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THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN - Digi-Key Corporation and Sanyo Energy (USA) Corporation announced the signing of a distribution agreement. Digi-Key is stocking lithium, nickel-cadmium and nickel metal hydride batteries in a wide variety of sizes, as well as battery packs made with Sanyo batteries. These products will be available directly from Digi-Key and will be featured in both its print and online catalogs. Sanyo Energy provides rechargeable power for phones, computers, power tools and a wide variety of portable devices.

NASHVILLE -- Kyzen Corp., a maker of specialty chemicals for cleaning electronics and other applications, reported 2006 revenues rose 30% to a record $8.84 million over 2005. For the year ended Dec. 31, net income rose  444% to $830,328.

In a statement, Kyzen CEO and president Kyle J. Doyel said, "Our investment in veteran personnel and state-of-the-art equipment has been a key factor in our growth. Over the last two years, Kyzen has been recognized with five industry awards for innovation. Likewise, our customers vote each day with their pocketbooks in choosing Kyzen's award-winning technology for their operations."


SALT LAKE CITY -- Chemicals giant Huntsman reported fourth-quarter net income of $80.2 million on revenues of $2.54 billion, compared to a net loss of $65 million on sales of $10.68 million for the same period in 2005.

The company announced a definitive agreement to sell its U.S. base chemicals and polymers business to Flint Hills Resources, a division of Koch Industries, for $761 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. 

Huntsman makes solder mask, conformal coating and other specialty materials.
LOS ANGELES - The IPC and iNEMI, in cooperation with GEIA, HDPUG and JEDEC, are sponsoring a free forum at the IPC Apex trade show to discuss keeping industry reliability test protocols current with rapidly changing markets.

The summit is planned for Feb. 23 from 8:30 to 4:30, room 404AB, in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

For more information, visit GoIPCShows.org/ReliabilitySummit.asp.

 

MINNEAPOLIS -- The SMTA and Auburn University seek abstracts for the AIMS (Automotive, Industrial, Military and Space) Harsh Environment Electronics Workshop.

The event, formerly the Harsh Environment Electronics workshop, takes place June 13-14, in Indianapolis. The event is chaired by Dr. John Evans and Dr. Ken Gilleo.

The June workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space.

Specific subject areas include:

  • Semiconductor Technology.
  • Substrate Advancements.
  • Connectors and Interconnect Technology.
  • Lead-Free Implementation.
  • Advancements in Materials.
  • Next Generation Harsh Environment Automotive Systems.
  • Latest Developments in Thermal Cycle Testing for Extreme Environment Electronics.
  • Substrate Surface Finishes for Harsh Environment Applications.
  • Chemical, Thermal and Vibration Considerations for Industrial Electronics.
  • Operating Environments for Military Electronics (land, sea, air and space).

Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings.  There is not a paper requirement for this event. 

Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to the Conference Coordinator, Melissa Serres.  Abstracts can be submitted via e-mail as a Word document attachment, to melissa@smta.org., or uploaded to the SMTA Web site at:

 

smta.org/education/education.cfm#aims

 

ORLANDO – Abstracts for the SMTA International conference, Oct. 7 – 11, in Orlando, are due Feb. 16. Short course descriptions are also being solicited. Submit abstracts using the online form at
www.smta.org/smtai/call_for_papers.cfm. For questions, please contact JoAnn Stromberg at joann@smta.org.

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