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NEW YORK -- ASTM International's committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials
will meet
April 18-20 in Norfolk, VA, and Nov. 14-16 in Tampa, FL .
ASTM meetings are open to all interested individuals.
For information contact Brynn Iwanowski at ASTM International, 610-832-9640; biwanows@astm.org.
April 18-20 in Norfolk, VA, and Nov. 14-16 in Tampa, FL .
ASTM meetings are open to all interested individuals.
For information contact Brynn Iwanowski at ASTM International, 610-832-9640; biwanows@astm.org.
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS - Assembléon has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Customer Value Enhancement award for surface mount technology equipment. This recognizes the contribution of Assembléon’s Installed Base Solutions to continuous performance improvement of equipment that is already installed on customer production lines.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents its Customer Value Enhancement award to a company demonstrating more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competitors.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents its Customer Value Enhancement award to a company demonstrating more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competitors.
Installed Base Solutions is Assembléon’s approach for working with customers to continuously optimize cost and performance of their assembly lines. The company performs bottleneck analysis, remote performance and diagnostic analysis to help map efficiency issues and identify areas for improvement.
NEW YORK -- 2008 will be the year MEMS take off in cellphones as the technology's small size, flexibility, and performance advantages become big drawcards, ABI Research said today.
According to ABI, MEMS finds five major application areas in the cellphone: RF filters, adaptive tuning circuits, resonators and oscillators, audio microphones, accelerometers and motion sensors. The challenge is their cost compared to incumbent solutions, but as volumes pick up for MEMS components in these newer markets, there will be a concomitant decrease in cost, the research firm asserts.
MEMS technology for consumer markets has been discussed for at least 10 years, says principal analyst Alan Varghese. "The traditional challenges for MEMS related to the difficulty of reliably manufacturing components at high volumes, effective packaging techniques, long-term device reliability, technology cost and supply chain robustness, all of which had a damping effect on the industry. However the MEMS industry has been addressing these concerns, and innovative solutions are being offered in high volume markets such as mobile phones and consumer devices."
According to ABI, MEMS finds five major application areas in the cellphone: RF filters, adaptive tuning circuits, resonators and oscillators, audio microphones, accelerometers and motion sensors. The challenge is their cost compared to incumbent solutions, but as volumes pick up for MEMS components in these newer markets, there will be a concomitant decrease in cost, the research firm asserts.
MEMS technology for consumer markets has been discussed for at least 10 years, says principal analyst Alan Varghese. "The traditional challenges for MEMS related to the difficulty of reliably manufacturing components at high volumes, effective packaging techniques, long-term device reliability, technology cost and supply chain robustness, all of which had a damping effect on the industry. However the MEMS industry has been addressing these concerns, and innovative solutions are being offered in high volume markets such as mobile phones and consumer devices."
JASPER, IN -- Kimball Electronics Group will acquire Reptron Electronics for
$0.68 per share, or roughly $3.4 million. The deal between the two contract electronics manufacturers is expected to close during the first quarter 2007, and should push Kimball into the top 20 worldwide EMS firms as ranked by revenue.
The price is a 28% premium over Reptron's three-month volume weighted average stock price.
The price is a 28% premium over Reptron's three-month volume weighted average stock price.
HERNDON, VA – iNEMI’s Tin Whisker User Group has revised “Recommendations on Lead-Free Finishes for Components Used in High-Reliability Products.”
ALAMEDA, CA -- A common theme arose during discussions at Technology Forecaster's quarterly meeting last week: knee-jerk reactions on the part of OEMs and their
manufacturing partners to the challenges of global electronics manufacturing are
not working.
Attendees reportedly expressed considerable frustration at the tactical measures they are taking to meet environmental regulations such as China RoHS and finding profitable and socially responsible ways to manufacture the low-volume, high-mix products that represent the next wave of electronics outsourcing for the global arena. "I am so tired of the fire drills for WEEE, RoHS, and now China RoHS," one OEM complained.
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