EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Global LCD TV shipments rose 14.1% sequentially in the second quarter to 30.7 million units, iSuppli Corp. said.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International today reported revenues fell 32% from a year ago to $26.3 million for its fiscal 2010 first quarter.

IRVINE, CA – The US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed a patent covering Henkel Corp.’s Ablestik Self-Filleting die-attach products and controlled flow technique. 
 
The patent broadly discloses the parameters of the process required to achieve a bondline fillet, using die attach paste materials. It covers a method for attaching a semiconductor die to a substrate or to another die in a stacked arrangement. 
 
The method comprises dispensing an adhesive between the die and the substrate, or between two dies, and subjecting the adhesive to conditions suitable to cure the adhesive. With a controlled flow technique, bondlines as thin as 10 µm have been achieved and can be modified based on application-specific requirements.

DOUARNENEZ, FRANCE -- Asteel, the world's 13th largest EMS company, liquidated its plant here last week and laid off 134 workers, according to published reports.