http://www.flex007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: FLEX007 - news Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair, co-founder and CEO of MED-EL, and E. Jan Vardaman, President and founder of TechSearch International, will speak during "Challenges Facing Medical Electronics Packaging and Substrates," September 16-17, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71137 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:03:00 GMT T‹V Rheinland has acquired the engineering company Geris Engenharia e Serviços in São Paulo, Brazil, significantly expanding T‹V Rheinland's commitment in South America. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71136 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:59:00 GMT Wireless sensors are of huge interest for reasons that vary from disaster control to more efficient farming and military deployment. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71129 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:26:00 GMT According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Act will save U. S. companies $298 million over three years and reduce the federal deficit by $5 million over the next decade. The National Association of Manufacturers claims it will boost output by $4.6 billion and create 90,000 jobs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71126 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:37:00 GMT All of this potential growth is attracting the attention of big U.S. pharmaceutical companies, prompting their acquisition of smaller companies with an established presence in emerging countries. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71120 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:17:00 GMT Although the U.S. economy is still vulnerable, a "double-dip" recession is unlikely with slow-to-moderate growth continuing this year and gradually accelerating in 2011, according to a U.S. economic forecast released by George Mokrzan, Senior Economist for Huntington Bank. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71119 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:11:00 GMT Printed Electronics are being developed by over 3,000 companies, universities and research institutes worldwide. Although a significant percentage of these developers are located in the U.S., Germany, Japan and South Korea, there's a lot of research effort in other countries, even if the concentration of active companies active is lower. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71053 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:08:00 GMT This industry profile is an essential tool to gain an in-depth knowledge and competitive advantage in India's electronics industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71083 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMT DRAM revenue worldwide reached $10.7 billion in the second quarter of 2010, up 15.2 percent quarter-on-quarter, according to DRAMeXchange, driven by the steady increase in DRAM prices and the slight increase in production. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71081 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:20:00 GMT Government probe, weak demand and rising inventory contributed to the export market decline for China's mobile handsets and LCD-TVs in June. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71088 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:14:00 GMT With a combined population of 2.7 billion people and with significant unmet medical need the challenges and opportunities of BRIC markets are considerable. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71111 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:00 GMT DEK Solar will be showcasing its new scalable photovoltaic metallization platform at this year's Solar Power International exhibition, October 12-14, 2010 in Los Angeles. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71110 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:40:00 GMT The new Varian MCS-80 tube facilitates the detection of non-metallic items such as ceramic weapons, plastic explosives, narcotics, liquids, and other concealed substances. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71109 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:35:00 GMT The CancerPartnersUK report stresses that there is a general lack of awareness by the public of how good radiotherapy is at treating cancer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71108 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:28:00 GMT AEG Power Solutions' new Thyrobox PI power system is expected to set new efficiency standards in polysilicon production, allowing manufacturers of polysilicon to increase the production output of their existing polysilicon reactors by 10 to 20%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71105 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:05:00 GMT Corning and Oerlikon Solar have achieved a record-breaking 11.9% stabilized conversion efficiency in a silicon-tandem, research-size photovoltaic cell. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71104 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:36:00 GMT Oerlikon Solar's new production line "ThinFab" for manufacturing thin film silicon modules is said to achieve record breaking production costs of €0.50 per watt peak (Wp). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71102 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:14:00 GMT PCB-Pool can now manufacture aluminum-core PCBs with a thickness of 1.5 mm and isolation layer of 100µm. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71096 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:20:00 GMT The ability to control light pulses on an integrated chip-based platform is a major step toward the realization of all-optical quantum communication networks, with potentially vast improvements in ultra-low-power performance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71094 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:12:00 GMT Henkel will display the company's most recent innovations in electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) technology in Hall 1, Level 3, Stand A14 at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71091 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT Lockheed Martin recently hosted the Strengthening the Middle Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) organization and the initiation of its new space technologies group. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71090 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:32:00 GMT BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to provide a Link 16 network management system to the Finnish Air Force. Supporting the operation of Finland's F-18 aircraft, the system will enable ground command and control operators to connect to, and maintain contact with, their fast jets across the entire country. