HERNDON, VA – iNEMI’s SnPb BGA Availability Task Group has scheduled a workshop for OEMs and the BGA supply base to meet Jan. 24 in the San Jose, CA area.
The workshop will address the needs of OEMs taking the lead (Pb) exemption from the RoHS Directive. iNEMI reportedly will develop ways to work with the BGA component supply base to support SnPb-compatible BGAs, assist with questions of long-term reliability, and develop other solutions.
The group plans to create a list of critical BGA component families; estimate total available market (TAM) for these devices in SnPb assembly versions, and develop a general business case based on TAM.
Registration information is available at
http://www.inemi.org/cms/projects/ese/SnPb_BGAs.html.
The workshop will address the needs of OEMs taking the lead (Pb) exemption from the RoHS Directive. iNEMI reportedly will develop ways to work with the BGA component supply base to support SnPb-compatible BGAs, assist with questions of long-term reliability, and develop other solutions.
The group plans to create a list of critical BGA component families; estimate total available market (TAM) for these devices in SnPb assembly versions, and develop a general business case based on TAM.
Registration information is available at
http://www.inemi.org/cms/projects/ese/SnPb_BGAs.html.
MUNICH - Siemens announced that its fourth-quarter profits rose eightfold, in part because of higher earnings in its automation units.
YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems reported third-quarter revenues of $9.2 million, flat with a year ago. The net profit rose 640% to $754,000 year-over-year. For the quarter, earnings before income taxes was $714,000, up from $68,000.
A call for papers has been issued for “The Trends and Future Requirements in Automotive Electronics,” an international symposium organized by Munich Trade Fairs International. In conjunction with electronica and ProductronicaChina, this event will be held Mar. 22 and 23 at the Shanghai New International Trade Fair Center.
Symposium topics are to include power train; sensors; fuel cell and hybrid; vehicle networks; electric power steering; infotainment, and simulation and test.
Abstracts should contain title of paper, author’s contact information, and between 250 to 400 words of text describing presentation.
Deadline for submitting topic proposals is Dec. 15. Send abstracts to epc1@mmi-shanghai.com.
Symposium topics are to include power train; sensors; fuel cell and hybrid; vehicle networks; electric power steering; infotainment, and simulation and test.
Abstracts should contain title of paper, author’s contact information, and between 250 to 400 words of text describing presentation.
Deadline for submitting topic proposals is Dec. 15. Send abstracts to epc1@mmi-shanghai.com.
NEW YORK – Illinois Tool Works Inc. continued its one-company consolidation spree, acquiring electronics manufacturing equipment supplier Speedline Technologies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the deal is expected to be completed this quarter.
Speedline has been owned by KPS Special Situations Funds, a private equity group which bought the company from Cookson for roughly $10 million in 2003. Its brands include MPM, Electrovert, Accel and Camelot.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO -- Flextronics has completed the first phase of its planned 1.9 million sq. ft. facility in here, the company said today.
The site, as previously reported by Circuits Assembly, will perform build-to-order services, electronics assembly, metal stamping, plastic injection, repair and distribution. It will employ 4,000 employees within five years, the company said.
The site, as previously reported by Circuits Assembly, will perform build-to-order services, electronics assembly, metal stamping, plastic injection, repair and distribution. It will employ 4,000 employees within five years, the company said.
