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TAIPEI -- Asustek's chairman said the motherboard maker will its separate its contract manufacturing operations from its branded products group as soon as possible. The company previously said it would split the divisions in 2008.

Instead, the company will split the operations by year end , and the new company will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to published reports.

WESTLAKE, OH – On April 27, Nordson Corporation filed a patent infringement action in the Tokyo District Court against Jetmaster and Jetmaster2, manufactured by Musashi Engineering Inc.

The complaint alleges that two Musashi products infringe two of Nordson’s Japanese patents, and that the operation of the Jetmaster and Jetmaster 2 infringes a third Japanese patent.

Nordson, through its subsidiary, Asymtek, owns three Japanese patents relating to DJ-2100 and DJ-9000 jet dispensers.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The IC industry as a whole registered a five-year CAGR of 12% between 2001 and 2006. However, the cellular phone IC market displayed the most notable CAGR of 22% during that time period, says IC Insights in its May update of the McClean Report.

For the first time ever, cellular handset unit volume shipments are forecast to total more than one billion this year, the research firm predicts.

Cellular phone handset unit shipments, revenue, and ASP are forecast to be +10%, +3%, and -6%, respectively.

Nokia is expected to ship more than 400 million handsets, and Sony Ericsson cellular phone shipments are expected to surge at least 40%, exceeding Samsung in handset revenue this year.

NEW YORK – General Atlantic and Francisco Partners, major private equity firms, have sued Aeroflex Inc., saying the maker of electronics test equipment owes them a larger fee for breaking off a pending merger.

According to an SEC filing, the $22.5 million breakup Aeroflex agreed to pay was some $15 million less than GA and Francisco claim they are owed.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Delta Electronics announced its May revenues rose 24% to $10 million year-over-year. The company, which makes power systems, video displays, and provides EMS services, said year-to-date revenues were $47.9 million, a 25% increase over last year.

TOKYO – JPCA 2007, held amid a minor slowdown in the electronics interconnect industry, must be considered an unqualified success. Between the innovations on display, the incorporation of the Protec assembly show, and real world collaboration, JPCA demonstrated the possibilities of realizing technical advances, and building the foundations for growth while maintaining profitability.