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OWEGO, NY – The Advanced Research in Electronics Assembly Consortium will gather Feb. 27-28 to review this year’s research plan and to review results of recent investigations.
Attendees from more than 30 companies and institutions are expected to attend the two-day workshop in Owego for an in-depth look at process and reliability-related research in electronics assembly.
During the workshop, Unovis researchers will review their 2007 findings pertaining to the consortium’s research tracks. Progress reports will highlight development in the consortium’s lead-free studies. Reliability issues pertaining to surface finishes, underfilling and repair will also be discussed. Also, recent investigations on TSV stacking will be presented.
Attendees from more than 30 companies and institutions are expected to attend the two-day workshop in Owego for an in-depth look at process and reliability-related research in electronics assembly.
During the workshop, Unovis researchers will review their 2007 findings pertaining to the consortium’s research tracks. Progress reports will highlight development in the consortium’s lead-free studies. Reliability issues pertaining to surface finishes, underfilling and repair will also be discussed. Also, recent investigations on TSV stacking will be presented.
WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson Corp., producer of precision dispensing equipment, reported record first quarter sales of $245 million, up 20% year-over-year.
REDMOND, WA – Data I/O Corp., provider of manual and automated device programming systems, announced fourth-quarter 2007 revenues of $7.7 million, up 5.2% sequentially.
Net income was $1,090,000, down 32% sequentially. For the year, revenues were $26.8 million, down 7% from 2006.
"During the fourth quarter, we again experienced large orders from automotive customers, as well as strong wireless customer business," said Fred Hume, president and CEO. "We were very pleased to announce and ship our new Flash Media Duplication system during the quarter."
"We are pleased that our restructuring actions taken in the first half of 2007 were successful in adjusting the expense structure to increase profitability as demonstrated by our third and fourth quarter's results," said Hume.
THE WOODLANDS, TX – Chemical maker Huntsman Corp. said fourth-quarter earnings were $2.2 million, down 97% year-over-year.
Earnings plunged on costs related to several business sales, the company said.
One-time charges included a $143.4 million pretax loss on the sale of Huntsman's U.S. base chemicals business, a $4 million pretax loss on the sale of its U.S. polymers business, and $5.4 million pretax gain on the sale of its European petrochemicals business. In the year-ago period, the company took a $21.6 million pretax loss related to the sale of its European petrochemicals business.
Revenue rose to $2.5 billion, an increase of 17% year-over-year. Huntsman said higher prices and volumes in its polyurethanes, performance products and pigments segments drove sales.
For the full year, the company posted a loss of $172.2 million compared with a year-ago profit of $229.8 million. Revenue rose 11% to $9.65 billion.
SAN JOSE – North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.12 billion in orders in January and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.89, according to SEMI.
BRUSSELS – In the wake of a recent successful discovery of a counterfeit component ring, EU and U.S. officials said today they would crack down on further counterfeiting.
China will be a focus of the operation, officials said.
The announcement stems from recent operations at major airports during which some 360,000 counterfeit parts, representing more than 40 brands, were uncovered. The seized parts were valued at more than $1.3 billion.
"Traffickers and counterfeiters have become much more sophisticated.… They are no longer confining themselves to trafficking in some of the traditional goods we used to see them in, such as footwear or handbags," U.S. Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Dan Baldwin said, according to published reports.
"There are increasing numbers with high-tech goods, goods that impact our critical infrastructure," he added.
The U.S. and EU said they would cooperate with importers to discover how fakes enter the market, and would initiate investigations, focusing on China, a large hub for counterfeit components.
Some of the fakes found, however, came from Taiwan and Hong Kong, most arriving by plane through couriers, according to John Pulford, a European Commission official.
The customs operation took place in German airports, France's Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, London’s Heathrow, and many hubs in the U.S.
China will be a focus of the operation, officials said.
The announcement stems from recent operations at major airports during which some 360,000 counterfeit parts, representing more than 40 brands, were uncovered. The seized parts were valued at more than $1.3 billion.
"Traffickers and counterfeiters have become much more sophisticated.… They are no longer confining themselves to trafficking in some of the traditional goods we used to see them in, such as footwear or handbags," U.S. Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Dan Baldwin said, according to published reports.
"There are increasing numbers with high-tech goods, goods that impact our critical infrastructure," he added.
The U.S. and EU said they would cooperate with importers to discover how fakes enter the market, and would initiate investigations, focusing on China, a large hub for counterfeit components.
Some of the fakes found, however, came from Taiwan and Hong Kong, most arriving by plane through couriers, according to John Pulford, a European Commission official.
The customs operation took place in German airports, France's Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, London’s Heathrow, and many hubs in the U.S.
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