CircuiTree back issues from October 2007:
In-Stat reports manufacturing strengthening for Intel.(Data Transfer)
Oct 01, 2007 ... According to a report by In-Stat, Intel is adding to its competitive position in R&D and manufacturing by transitioning to the 45 nm process node with high-k dielectrics and metal gates beginning in late 2007. By 2009, Intel plans to further enhance its semiconductor manufacturing ...
Flexible circuit materials.(Supplier Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Custom one- and two-metal layer flexible circuits for fine pitch and/or high-density applications are available from 3M Electronics. The circuits are chemically etched, enabling isolated and free dielectric features--as well as complex and very precise electrode patterning--while avoiding ...
The possibility of two fall classics in Anaheim.(The Way We See It)(trends in market of Printed circuit boards)
Oct 01, 2007; ... As we all know, the outlook for the North American PCB market has seen better days. Since 1999, we have watched the world share of PCB production for North America drop from almost 30 percent to right around 10 percent--a huge swing. Adding salt to the wound is the amount of production ...
WISE fills orders in Shanghai and California.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Parma, Italy -- WISE Worldwide Enterprise srl received orders for two complete sets of SCRUBSTAR and JETSTAR machines for solder mask ...
Stablcor licenses technology to Unicircuit.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Costa Mesa, Calif. -- Stablcor Incorporated licensed the use of its STALCOR[R] technology to Unicircuit Incorporated, Littleton, Colo. This license demonstrates ...
Global-Ventec Laminates moves to new facility.(Supply Line)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Warwickshire, England -- In August, Global-Ventec Laminates UK Ltd completed its move to a new building that includes warehousing for laminates, prepreg cold storage, and fabrication facilities for laminates and ...
Enthone to open new lab in Connecticut.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... West Haven, Conn. -- Enthone Inc. began construction of an advanced plating applications laboratory in West Haven, Conn., scheduled to be completely operational in September. The laboratory and staff mission includes: evaluation and validation of Enthone processes prior to beta-site field ...
Excellon expands spindle repair center.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rancho Dominguez, Calif. -- Excellon Automation expanded its spindle repair center, increasing the capacity and capabilities of the center. Excellon also ...
Lloyd Doyle installs upgrade at Multifor.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Surrey, England -- Lloyd Doyle installed an upgraded system at Multifor Ltd's facility in Quebec. Multifor received ...
Valor awarded upgrade contract by Spectral Response.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Yavne, Israel -- Valor Computerized Systems was awarded an upgrade contract by Spectral Response, Inc., to provide vPlan, Valor's next-generation, enterprise-level process engineering ...
Mentor announces Bangalore Design Center Collaboration.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Wilsonville, Ore. -- Mentor Graphics Corporation and RV-VLSI Design Center in Bangalore, India, announced a joint collaboration, where Mentor will provide the Center with leading-edge design tools for classroom ...
Camtek receives multi-million dollar order.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Migdal Ha'Emek, Israel -- Camtek Ltd. received a multi-million dollar order for AOI systems from a leading Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer; the order includes 44 of Camtek's new 3G family ...
Zuken offers free simulation design kits.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Munich and Westford, Mass. -- Zuken is off ering free simulation design kits to assist with the integration of Altera Corporation's new Arria[TM] GX FPGAs onto PCBs. These new low-cost, transceiver-based devices are ideal for cost-sensitive, ...
Consona software achieves ISO certification.(Supply Line)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Indianapolis -- Consona Software, a subsidiary of Cimnet Systems, Inc., achieved ISO 9001 certification for its BPO organization in Mysore, India. According to S. Shivaprakash, director of BPO services for Cimnet Systems, Cimnet's BPO organization offers a complete set of front-end ...
Dongguan Somacis Graphic produces first PCB.(Fab Focus)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Chashan, Dongguan City, China -- Dongguan Somacis Graphic PCB Co. Ltd.--incorporated after the joint venture between SOMACIS pcb industries and Graphic plc--in August manufactured its first complete high-tech PCB within its production factory in Chashan, Dongguan City. The PCB was ...
Jabil plans consumer electronics and EMS divisions.(Fab Focus)
Oct 01, 2007 ... St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s board of directors approved a plan to establish consumer electronics and EMS divisions, effective September 1, 2007. The consumer division ...
AT&S to open third plant in Shanghai.(Fab Focus)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vienna -- AT&S is planning its third plant in Shanghai; it opened its first plant in 2002, and the second plant is now also fully operational. The new plant will add to ...
