety requirements. This poses a risk of electric shock and fire hazard to users.

A picture of this product is at www.ul.com/media/newsrel/nr031706.html.

UL recommends that users stop using the product immediately and return it to the place of purchase.

The consumer contact for Shuang Shi is 28, Sheng Wong Chi Hsia, Li Yu Tang Tsun, San Yi Hsiang, Miao-Li Hsien 367, Taiwan.

OTTOBURN, GERMANY -- Siemens Automation and Drives has acquired the die bonder activities of F&K Delvotec Bondtechnik GmbH. No financial terms were disclosed.

Siemens will integrate the business with its Electronics Assembly Systems division, which includes its Siplace placement machines.

The companies suggested that they would look at ways to integrate placement and die bonding processes.
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PHOENIX -- Suntron Corp.,a provider of electronics manufacturing services, on Thursday reported net income of $100,000 on revenue of $83.9 million for its fiscal fourth quarter.

Revenues rose 4.4% sequentially, in line with previous company guidance, but fell 28% year-over-year.
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In his blog today, Dr. Brian Toleno notes the upcoming RoHS laws in China.

http://circuitsassembly.com/blog/
Atlanta – The 10th annual Atlanta SMTA Expo will occur on April 20, at the Gwinnett Civic Center in Duluth, GA. In addition to the exhibition and technology showcase, Phil Zarrow and Mike Buetow will each present a keynote presentation.
 
Zarrow is president and co-founder of ITM Consulting, and a Circuits Assembly columnist. He will speak from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on “Implementing Lead-Free: The Other 90%.”  He will examine what Pb-free means to the electronic assembler at the process and logistics level. The impact upon printing, placement, reflow and inspection will be examined as well as the adaptations necessary by purchasing, quality assurance and product development groups.
 
Mike Buetow, Editor-in-Chief of Circuits Assembly, will follow with a presentation entitled, “Who Owns the Supply Chain?” According to Buetow, there is a is a war on in the supply chain as each segment fights for its share of the OEM pie. As EMS and distributors add value-added services, their suppliers cannot help but be impacted. Environmental legislation is affecting how everyone (designers, fabricators, assemblers) does business. The presentation will provide a look at how the supply chain is shaping up and what it might look like in the future.
 
For information on exhibiting or attending, visit: smta.org/education/vendor_days/vendor_days.cfm#ga

SARATOGA, CA – State of the art wafer fabrication capacity reached a record high of 99% in the fourth quarter of 2005, prompting speculation over a potential recession.

According to research firm Advanced Forecasting Inc., the fourth-quarter utilization level is “reminiscent” of cycles in 1995 and 2000 in which utilization rates of the SoA technology (defined as line widths smaller than 0.12 microns) topped 97%, only to be followed by a recession.

This time it’s different, the semiconductor forecasting house says. Read more ...
SCOTTSDALE, AZ-- Aegis Assessments has ordered a $250,000 initial production run of the SafetyNet RadioBridge from contract manufacturer CirTran Corp. Aegis is a wireless technology company that provides products that improve emergency communications for homeland security, public safety and commercial applications,

 
CirTran was previously awarded a contract by Aegis to redesign the product, which interconnects incompatible radios.The project was performed at CirTran's ISO 9001:2000-certified manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City.

ANGLETON, TX-- Benchmark Electronics on Wednesday announced that its board has declared a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a stock dividend.
 
Shareholders of record at the close of business March 27 will receive one additional share for every two shares owned, to be distributed on or about April 3.
 
After the stock split, it will have approx. 63,878,218 shares outstanding.

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