MILPITAS, CA – Solectron Corp.,
a provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain
services, has reported the resignation of executive vice president and
CFO. Kiran Patel is leaving Solectron to become CFO for Intuit Inc.
Warren Ligan, senior vice president and corporate controller at
Solectron, will fill Patel's role on an interim basis while an
internal and external candidate search is conducted.
"Kiran
has been a driving force in the transformation of Solectron and we
thank him for his many contributions," commented Mike Cannon, president
and CEO of Solectron. "Moving forward with Warren
as interim CFO, we are assigning a proven performer from our strong
internal team of financial professionals to this key position."
ORANGE, CA –Inspex Inc. has begun quickturn x-ray inspection services for PCBs, semiconductor packaging and assembly.
The firm handles inspection of BGA, QFPs and PLCC components on all types of assemblies, plus other semiconductor components, active and passive devices, multilayer PCBs, molded and encapsulated components, connectors and cables.
The company is capable of 24-hour turns, president Jay Adams said in a press release.
NEW YORK – Dover Electronics will acquire Knowles Electronics, a manufacturer of micro-acoustic components, for $750 million, the company said today. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in September.
Thief River Falls, MN - - Micrel Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corp. for its line of advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs.
Micrel provides power and mixed-signal analog, RF transceivers and transmitters, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions. Its product line of more than 4,500 IC solutions will be made available through Digi-Key.
TEMPE, AZ -- Three-Five Systems has signeddefinitive agreement to sell the assets of its electronic manufacturing services subsidiary's operations in Redmond, WA.
Catalyst Manufacturing Services will purchase the subsidiary, TFS Electronic Manufacturing Services Inc., in a deal worth about $6.6 million. Catalyst will pay $3.6 million in cash and assume certain liabilities of TFS EMS.