GSPK opens office in Spain.(Fab Focus)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Knaresborough, North Yorkshire -- GSPK Circuits opened a new office in Manlleu, Barcelona, to capitalize on GSPK's growing influence in the Spanish, Portuguese, and French markets. The new office strengthens the ...
Freedom CAD opens design center in California.(Fab Focus)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nashua, N.H. -- Freedom CAD Services opened a design center in Santa Ana, Calif., enabling the company to provide local PCB layout services to its West Coast customers. According to West Coast business development manager ...
Rogers names Tyron investor/PR manager.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rogers, Conn. -- Rogers Corporation named William Tyron manager of investor and public relations. Tyron will work with senior management to communicate the company's performance and growth strategies to shareholders, the ...
Feinberg joins Verdant board.(Power People)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Dan Feinberg joined the Verdant Electronics board of directors in support of its recently announced Occam Process technology. Feinberg has been involved with "disruptive technologies" most of his career, from ...
Marc Chason joins Weiner & Associates.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Danbury, Conn. -- Marc Chason joined Gene H. Weiner & Associates, Inc., as a senior associate, where he will focus on technology and business development. His primary interests are microminiaturization and electronics manufacturing, nanotechnology, portable energy technology, and printed ...
McCurdy joins Freedom CAD.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nashua, N.H. -- Scott McCurdy joined Freedom CAD as business development manager for the West Coast. McCurdy brings more than 35 years of PCB industry experience to this role, most recently as the president and CEO of McCurdy ...
Barrett appointed new FlipChip VP.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Phoenix -- Scott T. Barrett was appointed FlipChip International (FCI) LLC's vice president Asian business development for its semiconductor wafer scale packaging and bumping business in Phoenix and its FCMS joint ...
O'Brien and Glaser join Uyemura.(Power People)(Gerard O'Brien)(Franz Glaser)(Uyemura International Corp )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Southington, Conn. -- Uyemura International Corp (UIC) appointed two new staff members at its Southington, Conn., facility. Gerard O'Brien was named advanced technology/reliability specialist; he also co-chairs the IPC ...
Muhlhauser appointed to Celestica board.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Toronto -- Craig Muhlhauser was appointed to the Celestica Inc. board of directors. Muhlhauser has served as president and CEO of Celestica ...
Excellon names Wong new parts business manager.(Power People)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rancho Dominguez, Calif. -- Excellon Automation appointed Warren Wong North American parts business manager, and his responsibilities include working with customers to ensure they ...
Valor announces board appointments.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Yavne, Israel -- Valor Computerized Systems announced its new board of directors appointments. Kobi Rozengarten was named chair, bringing more than 25 years of experience in senior management positions at global semiconductor companies. He is currently a ...
Gilleo joins Mirror Semiconductor advisory board.(Power People)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Irvine, Calif. -- Ken Gilleo joined Mirror Semiconductor Inc.'s technical advisory board. Widely known for his authorship of seven technical books, numerous semiconductor packaging patents, and frequent speaking appearances at professional conferences, Gilleo brings ...
Verdant developing chips-first PCB manufacturing technology.(Technology Today)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Verdant Electronics conceived and is developing an evolutionary new technology for PCBs and PCB assemblies, promising to dramatically improve the way electronic products are made. The new technology reduces the number of process steps used to create electronic ...
Digitaltest Unveils Latest developments in advanced test solutions.(Technology Today)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Blankenloch, Germany -- Digitaltest announced developments to its supply of advanced test solutions, including flying probe, in-line, and incircuit testing. With unique drive technology, linear motors, and closed-loop technology, Digitaltest's second-generation Flying Prober Condor MTS-500 ...
RMD instruments develops screening system with stand.(Technology Today)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Watertown, Mass. -- RMD Instruments LLC released the LeadTracer-RoHS XRF system with a new sample preparation stand. The award-winning system now comes with a sample preparation stand that was ergonomically designed for optimum ease of ...
Circuit suds introduces green circuit board cleaner.(Technology Today)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Beaverton, Ore. -- Circuit Suds introduced a non-volatile and environmentally safe circuit board cleaner, newly formulated to replace cleaners that require special handling and disposal. Nonflammable, with no need ...
Rogers develops environmentally safe laminate system.(Technology Today)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rogers, Conn. -- Rogers Corporation developed an environmentally friendly halogen-free, transparent epoxy polyimide laminate system that is not only safe for the environment but also delivers superior performance in an all-inclusive package for flexible circuit designs. The R/flex JADETM A ...
