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"The demand for our sockets has increased to the level where we'd now like to have complete control over manufacturing," said Zaid Ayoub, president. "We have customers that need custom sockets as well as quick turn sockets, and having control over the capacity, materials and quality will give us the ability to respond immediately with reliable sockets."
The facility will accommodate extreme fine pitch for next generation packages.
The company has hired Donald Hayes as manufacturing manager of the new division.
Binghamton, NY -- A Texas court has entered final judgement in favor of Universal Instruments Corp., a subsidiary of Dover Corp., following a three-week jury trial in Houston. All 17 claims of the asserted software patent were found invalid and not infringed.
According to Universal, the suit, filed in 2002, is one of an increasing number of patent cases brought by companies whose primary business model is licensing and litigation of patent assets—typically, with the assistance of contingency fee lawyers. In this case, the plaintiffs alleged that the GSM Platform for surface mount placement of components on PCBs infringed U.S. Patent 5,283,943. The plaintiffs waived their right to appeal in return for Universal's agreement not to seek costs or attorney fees.
Nuremberg, Germany --Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems has opened a training facility on the campus of Senai University in Manaus, Brazil. Siemens will conduct SMT technology training for students and customers in the region.
Close cooperation between the university and company will enable research results to directly benefit the development of new Siplace machines. Siemens also equipped the center with a new SMT placement machine.Siemens also has a training facility on the Senai Campus in Campenas, Brazil, and the same course curriculum will be offered at both locations.
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