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71089 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:28:00 GMT Of FPG’s 10 listed firms, the most profitable in the first half is Formosa Chemical & Fibre Corporation, which registered NT $3.95 in after-tax earnings, followed by FPC with NT $3.27, Nan Ya PCB with NT $2.76 and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation with NT $2.61. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71069 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:29:00 GMT China will likely introduce more measures in the coming year to support the development of cleaner energy, boosting shares of solar companies, according to National Clean Fuels Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71066 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:27:00 GMT Blacksmiths make horseshoes by heating, beating and bending iron, but what's happening to the metal's individual atoms during such a process? Cornell researchers, using computational modeling, are providing new insight into how atoms in crystals rearrange as the material is bent and shaped. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71080 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:56:00 GMT The modern world, with its ubiquitous electronic devices and electrical power, can trace its lineage directly to the discovery, less than two centuries ago, of the link between electricity and magnetism. But while engineers have harnessed electromagnetic forces on a global scale, physicists still struggle to describe the dance between electrons that creates magnetic fields. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71079 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:48:00 GMT Rice University researchers have won a $1.8 million federal grant for one of the nation's first, real-world tests of wireless communications technology that uses a broad spectral range, including dormant broadcast television channels, to deliver free, high-speed broadband Internet service. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71078 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:45:00 GMT Available globally as an off-the-shelf product for all vehicles, Mobileye's technology saves lives, alerting and prompting drivers in the critical seconds before a collision occurs, and thus boosting pedestrian, road and vehicle safety. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71076 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:06:00 GMT Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable to nanoelectronic manufacturing techniques and promises to extend the limits of miniaturization subject to Moore's Law. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71072 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:43:00 GMT Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parades. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=52929 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT GT Solar's SDR400 reactor can produce greater than 400 metric tons annually of polysilicon, and lowers electricity consumption by approximately 20 percent for each kilogram of polysilicon produced over the company's previous generation reactor. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71067 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:41:00 GMT Taimide Technology will be investing $25 million in building a new plant in the Hsinchu Science Park to produce PI films for HDI boards, flexible displays and e-paper applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71074 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:32:00 GMT IPC has just released the B revision of IPC-7351, Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standard. IPC-7351B gives designers and board makers updated information on the diverse requirements of land pattern geometries for active and passive components designed for surface mounting. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70642 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:05:00 GMT In this week's PCB Asia Week, the PCB industry looks very active, with companies such as TECHWISE Circuits increasing their technical know-how, while others, including TUC, ramp up their exports. Chunghong, on the other hand, is raising capital through a listing on the TSE. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71050 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:00 GMT Northstar Electronics, Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Northstar Network Ltd., has received a revised Master Purchase Order from Lockheed Martin to increase the value of NNL's P-3 contract by US $9.1 million, to a total of US $16.4 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71048 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:25:00 GMT HP is set to start pushing netbooks strongly and plans to become the second-largest netbook brand in 2011, surpassing Samsung Electronics and Asustek Computer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71036 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:12:00 GMT HannStar Board has revised its shipment guidance for notebook PCBs from growth to decline for the third quarter of 2010, while peer companies, including Gold Circuit Electronics, Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics, also expressed conservative views over third-quarter shipment outlooks. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71033 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:31:00 GMT "Since no positive conclusion has been reached in its attempts to renegotiate its debts and finance its last investments, Cire Group had to be filed for insolvency on August 3, 2010." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71024 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:02:00 GMT Although the first tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) appeared in the mid-80's as a feature of top-range luxury vehicles, it is only in recent years that they have seen widespread adoption worldwide. Most drivers in the USA must recognize the symbol below, a warning light incorporated in dashboards of all new vehicles after 2007 (although phase in started in 2005), that informs drivers on whether tire pressure is getting dangerously low. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71031 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:46:00 GMT After successful development of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) daytime persistent surveillance system, BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $49.9 million contract to develop the advanced processor for the agency's nighttime, infrared system - the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Infrared (ARGUS-IR). