SANTA CLARA, CA – Viking Automation Tools has signed an agreement for the exclusive service and installation rights of Nippon Scientific Co. Ltd.’s semiconductor failure analysis systems in the US, Mexico and Canada. No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.
NSC manufactures semiconductor failure analysis equipment and has developed equipment from wet and dry IC decapsulation, reactive ion etching, micro-milling and laser IC preparation systems to testing equipment.
Viking is a manufacturing and engineering design company specializing in automation tools.
EDGEWOOD, NY -- Dynatech Technology, the exclusive US distributor of Samsung SMT assembly equipment, is relocating its corporate headquarters, order processing and logistic operations from Horsham, PA, to Edgewood, NY.
The company will add warehouse and office staff to handle the increased business seen over the past year as well.
The Horsham office will remain open as a regional sales center.
"Shifting our sales support, order entry and warehousing functions to our New York facility allows us to take full advantage of our extensive resources," said Michael Foster, general manager, Dynatech Technology, in a statement. "Our office and warehouse staff has increased threefold with the change. The increased warehouse space, staff and office infrastructure in Edgewood enables us to expand our operation in a single location for faster response time to customer requests in a more efficient manner."
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops on a quarterly basis for the first time ever in the third quarter, according to iSuppli Corp.
MADISON, AL – STI Electronics Inc. has relocated to a 54,000 sq. ft. facility here, and plans to host an open house Jan. 29. The firm’s previous facility was 18,000 sq. ft.
STI says it is positioning itself for marked growth in 2009, increasing capabilities in all divisions. Engineering services will include a new SMT line. Training services is adding a third classroom and has plans to hire two additional instructors. Industrial tools and supplies has a new sales manager and three outside sales representatives.
In the analytical/failure analysis lab, STI has added a RADWAG MXA-5 microbalance, and has almost doubled the size of its Class 1000 cleanroom, which now included conformal coating capabilities.
STI plans to implement additional equipment and add capabilities and staff throughout 2009.
SAN JOSE -- Flextronics is denying reports it is seeking a buyer for its plant in northwest Shanghai, according to published reports.
Last week, rumors spread that the company, the world's second largest EMS firm, would close up to 12 factories worldwide. In response, Flextronics
senior chief director for marketing and communications business in Asia Valeria Kurniawan debunked the rumors, saying that although some cost-cutting measures would be taken, the plants were not on the market.
Flextronics has two large assembly plants in the Shanghai area, one in Malu, in northwest Shanghai, and one in Pudong, across the river from downtown Shanghai.