Sanmina develops first PCB with ESD protection.(Technology Today)
Oct 01, 2007 ... San Jose -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation developed what it believes is the world's first PCB with embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection covering 100 percent of the components on the board. The Sanmina PCB division collaborated with Viking Interworks[TM] and Shocking Technologies to ...
Zuken and PCB Libraries launch land pattern generator.(Technology Today)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Westford, Mass., Des Plaines, Ill., and Munich -- Zuken and PCB Libraries Inc. launched the IPC-7351A LP Wizard for Zuken's advanced packaging suite, CR-5000. The land pattern generator reduces time to build a standard SMT footprint/symbol for a library part and ensures compatibility with ...
Schetty pleads guilty to destruction of trade secrets.(Data Transfer)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Robert Schetty, vice president for R&D of the advanced technology division of Technic, Inc., pled guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to destroy trade secrets, admitting that he masterminded an industrial-sabotage scheme aimed at thwarting Rohm and Haas' method of producing ...
AT&S revenues up for 10th consecutive quarter.(Financial)(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vienna -- AT&S reported a 9 percent increase in revenues for Q1 FY 07/08 at EUR 114.7 million. This is the 10th ...
TI revenues, Earnings per share increase.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dallas -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) reported revenue of USD 3.42 billion for Q2 FY 07, a 7 percent increase from Q1 FY 07. Earnings per share were USD 0.42, a USD 0.07, or 20 percent, increase ...
Northrop Grumman net income increases.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Los Angeles -- For Q2 FY 07, Northrop Grumman Corporation's income from continuing operations rose 4 percent to USD 460 million, or USD 1.31 per diluted share, from USD 442 ...
Coretec sales down 4.5 percent.(Financial)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Toronto -- Coretec Inc. reported a decrease in sales for Q2 FY 07, down 4.5 percent to USD 21.8 million. This compares to USD 22.8 million in Q1 FY 07 ...
PCB sales jump 13 percent for DDi.(Dynamic Details Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Anaheim, Calif. -- DDi Corp reported that Q2 FY 07 net sales of USD 49.1 million increased 13 percent from Q1 FY 07 and increased 12 percent over PCB sales of USD 43.7 million in Q2 FY 06. Gross margin as a percentage of net sales increased to 22.9 percent for ...
Merix reports loss.(Financial)(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Beaverton, Ore. -- Merix Corporation reported a loss from continuing operations of USD 80.6 million, or USD 3.89 per share, on revenue of USD 93.6 million for Q4 FY 07. This compares to income from continuing operations of USD 3.8 million, or USD 0.19 per share, on revenue of ...
M-Flex reports 20 percent sales decrease.(Financial)(Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Anaheim, Calif. -- Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc., reported a 20 percent decrease in net sales for Q3 FY 07, from USD 130.3 million in Q3 FY 06 to USD 104.1 million. Net sales declined 8 percent ...
Sanmina revenue down.(Financial)(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... San Jose, Calif. -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation's revenue was down from USD 2.7 billion in Q3 FY 06 to USD 2.5 billion ...
Numbers up for Rockwell Automation.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Milwaukee -- Rockwell Automation, Inc., reported net income of USD 164.2 million, or USD 1.05 per share, for Q3 FY 07. This is up from USD 149 million, or USD 0.83 per share, for Q3 FY 06. Income was ...
Jabil announces quarterly dividend.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Jabil Circuit, Inc.'s board of directors approved payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of ...
Titan projects record results for electronics and homeland security division.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Richardson, Tex. -- Titan Global Holdings projected record revenues for its electronics and homeland security division in excess of USD 7 million for Q4 FY 07, a 15 percent increase from Q3 FY 07. The division gained ...
Hon Hai July sales increase more than 39 percent.(Financial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Taiwan -- For the month of July, Hon Hai reported non-consolidated sales of TWD 96.55 billion, a year-over-year increase of 39.53 ...
Numbers increase for Cisco.(Financial)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... San Jose, Calif. -- Cisco[R] reported Q4 FY 07 net sales of USD 9.4 billion, a year-over-year increase of 18 percent. Net income was USD 1.9 billion GAAP and USD 2.3 billion non-GAAP. GAAP earnings per share were USD 0.31, a 24 percent year-over-year increase, ...
Ensuring reliable and optimal analog PCB designs with advanced analysis for SPICE simulation.
Oct 01, 2007; ... PCB designs that have been tested for functional Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) simulation are not optimal and reliable unless the design components are also optimized for parameter values, tolerances, and power ratings. Although designers can use technologies ...