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71030 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:13:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Russia Defence and Security Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71029 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:07:00 GMT Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a 2 1/2 year, $18 million contract to produce telemetry modules supporting the U.S. Air Force Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71028 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:00 GMT TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of miniaturized mm-wave radars with integrated radio and antenna arrays, today announced the launch of the Eagle45-W, a hands-free precision Sense-Through-the-Wall Imager. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71027 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:50:00 GMT Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today, further to its announcements of June 15, 2009 and September 14, 2009, that it signed an agreement to acquire all the shares of Soltam Systems Ltd., Saymar Ltd. and ITL Optronics Ltd., that are currently held by Mikal Ltd. and its subsidiaries. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71026 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:46:00 GMT The global RFID business has grown about five fold in the last ten years and analyst IDTechEx has detailed reasons for seeing the market grow 4.2 times in value over the next ten years. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71025 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:33:00 GMT Flex shipments in July rose 38.2%, and bookings were up 28.8% compared to July 2009. Year-to-date, flexible circuit shipments increased 5.8% and bookings were up 17.5%. Compared to the previous month, flex circuit shipments went up 4.6% but bookings declined 4.9%. The North American flexible circuit book-to-bill ratio in July 2010 remained positive, but slipped to 1.06. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71023 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:16:00 GMT "By leveraging our years of experience in the printed circuit board label market, we are able to use our coated polyimide film that has established success in the surface mount and reflow process" notes Tom Rogers, Marketing Director at Polyonics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71018 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:00 GMT Net Sales Improve 9.5% Year Over Year; MDI Awarded Custom Sensor for Measurement of Linear Position http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71014 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:36:00 GMT Atotech will present "Potential Low-Cost Palladium-Alternatives for Activating Electroless Copper Deposition" during this year's show. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71013 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:00 GMT BAE Systems has been approved to provide engineering and technical services to the U.S. Army and other federal customers under a $16.4 billion government-wide contract called Rapid Response - 3rd Generation (R2-3G). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71012 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:58:00 GMT The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System Requirements Review (SRR), an important program milestone that precedes the Preliminary Design Review. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71011 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:00 GMT Lockheed Martin achieved a major milestone in the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) Technology Demonstration program by delivering three prototype systems to the U.S. Navy for testing. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:37:00 GMT LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, today announced that it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by successfully completing the installation and trial runs of the first production line of solar cells in its newly installed manufacturing facility in Xinyu City. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71009 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:31:00 GMT Rising concerns about the need to reduce CO2 emissions and increase the use of renewable energy sources worldwide will stimulate the global photovoltaic market. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71008 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:26:00 GMT EMRISE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carmine T. Oliva said closing these transactions is the final step in the Company's strategy to divest non-core, non-performing and other businesses, significantly reduce its debt, strengthen its balance sheet and return to focusing on growing the business and enhancing stockholder value. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71004 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:13:00 GMT As part of its technology roadmap, the company has improved its minimum line width and spacing (inner etching) to 2mil, down from 2.5mil last year, with line width tolerance of ±5%, down from ±8%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71021 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:00 GMT Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2010 is forecast to reach $300 billion, a 31.5% increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. Analysts project worldwide semiconductor revenue to total $314 billion in 2011, a 4.6% increase from 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71002 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:47:00 GMT The free evaluation version of CADSTAR 12.1 with all the latest functionality, is now available to download from Zuken.com. The Express version allows designers to see for themselves how easy it is to use CADSTAR and experience its powerful technology enabling capabilities. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70999 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT Heraeus Global Business Unit Manager Andy London announced the recently implemented capacity expansion has already resulted in major production enhancements. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70998 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:03:00 GMT Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, has introduced ENTEK OM. The patented Organic Metal process delivers a visible, highly conductive PWB final finish that offers both ease of inspection and in-circuit testing (ICT). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70996 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:52:00 GMT Flexible PCB makers both in Taiwan and Japan recorded strong performance in the second quarter indicating that the global FPCB industry is moving forward in a positive direction, according to industry sources. