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Minneapolis, MN --  The SMTA is accepting applications for the Hutchins Educational Grant through April 15. Co-sponsored by Circuits Assembly, the $5,000 grant is awarded annually to a graduate student for thesis research in electronic assembly, electronics packaging or a related field.
 
To be considered, students must submit an entry form, academic transcripts, a letter of recommendation, a resume and a one-page thesis research abstract.
 
The grant, presented each year at the SMTA International conference, was established in memory of past SMTA president and industry colleague Dr. Charles Hutchins.
 
The 2004 recipient was Brian McAdams from Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) for his project: "Sub-critical Initiation of Delaminations at the Underfill/Passivation Interface in Flip-chip Assemblies."

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fabrinet, an engineering and electromechanical manufacturing services company, last week opened a 115,000 sq. ft. building in Pathumthani,
Thailand, the first of what is a new campus for the company.

The site, known as Pinehurst, will provide electronics assembly 
support for products built at Fabrinet's Chokchai campus 7 miles away. 
The company has broken ground on a second building at the Pinehurst 
campus.  When completed, Fabrinet will have doubled its footprint in Thailand.

The second building is scheduled for completion in December. 

Upon completion of the Pinehurst campus, Fabrinet have nearly 450,000
sq. ft. of capacity in Thailand.
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TEMPE, AZ -- Three-Five Systems Inc. today reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $10.2 million on sales of $40.5 million for the period ended Dec. 31.

The company's sales decreased from $45.9 million in 2003 and $42.4 million last quarter. The net loss widened from $3.2 million in December 2003, although it improved from a loss of $30.8 million in the September quarter.
The company, which provides EMS services, took a $1.8 million charge for excess inventory 
and scrap; a $760,000 charge for relocation to a new facility in Redmond, WA; and
$237,000 in severance charges for its Tempe corporate office. TFS also took $380,000
in charges for Sarbanes Oxley compliance.

TFS received $900,000 as reimbursement for expenses related to the move to Redmond.

For the year, the company posted net sales of $158.9 million, flat with 2003, and a loss
from continuing operations of $54.3 million, down from a loss of $33.9 million last year.
Including operations now divested, TFS lost $44.5 million in 2003.

TFS took non-cash goodwill and asset impairment charges of $23.2 million in 2004. In 2003,
it recorded one-time charges of $14.3 million.

In a press statement, president and chief executive Jack Saltich said, "We are
working through a challenging period of reorganization, consolidation and
restructuring. There is real value in our EMS+Display strategy, and we need
to extract that value by focusing on actions that streamline the company and
increase revenue.

TFS also announced it has won a program to supply color display modules a Tier One
OEM handset maker. The program is expected to begin late in the second quarter.

Cash from operations was in the quarter was almost $200,000. Capital expenditures
were $1.2 million. At the end of the quarter TFS's cash balance was $16.2 million, up from
$14 million sequentially.

Day sales outstanding were 52 days, one day lower, inventory turns rose half-a-turn
to 6.8, and cash conversion cycle days dropped by four to 54.

By industry, TFS said revenues
  • Computing: 62% (52% in Q4 2003)
  • Telecom: 7% (3%)
  • Medical: 5% 12%)
  • Industrial/Military: 14% (14%)
  • Consumer: 8% (14%)
  • Transportation: 4% (5%).
One customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue. The top
10 customers accounted for 76% of total Q4 revenue.

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