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N. Billerica, MA --Transition Automation has been awarded patent # 5,887,312 for its Universal Holder System.
The key benefit is a unique pin and open circular window that allows users to quickly change blades, and know that they are referenced properly in the holder.
The design is insensitive to contamination and residual solder paste, thereby improving the accuracy and clamping performance when users install new blades. Transition Automation includes this patented design on Universal Holders it sells for retrofitting SMT printers.
The key benefit is a unique pin and open circular window that allows users to quickly change blades, and know that they are referenced properly in the holder.
The design is insensitive to contamination and residual solder paste, thereby improving the accuracy and clamping performance when users install new blades. Transition Automation includes this patented design on Universal Holders it sells for retrofitting SMT printers.
El Segundo, CA —Motorola Inc. was the star of the mobile-phone business once again in the second quarter, with its shipments increasing by an industry-leading 5.8 million units during the period, according to iSuppli Corp. The company is closing its gap with market-leader Nokia, but remained in second place in terms of unit shipments.
Motorola’s mobile-phone shipments amounted to 51.9 million units in Q2, up 12.6% sequentially from 46.1 million. Company market share rose to 23%, from 21% in Q1.
Nokia achieved 4.4% sequential growth in mobile-phone shipments, a slightly better performance than the overall market. The Finnish firm gained 1 point of share to 35%. The company shipped 78.4 million units this quarter, compared to 75.1 million in Q1.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. suffered a setback in the second quarter due to disappointing overseas sales. The company’s biggest decline in shipments came from Europe.
Company phone shipments declined to 26.3 million units, down 9.3% from 29 million in the first quarter. Its market share declined by 1 point to 12%. However, Samsung’s mobile-phone Average Selling Prices improved by 1.5% as the company avoided low-end products for emerging regions.
Sony Ericsson posted the largest percentage increase in shipments among the top-five players, with its units rising to 15.8 million, up 18.8% from 13.3 million in Q1. The company has been making gains with its Walkman line of mobile phones, which accounted for 25% of its second quarter unit shipments. The company’s share rose to 7%, surpassing LG Electronics to take fourth place in the market.
Motorola’s mobile-phone shipments amounted to 51.9 million units in Q2, up 12.6% sequentially from 46.1 million. Company market share rose to 23%, from 21% in Q1.
The company benefited from its thin form-factor phones, including its successful RAZR. Tina Teng, analyst, wireless communications, for iSuppli, notes, “About 40% of Motorola’s second-quarter unit shipments were of its trademark thin form-factor phones, and 32.8% were RAZRs. Motorola’s market-share gains were most notable in China, North America and India.”
Nokia achieved 4.4% sequential growth in mobile-phone shipments, a slightly better performance than the overall market. The Finnish firm gained 1 point of share to 35%. The company shipped 78.4 million units this quarter, compared to 75.1 million in Q1.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. suffered a setback in the second quarter due to disappointing overseas sales. The company’s biggest decline in shipments came from Europe.
Company phone shipments declined to 26.3 million units, down 9.3% from 29 million in the first quarter. Its market share declined by 1 point to 12%. However, Samsung’s mobile-phone Average Selling Prices improved by 1.5% as the company avoided low-end products for emerging regions.
Sony Ericsson posted the largest percentage increase in shipments among the top-five players, with its units rising to 15.8 million, up 18.8% from 13.3 million in Q1. The company has been making gains with its Walkman line of mobile phones, which accounted for 25% of its second quarter unit shipments. The company’s share rose to 7%, surpassing LG Electronics to take fourth place in the market.
LG Electronics slid to fifth place on a 1.9% decline in unit shipments due to competition in the U.S. market with rival Motorola. The company’s most-talked-about mobile phone, Chocolate, is expected to be available in the U.S. market in the fourth quarter to help boost the company’s results.
SAN FRANCISCO – Synova is scheduled to open its first micro-machining center (MMC) in the U.S. in January 2007. The Silicon Valley-based MMC will provide demonstrations, sample testing and application development. It will also offer micro-machining services to the local industry.
Previously, the company's application labs were based at its headquarters in Switzerland.
"Establishing our presence here in the U.S. not only demonstrates our commitment to our existing customers, but also shows our focus on speeding the adoption of our technology to an under tapped, yet significant, customer base," said Synova CEO, Bernold Richerzhagen. "The U.S. poses large market opportunities for us in the areas of inkjet printer head MEMS, HDD and organic LED sectors."