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70993 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 GMT Taiwan is eyeing the fast-growing Indian economy in which electronics, communications, auto and vehicle components and machinery sectors are doing particularly well, the MOEA said in a statement. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71005 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:45:00 GMT Solar module manufacturers are now bracing themselves for further price declines and stiffer competition. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70990 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:54:00 GMT IntriCon's strategic partner, Minneapolis-based Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME), is participating in two new research grants from the U.S. Government. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70986 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:26:00 GMT A team of researchers from the U.S. and France report the development of a mirco-supercapacitor with remarkable properties. These micro-supercapacitors have the potential to power nomad electronics, wireless sensor networks, biomedical implants, active RFID tags and embedded microsensors, among other devices. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70985 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:31:00 GMT A pioneering study by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has shown that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of organic transistors commonly used in consumer electronics. This breakthrough is expected to cut down the cost of memory devices and improve their performance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70984 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:18:00 GMT The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $123 million contract for continued production of thermal weapon sights that improve situational awareness and survivability for men and women in combat. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70979 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:50:00 GMT CSC announced today that Northrop Grumman Corporation, of Los Angeles, California, awarded the company a subcontract to provide analytics modernization services to the Department of Defense. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70978 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:45:00 GMT The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® which had declined in July, improved moderately in August. The Index now stands at 53.5 (1985=100), up from 51.0 in July. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70951 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:21:00 GMT In her new role at P. D. Circuits, Lingley will manage the staff of Customer Service Representatives to ensure that the department meets or exceeds the expectations and requirements of P. D. Circuits' customers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70972 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT Manufacturing continued to grow in August as the PMI registered 56.3%, an increase of 0.8% point when compared to July's reading of 55.5%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70981 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:00 GMT Jay Trott of dBm Marketing has recently joined DYCONEX's sales force; the company is a corporate sponsor of the upcoming 2010 Medical Electronics Symposium at Arizona State University. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70970 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:33:00 GMT Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. announced today that the company's CFO, Tom Liguori, will be presenting at the Kaufman Bros. 13th Annual Investor Conference. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70977 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:58:00 GMT Worldwide PC shipments are projected to total 367.8 million units in 2010, a 19.2% increase from 308.3 million units shipped in 2009, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70963 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:21:00 GMT China-based PCB maker Chunghong is seeking to raise funds in Taiwan through a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70946 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:23:00 GMT EIPC extends an invitation to researchers, academics, technical experts and industry leaders around the world to submit abstracts for the 12th Electronic Circuits World Convention taking place November 9-11, 2011, at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre, Taiwan. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70957 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:58:00 GMT "The Raytheon team places a premium on safe operations, working closely with our customer and, ultimately, providing astronauts and their flight support teams with the skills and solutions needed to achieve mission success," said Bill Toti, VP of RTSC's Mission Support Operations. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70944 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:36:00 GMT DYCONEX has now further enhanced its qualification testing capability by purchasing the latest model IST HC test equipment supplied by PWB Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70945 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:40:00 GMT This industry profile is an essential tool to help your company gain an in-depth knowledge and competitive advantage in the industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70935 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:26:00 GMT 3M, and Cogent Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for 3M's acquisition of Cogent Inc. for $10.50 per share. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70934 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:19:00 GMT Taiwan Union Technology expects its shipments of halogen-free copper-clad laminates to account for 30 to 35% of its total CCL shipments by year-end, up from 24% at the end of July 2010 and 7% last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70897 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:27:00 GMT IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, and its members are advancing the way technology is deployed in mass transit and road traffic computing and communications systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70922 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:57:00 GMT Royal Philips Electronics' enhanced iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system enables expanded cardiac-related diagnostic capabilities related to ischemic disease detection, structural heart disease assessment, as well as systolic and diastolic heart failure and arrhythmia. