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Web Exclusive Articles Industry News | Home Page | Archives Home Home Page 2006 P3 Ascentech Distributes Solderability Test Equipment (December 11, 2006) CHESTER, Conn. — Ascentech will distribute testing equipment to determine solderability of component leads and terminations with the MUST System 3, manufactured by Gen3 Systems, Ltd. Ascentech, North American distributor for Gen3 Systems products, will provide sales and service and support for MUST Systems. STI Granted Embedded IC Patent (December 8, 2006) MADISON, Ala. — STI Electronics, Inc. (STI), was awarded a patent for its imbedded component/die technology (IC/DT), which involves the use of integrated circuit (IC) embedded within a laminate substrate disposed on a thermally conductive core, providing a thermal sink. STI applied for the patent on May 23, 2003; it was awarded on October 3, 2006. Forum Investigates Pros, Cons of Global Business (December 8, 2006) LOS ANGELES — "Asian-developed and Implemented Technologies and Business Practices You May Have Missed: Equipment, Materials, and Manufacturing Processes," a February 21, 2007, forum developed by Weiner & Associates for IPC Printed Circuits Expo/APEX/Designers Summit, offers four perspectives on international business relationships, and advice on assessing Asian relations. TTM Closes Oregon PCB Facility (December 8, 2006) SANTA ANA, Calif. TTM Technologies, Inc., plans to close its Dallas, Ore., facility and transfer PCB production to other sites, primarily in Logan, Utah and Redmond, Wash. The Dallas operation primarily produced commercial PCBs. Work Cells Suit Odd-form, Final Assembly (December 8, 2006) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — The AOM-700 work cell from PROMATION, Inc., was introduced for pick-and-place of odd-form components. The system picks from a tube- or bowl-feeder system using gantry robots with X/Y/Z axes and an inline conveyor. Hon Hai to Open 2nd China Optical Facility (December 7, 2006) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hon Hai Group will begin mass production of optical components at Jincheng Foxccon Technology Park — Shanxi province, China — late this month. The company began the expansion necessary to accommodate optical-component production in March 2006. Isola Improves RoHS-compliant Substrate (December 6, 2006) CHANDLER, ARIZONA — Isola Group s.a.r.l. commercially released an improved generation of IS415, a 200°C Tg product with lead-free compatibility and strong signal integrity. Electrical loss numbers reach 0.009 using the splitpost resonant cavity method. With Bereskin stripline testing loss equals around 0.0135 at 10 GHz. ATExpo — Call for Speakers (December 6, 2006) ROSEMONT, Ill. — Canon Communication's Assembly Technology Expo (ATExpo) — in conjunction with Electronics Assembly Show, National Manufacturing Week, and Quality Expo — is accepting submissions for paper, panel, and half-day workshop speakers through February 1, 2007. The shows take place September 24 – 27, 2007, in Rosemont. Flexible Dual-head Soldering System Intros (December 6, 2006) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — PROMATION Inc. introduced the PRO 6 series of robotic soldering systems, including the 6Td. SMTAI — Call for Papers (December 6, 2006) MINNEAPOLIS — SMTA International, October 7 – 11, 2007, in Orlando, Fla., is soliciting abstracts for technical papers, as well as potential course descriptions. PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 |

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