ROME, NY – A pair of trade groups have revised the standard for ESD testing of electronic components.

ANSI/ESDA/JEDEC JS-001-2011 for Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESD) Testing - Human Body Model (HBM) - Component Level modifies required pin combinations in order to reduce test times, increase productivity, reduce costs and minimize false failures. These changes include: most non-supply to non-supply (I/O-to-I/O) eliminated – testing is limited to differential pairs; eliminated "cross-domain" testing of non-supply (I/O) pins; pin combinations for two-pin testing clarified, and use of "single polarity" supply-to-supply stressing allowed.

The primary changes are described in a new pin combination table; the older set of combinations are still permitted and summarized in a separate table. An expanded annex provides further guidance to allow the user to minimize the interaction between the HBM tester parasitics and the device under tests.

The ESDA/JEDEC product can be downloaded free of charge at www.ESDA.org or www.JEDEC.org. 

BROOKHAVEN, MS — Delphi Packard will invest a reported $15 million to upgrade its printed circuit assembly plant here, a further sign that it has tabled any plans to move production to Mexico.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Top 20 EMS provider Fabrinet today reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 23% year-over-year to $16.7 million.It was the company's 46th straight quarter of profitability.

BEIJING – EMS firm Beijing Brio Technology has moved into a custom new factory here.

SHENZHEN – Electronics manufacturer SinoHub reported second-quarter net sales of $40.9 million, down 6.8% year-over-year.

Net income was $1 million, down 70.6% compared to the same period last year.

Sales in the ICM business segment were $9.2 million, down 30.8% year-over-year.

Net sales from the electronic component sales and supply chain management services segment for the quarter were $31.7 million, up 3.6% compared to the second quarter of 2010.

“Our results were impacted this quarter by a significant decline in sales from our ICM segment, as our largest customer faced inventory issues relating to phones purchased from another supplier.  As a result, this customer was unable to purchase any phones from SinoHub during the second quarter,” said CEO Harry Cochran.
“We have decided to shift the electronic component procurement portion of our ECSS segment to a brokerage model from our current model where we take ownership of components.” 

Net sales for the six months ended June 30 were $78.9 million, down 4.4% compared to the year-earlier period. 

Gross profit for the six-month period was $12.1 million, down 17.7% year-over-year.

WAYNE, NJ – Fisnar has launched a Web-based automated dispensing programming service.
 
The service allows customers to program and confirm an automated dispensing application without having to purchase equipment or allocate engineering time before making an investment.
 
Fisnar’s engineers will help select the right robot and provide integration advice. For more information, visit www.fisnar.com/video-trial.
 
Fisner provides fluid dispensing and dispensing automation systems.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Presentations from a major solar and photovoltaic industry meeting here last month are now available online.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC president Denny McGuirk has resigned to accept a new position as president and CEO of SEMI, effective Nov. 1, the trade group announced today.

FREEPORT, PA — EMS firm Dynamic Manufacturing has begun work on an expansion that will double its manufacturing space here by year-end.

HONG KONG – Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Ltd. reported revenue for the first quarter ended June 30 of $53.2 million, down 36.2% year-over-year.

NEW CANAAN, CT – Private equity firm J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has joined with Autosplice’s existing management to acquire the electronic interconnect solutions provider.

Day-to-day operations of Autosplice will remain in their current locations, and there will be no changes to Autosplice’s management.

No financial terms of the purchase were disclosed.

TAIPEI – Foxconn Electronics posted revenues of $7.92 billion for July, up 17% year-over-year and 0.45% sequentially.