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70918 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:45:00 GMT The workshop aims to discuss new design options for improved technologies, new basic materials for higher reliability, new components and component types for miniaturization and future developments and trends in the rigid and rigid-flex PCB industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70915 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:28:00 GMT Researchers at McGill University's Department of Chemistry have now discovered how to control the piezoelectric effect in nanoscale semiconductors called "quantum dots," enabling the development of incredibly tiny new products. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70911 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:44:00 GMT L-3 Communications announced today that its Nova Engineering subsidiary has been awarded a $52.8 million follow-on contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the United States Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems (TRSS) program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70910 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:35:00 GMT A new optical antenna could improve the efficiency of devices that handle just a few photons at a time, such as quantum computers and quantum cryptography circuits. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70909 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:29:00 GMT OSI Optoelectronics has received orders valued at approximately $4 million from a major aerospace company for optical sensors used in inertial guidance systems. These systems are utilized for precision guidance and control for military and commercial aircrafts, helicopters, cruise missiles, satellites, space launch and military ground vehicles. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70907 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT CACI International Inc. has been awarded one of 17 prime contracts to support the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) Rapid Response - Third Generation (R2-3G) program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70905 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:02:00 GMT Intel Corporation announced that third-quarter revenue will be below the company's previous outlook. The company now expects third-quarter revenue to be $11.0 billion, plus or minus $200 million, compared to the previous expectation of between $11.2 and $12.0 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70904 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:58:00 GMT The new record-breaking solar cells from ZSW are made of extremely thin layers of copper, indium, gallium and diselenide (CIGS). This saves materials and costs. The new results should significantly improve the cost-effectiveness of CIGS thin-film photovoltaics over the medium term. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70902 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:23:00 GMT Silicon solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech incurred net losses of NT$3.011 billion ($91.6 million) for the first half of 2010, equivalent to a net loss per share of NT$12.65. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70900 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:00 GMT Lockheed Martin Corp. has received a $111.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet, resulting in a contract value of $709 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70901 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:14:00 GMT Global sales of semiconductors grew to $25.2 billion in July, an increase of 1.2% from June when sales were $24.9 billion and an increase of 37% from July 2009 when sales were $18.4 billion, the SIA reported. Year-to-date sales total $169.2 billion, an increase of 46.7% from the $115.3 billion reported for the first seven months of 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70899 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:05:00 GMT The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, has announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire-based circuits that are inspired by the brain. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70896 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:48:00 GMT Exploiting one of the quantum world's strangest effects could lead to a new generation of switches that can handle quantum information. The quantum zeno effect offers a surprising and counter-intuitive way of controlling quantum systems that are changing from one state to another. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70894 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:38:00 GMT The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.1 million contract for additional Desert Hawk III unmanned aircraft vehicles. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70892 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:18:00 GMT "The commercialisation of OLED technology is driving the growth of sealing, barrier and encapsulation technologies, and more than 90% of the patents since according to the latest Encapsulation and barriers." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70891 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:04:00 GMT Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy's ORNL are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications. A research team led by Bobby Sumpter, Vincent Meunier and Eduardo Cruz-Silva has discovered how loops develop in graphene, an electrically conductive high-strength low-weight material that resembles an atomic-scale honeycomb. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70889 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:21:00 GMT PCBUniverse.com has improved the efficiency of quoting and ordering custom PCBs online by allowing users to obtain a quote with no advance registration or required contact information. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70872 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT Flexium Interconnect expects its consolidated gross margin to continue to move upward in the third quarter of 2010 after its gross margin advanced 4.7 percentage points sequentially to 26.18% in the second quarter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70887 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:28:00 GMT Infineon Technologies AG and Intel Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement to transfer Infineon's Wireless Solutions (WLS) business to Intel in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70913 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:12:00 GMT 3CEMS Group plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2013; TPT plans to acquire 51% share of Yeu Hwan, as well as demand from customers to start picking up in mid-September; Cicor's PCB and EMS segments post revenue growth in 1H2010; and Career expects 10% revenue growth in Q3. