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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/.

TEMPE, AZ -- EMS provider Three-Five Systems Inc. today filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The petition is part of ongoing actions taken by the company to sell off its assets and subsidiaries.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International, an electronic manufacturing services company, today reported first-quarter earnings of $165,067 on revenues of $21.3 million. Both figures were down year-over-year.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Nam Tai Electronics achieved a new monthly sales record of $67 million in August.
The previous single month sales record was $63 million in April 2005.

"We are very delighted with these results," said Joseph Li, chief executive. "With our continued growth, we look forward to a successful third quarter."

ARLINGTON, TX -- VirTra Systems, Inc. has announced a preliminary manufacturing and
marketing agreement under which Sanmina-SCI would provide manufacturability analysis, bid proposal and marketing support, and manufacturing services for VirTra Systems' military training simulators.

"We are excited about the opportunities provided by VirTra Systems' new IVR 4G(TM) simulator and we expect to excel within this segment of the defense market," said Steve Roser, vice president of business development for Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems division. "VirTra Systems' simulation technology is a perfect complement to our Defense and Aerospace Systems division. With demand for military virtual reality simulators rapidlyaccelerating, we believe the market for VirTra Systems' IVR 4G simulator products will be considerable."

"This partnership with Sanmina-SCI enables us to greatly increase short-term production capabilities while ensuring large multi-system purchasers of timely delivery with a top-tier, worldwide support infrastructure," said L. Kelly Jones, VirTra Systems' chief executive.