Joseph Battaglia will head up the MMC and direct sales of the company's Laser MicroJet technology in the U.S. Most recently, he was field sales and marketing development manager for North America at EFD/Nordson Corp., and has also worked with Speedline Technologies and Cookson Electronics.
The new facility will be set up during the next 6 months and fully operational in Q1 2007.
The company is exhibiting this week at SEMICON West, booth # T21.
Previously, the company's application labs were based at its headquarters in Switzerland.
"Establishing our presence here in the U.S. not only demonstrates our commitment to our existing customers, but also shows our focus on speeding the adoption of our technology to an under tapped, yet significant, customer base," said Synova CEO, Bernold Richerzhagen. "The U.S. poses large market opportunities for us in the areas of inkjet printer head MEMS, HDD and organic LED sectors."
Joseph Battaglia will head up the MMC and direct sales of the company's Laser MicroJet technology in the U.S. Most recently, he was field sales and marketing development manager for North America at EFD/Nordson Corp., and has also worked with Speedline Technologies and Cookson Electronics.
The new facility will be set up during the next 6 months and fully operational in Q1 2007.
The company is exhibiting this week at SEMICON West, booth # T21.
NEW DELHI -- Arun Kumar, 57, president and managing director of Flextronics Software Systems died Friday night of a cardiac arrest in San Diego, reports the Times of India.
According to available information, Kumar had gone to a hospital for a regular health check up, where the doctors detected irregular heart beats and recommended immediate surgery.
In India, he headed Hughes Software Systems, India, which was later acquired by Flextronics. He was awarded the Hughes Chairman's Honour Award of Excellence in May 2000, and that September he was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Kumar is survived by his wife Amita, and his son Kunal.
"While we all remember Arun as a visionary leader and a professional, he was first and foremost an outstanding human being," said Ash Bhardwaj, CEO of Flextronics Software Systems. "Arun had an unyielding belief that people always come first. This philosophy impacted everyone who came into contact with him, both professionally and socially. We have lost an outstanding leader, a true friend and a genuinely decent man. All of us at FSS mourn Arun's passing and extend our deepest sympathies to his family."
According to available information, Kumar had gone to a hospital for a regular health check up, where the doctors detected irregular heart beats and recommended immediate surgery.
In India, he headed Hughes Software Systems, India, which was later acquired by Flextronics. He was awarded the Hughes Chairman's Honour Award of Excellence in May 2000, and that September he was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Kumar is survived by his wife Amita, and his son Kunal.
"While we all remember Arun as a visionary leader and a professional, he was first and foremost an outstanding human being," said Ash Bhardwaj, CEO of Flextronics Software Systems. "Arun had an unyielding belief that people always come first. This philosophy impacted everyone who came into contact with him, both professionally and socially. We have lost an outstanding leader, a true friend and a genuinely decent man. All of us at FSS mourn Arun's passing and extend our deepest sympathies to his family."
Framingham, MA -- According to a recent report from Manufacturing Insights, the APEJ (Asia Pacific excluding Japan) manufacturing industry has been recovering and gaining momentum after the initial turnaround observed in 2004. APEJ manufacturing IT spending was valued at $15 billion in 2005 and is expected to reach $22 billion in 2010, a CAGR of 7.7%.
The top three segments in terms of IT expenditure are high-tech, automotive and chemical. From a geographic perspective, the Greater China sub-region had the largest manufacturing IT spending, followed by ANZ and Korea.
The top three segments in terms of IT expenditure are high-tech, automotive and chemical. From a geographic perspective, the Greater China sub-region had the largest manufacturing IT spending, followed by ANZ and Korea.
"2005 has been a year plagued with external environmental uncertainties globally and notably in the Asian region, with high-profile events such as the repeated terrorists bombing in Bali; the Asian tsunamis and numerous other natural disasters across the region; the bird flu; rising oil price and ongoing geo-political tensions. Despite the above factors, the Asian region as a whole has continued its recovery and stabilization from the economic crises, which began in the late 1990s," says Tan Mang Teck, research director, Asia/Pacific manufacturing research. "The APEJ region will continue to be a fast growing regional economic block, powered by the emerging economic engines of China and India."
Sunnyvale, CA -- Palm admitted last week that it has stopped shipping its Treo 650 phone to Europe because the devices do not comply with the EU’s RoHS restrictions that fell into place on July 1. This was the only Palm smart phone available in Europe.
The company decided nine months ago that it would not update the product to meet the regulations, according to an IDC report published in Macworld.
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