Minneapolis, MN -- The SMTA will be hosting a Job Center during SMTA International, in conjunction with ATExpo on Sept. 27 - 29, in Rosemont, IL.  The Job Center is asking local and national companies to submit job openings in the electronics manufacturing and supply industry.
 
The SMTA will provide booth space and a list of jobs available. Potential employees will be matched to the jobs available and will be given job descriptions and company contact information.  
 
SMTAI and ATExpo attendee job functions include:
* Administration
* Circuit/Systems Packaging Design, Circuit Design
* Engineering Management
* Engineering Support (Field Engineering, Technicians)
* Production, Manufacturing, Process Engineering
* Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Production Testing
* Research & Development
* Sales and Marketing
 
Send any job openings to Sis Sullivan (sis@smta.org) by September 16. 
Include your company name, job title and short description, job function (see above), number of openings, company contact info and preferred method of contact.

TOKYO – Flextronics will spend up to $500 million over the next 10 to 15 years to build its manufacturing infrastructure in India.

Flextronics’ president for Asia Pacific Peter Tan commented on expansion in Southeast Asia and China’s wage inflation during remarks at the Reuters Technology and Telecoms Summit in Tokyo.

 

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Willow Grove, PA – The Kulicke & Soffa facility in Suzhou, China, has expanded its manufacturing capabilities to produce dicing hub blades and test sockets, in addition to its existing capillary and cantilever probe card product lines. The facility has invested nearly $8 million in equipment and dedicated over 20,000 sq. ft. in its existing plant to the new product lines. 
 
This will now be the company’s largest test socket manufacturing site, hosting over 1,000 employees. 

Carlsbad, CA – Asymtek, together with fluid suppliers Dow Corning, Dymax, EMI and Humiseal, is offering conformal coating workshops in Montreal and Toronto on Oct. 11 and 13. The one-day training programs will provide information about the various types of coatings available -- silicone, acrylics, urethanes, UV-curable coatings and adhesives --and the most recent automated equipment options available for mask-free conformal coating. 
 
Speakers from material and equipment perspectives will review best practices for coating, including how to select, cure and apply. Attendees are encouraged to bring sample parts of current and future applications.
 
There is no charge for the events, but a reservation is required by Oct. 1. For more info., visit:  asymtek.com/news/seminars/canada_2005/.