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70878 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT Aggressive government incentives are set to trigger booming growth in solar installations in Ontario, Canada, in 2010-but regulations requiring the use of locally sourced photovoltaic (PV) products will cause the expansion to slow dramatically in 2011, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70875 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:16:00 GMT Schweizer Electronic AG, one of the top three PCB manufacturers in Europe, posted revenues of Euro 51.7 million for the first half of 2010--an increase of 80% from the same period last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70870 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:46:00 GMT L-3 Communications announced today that its GCS subsidiary (L-3 GCS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for its PantherTM Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) manpack satellite communications systems and associated equipment. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70864 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:59:00 GMT Compared to the previous year, the PCB Division increased its net proceeds during the period by 27.3% to CHF 17.8 million (first half of 2009: CHF 14.0 million); During the period, the ES Division achieved net proceeds of CHF 44.8 million (first half of 2009: CHF 41.5 million). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70863 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMT As American Airlines Flight 1916 touched down at Bradley International Airport this afternoon, it became the first-ever United States flight to use a publicly available, commercially designed instrument flight path. The event heralds an acceleration of airspace modernization efforts that use precise "highways in the sky" to reduce delays, slash aircraft CO2 emissions and improve airline operating efficiency. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70860 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:25:00 GMT Between 2000 and 2009, global PV demand grew at an average annual rate of 51 percent, rising from 170 MW to 7,059 MW. Despite this impressive rate of growth, the past two years have witnessed a fundamental and difficult market shift for manufacturers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70858 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:08:00 GMT "Deflation is rearing its ugly head, now menacing the economy at large, and already has a strong hold on major sectors such as housing. But a tangible broad-scale appearance of deflation in the U.S. economy could prove a mixed blessing for the American automotive industry," reported Edmunds' AutoObserver.com http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70856 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:53:00 GMT Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) plans to take up a 51% stake in peer company Yeu Hwan Technology for NT $280 million (US $8.74 million), or NT $9.50 per share, through an open tender to be held August 27-September 6, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70857 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT Flexible PCB maker Career Technology expects its revenues to grow 10% sequentially in the third quarter on demand from the table PC and touch-panel sectors. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70859 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Chip suppliers are reporting rising inventory, but the swelling stockpiles do not represent a cause for concern in the industry at present with demand expected to increase during the coming months. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70783 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:23:00 GMT The FlexTech Alliance has announced a contract award to Nyx Illuminated Clothing Co. to develop a foldable display constructed from a panel of multiple e-paper screens. This research will demonstrate the capability to reliably fold and unfold multiple e-paper screens. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70848 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:48:00 GMT Neo Solar Power recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for a 3.4GWp solar cell production plant, which, when completed, is expected to be the world's largest solar cell facility. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70837 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:15:00 GMT With its high-end drilling/routing software, the system can mechanically drill, route, micro drill, drill two stacks of panels, drill to specific panel dimensions, detect broken or chipped tools and operates using various pressure systems for drill or route. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70831 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:04:00 GMT Consumer confidence in technology decreased slightly this month. The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE), which measures consumer expectations about technology spending, is down 2.2 points from July but is still 2.1% higher than this time last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70816 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:11:00 GMT This comprehensive, SWOT profile of Meadville Holdings Limited provides you an in-depth strategic analysis of the company's businesses and operations. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70825 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:46:00 GMT Imagine building cheaper electronics on a variety of substrates--materials like plastic, paper or fabric. Researchers at Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have made a discovery that opens this door, allowing them to build electronic components like diodes on many different substrates. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70830 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:49:00 GMT New Energy Technologies researchers developing the Company's first-of-its-kind SolarWindow, capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass, are targeting new methods of applying its electricity-generating coatings in order to cut future production costs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70829 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:07:00 GMT Underscoring its ongoing commitment to developing and delivering cleaner, more efficient energy solutions, DuPont announced that production of polyvinyl fluoride polymer resin, a critical raw material used to make high-performance DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film, has begun at the DuPont Fayetteville Works facility. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70828 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:01:00 GMT PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 15.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 19.6 percent increase from the same period in 2009, according to Gartner. