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Web Exclusive Articles Industry News | Home Page | Archives Home Home Page 2006 P30 TV on-the-go Attracts U.S. (July 10, 2006) BASINGSTOKE, England — In a report on market trends in broadcast mobile TV, analyst firm Juniper Research predicts Japan and the U.S. will be industry leaders, stating that Japan will reach $2.9B in revenues — and the U.S. will achieve a comparable $1.8B — in 2011. This success relies mostly on the consumer interest in television within these countries. The 2006 market leader for mobile television is South Korea. Dage Recognizes Market Demand (July 7, 2006) FREMONT, Calif. — Dage Precision Industries has completed its U.S. sales and support operations move, to a newly-constructed facility in Fremont, Calif. The location allows for increased product demonstrations and expanded application laboratory capabilities. Dage states that the offices leave room for personnel additions, and "has added significantly to its staff in both sales as well as service and support personnel," according to Bob Klenke, marketing for Dage. Dispenser Offers Flow Control (July 7, 2006) FAIR LAWN, N.J. — The VD510 is a diaphragm valve, from I & J Fisnar, designed for flow control of low- to medium- viscosity materials, below 10,000 cps. Operators can use the stroke-adjustment knob to adjust shot sizes down to a material-dependent minimum of 0.001 cc. Designed for stand-alone bench dispensing or machine integration, the valve weighs 2.7 oz. (76 g) and stands 3.1" high. FlexLink Wins Installation Bid (July 6, 2006) GÖTEBORG, Sweden — FlexLink reported receiving orders for two assembly lines and one shipping line for finished products from a North American computer manufacturer in North America, following an evaluation by the customer's central and local engineers. May Book-to-Bill Shows Promise (July 6, 2006) BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) announced the book-to-bill ratio for May. The combined (rigid and flex) industry book-to-bill ratio in May 2006 was 1.01. The industry began a rebound in May after a characteristically slow April, said Denny McGuirk, IPC president. The North American rigid PCB industry book-to-bill ratio for May 2006 declined slightly, but remained positive at 1.02. CMs Fail to Meet Outsourcing Criteria (July 5, 2006) ALAMEDA, Calif. — Though the option of outsourcing has proven attractive to OEMs, Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) reveals a disconnect between what electronics companies want and what they say they are receiving, in its report. Estimating that "nearly 20%, or around $200B, of global electronics manufacturing was outsourced in 2005," the report offers performance ratings of 16 contract manufacturers (CMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs). CMK Buys Design for Manufacture System (July 5, 2006) YAVNE, Israel and TOKYO, Japan — CMK Circuit Technology Center Corporation, a member company of CMK Corporation, improved their design for manufacture (DFM) analysis process to achieve a shorter overall delivery time — from design and test to manufacturing. The company purchased the Enterprise 3000 system and ODB++ from Valor Computerized Systems to analyze DFM and unify their data format. Ning-Cheng Lee Joins CPMT Board of Governors (June 30, 2006) CLINTON, N.Y. — The IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Society appointed Ning-Cheng Lee, Ph.D., vice president of technology at Indium, to their Board of Governors. CPMT members elect 18 at-large Board of Governors, six per year, for three-year terms. Design for Compliance: The Impact of RoHS By John Isaac A new criterion has entered the fray of design-for-compliance constraints placed on designers. Regional restrictions on hazardous materials in electronics products increase the need for a holistic set of criteria that can be accessed throughout the design process. Cleaning Lab Expands (June 29, 2006) NASHVILLE — Kyzen Corp. expanded its Nashville, Tenn. Applications Laboratory — doubling its space. Process manufacturing engineers will demonstrate cleaning agents in the lab for customers to evaluate a range of potential processes. 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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