Gadget Safari to Africa.(From the Lab)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Hi, my name is Bob, and I am a gadget junkie. I know this column will be read by my fellow gadget junkies whose job it is to support our industry and keep us all in business. Every one of the gadgets we buy has at least one PCB in it, so, as gadget junkies, we inherently consume huge ...
Next-generation packaging platform: organic, or silicon substrates?(Inside the Package)
Oct 01, 2007; ... There is a growing opinion among semiconductor companies and OEMs that organic substrate technology may be running out of steam. This perspective comes from looking ahead a few years at shrinking transistor dimensions driven by Moore's law, and translating that into package level ...
Managing design handoff from US prototypes to Pacific Rim volume fabricators.(Intelligent Design)
Oct 01, 2007; ... In my April column, I covered how the choice of glass weave in laminates can influence the amount of jitter that is added to a high data rate signal (3.125 Gbps and higher) by the PCB itself, and in my July column I covered ways to create very high-quality 10 Gbps data paths using ...
Rigid PCB shipments and bookings down, Flexible circuit bookings up.(Data Transfer)
Oct 01, 2007 ... According to IPC's monthly North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program, year-over-year rigid PCB shipments were down 7.1 percent and bookings were down 1.8 percent in July. Rigid PCB shipments were down 10.4 percent and bookings were down 14.6 percent from June 2007. The North ...
Driving costs for flex circuits.(Ask the Flexperts)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Q: Why are flex circuits more expensive than comparable rigid PCBs? What are the major cost drivers for flex circuitry? A: The reason that flex circuits cost more than comparable rigid PCBs stems mainly from the materials used to fabricate the circuits. First of all, flex ...
Rigid-flex technology: mainstream use but more complex designs.
Oct 01, 2007; ... In the past, flex and rigid-flex technology was typically used in applications that could tolerate long design times. Today, with the rapid increase of flex in consumer products, the design of these products must be highly automated to achieve the short time-to-market targets of the ...
Common effluent treatment plants: a boon for PCB industry in India.(India Perspective)
Oct 01, 2007; ... In response to my column in the June issue, Dr. Nakahara, a good friend of mine and a well-wisher of the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA), wrote very nice feedback and suggested that I write about some of the initiatives of the Indian government regarding the PCB industry. Taking ...
Fine lines in high yield (part CXLV): staying out of trouble in gold electroplating.(Tech Talk)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Several gold plating processes are being practiced in PWB fabrication: there is ENIG electroless nickel, immersion gold (ENIG), electroless gold, which allows thicker gold deposits than ENIG, and gold electroplating processes. The most common electroplating process is acid potassium gold ...
The links between semiconductor forecasts and PCB results.(Growth Curves)
Oct 01, 2007; ... The semiconductor market dynamics provide a good measure and indicator of the components and assembly activities in electronics worldwide. BPA has followed these markets for well more than 20 years and can pride itself on being among the best at predicting what will happen with these ...
Innovative final nanofinish for PCBs with organic metal.
Oct 01, 2007; ... For the first time, a few nm-thin layer has been deposited on copper pads of PCBs that efficiently protects against oxidation and preserves its solderability. The nanolayer has a thickness of only nominally 50 nm, containing organic metal (OM [conductive polymer]) and a small amount of ...
In pursuit of better global regulations.(Environmentally Speaking)
Oct 01, 2007; ... What started out with the European Union's (EU's) ban on lead and other substances in electronics is rapidly becoming the must-have law among the major and emerging industrialized nations. The EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricted the sale of new electrical ...
Some thoughts on patents.(Flexible Thinking)
Oct 01, 2007; ... For technologists of every stripe, one of the more interesting places to visit is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, be that in person or online (www.uspto.gov). It is a great place to get an understanding of what kind of useful ideas lay in the future, and this column has used it for ...
Nokia Reports Strong Second Quarter.(Data Transfer)(Financial report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... For Q2 FY 07, Nokia reported diluted EPS of EUR 0.32, excluding special items, which grew 39 percent from Q2 FY 06. Operating cash flow was EUR 1.5 billion, and device volumes of 100.8 million units were up 11 percent sequentially and 29 percent year-over-year. Mobile phones, multimedia, ...
A funny thing happened on the way to trying to be green ...(Material World)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Well, it fi nally happened: the European Union Member States technical experts declared on March 6, 2007, that tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) used as a flame retardant in PCB laminates poses no risk. A fi nal report has yet to be issued, but this appears to be a done deal. ...