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Chad Industries Inc. (Orange, CA), a supplier of factory automation solutions for the semiconductor, electronics and life sciences industries, announced its return to the market as an independent solutions supplier. Chad had been acquired by Adept Technology Inc. in 2001 and continued operations as Adept Orange County. The employees at Orange County executed a buyout from Adept in March of 2004 and now operate under the original name, Chad Industries, as an independent company.
"We are delighted to continue providing industry solutions for semiconductor wafer handling cells (EFEMs), electronic odd-form and mechanical assembly solutions, and liquid handling solutions to Adept's customers in a seamless transition from Adept Orange County to Chad," said Scott Klimczak, president of Chad Industries.
"The divestiture of our Orange County division not only helps Adept refocus on our core components business, but the high-level solutions expertise at Chad gives us an excellent value-added channel to grow our standard product sales," said John Dulchinos, vice president of sales at Adept. "Having been the source of our platform design wins as Adept Orange County, we are happy that our customers will continue to get the same world-class solutions under the Chad name."
Chad Industries designs, manufactures and markets wafer handling solutions for the semiconductor industry, mechanical and odd-form component assembly solutions for the electronics industry, liquid handling solutions for the life sciences industry and other automated handling, assembly and test solutions.
Adept Technology designs, manufactures and markets robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology for the telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, automotive, lab automation and biomedical industries. Its robots, controllers and software products are used for small parts assembly, material handling and packaging.
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The monthly order index compiled by the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA, Arlington, VA) continued its upward trend in April, marking the ninth month in a row in which the 12-month moving average has risen.
ECA's index is consistent with other recent reports from industries that rely on electronic components. According to the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. electronics and computer production increased 1.1% between February and March; the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports that March sales rose 4.4% from February to March; and market-research firm IDC predicts that sales of LCD panels will grow by 56% this year, reaching $37 billion.
Bob Willis, ECA president, cites the recent success of the CARTS and EDS trade shows, as well as strong advance registration for the upcoming ECTC event, as additional signs of industry resurgence.
"Companies tend to provide funding for continuing education, professional networking and technical exchange when they perceive that times are good and getting better," said Willis.
The ECA represents manufacturers and producers of passive and active electronic components, component arrays and assemblies, and materials and support services. It is a sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), comprising more than 2,100 members that represent 80% of the $430 billion U.S. electronics industry.
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) has shipped its 800th 93000 System-on-a-Chip (SOC) Series tester. According to the company, this milestone reinforces the market recognition of the series and its value as a single, scalable platform architecture.
"STMicroelectronics was one of our first customers when the 93000 was introduced, so we are pleased to mark this milestone with STMicro's most recent purchase," said Tom Newsom, vice president and general manager of Agilent's SOC Business Unit."
"The Agilent 93000 SOC Series offers support for a broad number of applications, including the fast-growing, price-conscious consumer electronics device market we supply," said Michel Vergniault, test strategy manager, Consumer and Microcontroller Group, STMicroelectronics. "Our continued relationship with Agilent is driven by our ongoing commitment to delivering advanced technology at a competitive price."
The series is designed to meet the demanding performance and cost challenges of SOC testing. Models are configured to span a range of applications that may require ultra-high-speed digital data rates, up to 10 Gb/s, and a range of mixed-signal and RF capabilities.
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