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70822 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:34:00 GMT Authors from Sandia National Laboratories investigate the solderability of current immersion Ag technology after exposure to conditions that simulate long-term storage followed by bake out environments prior to actual reflow assembly. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=55937 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:20:00 GMT EnSol AS has patented a novel, prototype thin film photovoltaic cell design based on nanocrystal technology. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70821 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT Deepak Chopra, OSI Systems President and CEO, stated, "We are extremely pleased with the results of our fourth quarter in which we reported strong sales growth and profitability in each of our divisions leading to record annual profits and cash flows." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70820 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:05:00 GMT Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased 11 percent year over year to $10.9 billion in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10) - the second consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth and the fastest quarterly revenue growth since 2003, according to IDC. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70814 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:09:00 GMT Rockwell Collins today unveiled the results of successful tests with dramatically increasing levels of damage on an unmanned F/A-18 subscale model air vehicle. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70809 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:10:00 GMT Even with a flood of rival products in the works, Apple Inc.'s iPad is unlikely to face a viable competitor until 2011, allowing the company to maintain a dominant share in the tablet market at least through 2012. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70808 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:02:00 GMT As part of its ongoing damage tolerance research contract with the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Rockwell Collins has demonstrated the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to fly aerobatics with position tracking. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70807 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:56:00 GMT In recent flight tests on the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS), Rockwell Collins demonstrated a new technology that is able to perform real-time data monitoring and analysis while in flight to alert UAS operators of impending maintenance needs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70806 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:00 GMT Roy Porat, who has been with Camtek since 2001 serving in various positions in the United States and Asia, and for the past two years as General Manager of the company, is to succeed Rafi Amit as CEO. Amit will become Active Chairman of the Board of Directors. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70815 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:36:00 GMT Rogers Corporation will be highlighting the benefits of its new 6.15 dielectric constant RO4360 laminate and RO4460 prepreg system at the upcoming Electronics Midwest 2010 exhibition. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70802 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:17:00 GMT Electronic Interconnect (EI) will exhibit at and participate in the upcoming Design-2-Part Show at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, September 14-15, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70812 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:01:00 GMT PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which focuses on optoelectronics boards, expects demand from customers to start picking up in mid-September. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70805 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Analysts forecast PCB manufacturer DDi Corporation's 2010 earnings to grow 800%, driven by the continually strong demand from electronics manufacturers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70826 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:52:00 GMT Scientists from Empa and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research report how they have managed, for the first time, to grow graphene ribbons that are just a few nanometres wide using a simple surface-based chemical method. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70800 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:12:00 GMT At an estimated $94.9 billion in 2010, the US medical device market is the world's largest. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70799 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:54:00 GMT Albemarle it will increase prices of SAYTEX flame retardants on shipments beginning October 1, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70798 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:44:00 GMT MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Renub Research's new report "Glucose Monitoring Devices Market Worldwide (2010 - 2014)" to their library of Medical Devices market reports. The report is an essential source of data and analysis on the blood glucose monitoring devices market. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70797 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:40:00 GMT Sisvel US and the RFID Consortium today announced that ETRI has joined the RFID Consortium and will participate in the Consortium's joint licensing program for patents essential to the UHF RFID standard. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70786 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:14:00 GMT Dow's photovoltaic solutions can help increase solar cell efficiency and solar module durability, improve device performance at lower cost and enable widespread adoption of solar energy. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70785 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:10:00 GMT Boeing today announced it has received a contract from Intelsat S.A. to provide a second ultra-high frequency (UHF) hosted payload on another of the four commercial communications satellites that Intelsat ordered from Boeing last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70784 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:08:00 GMT At an estimated US$94.9 billion in 2010, the US medical device market is the world's largest. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70781 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT Die thickness of common, high-volume chip stacks range from 50 to 100 um while thinning industry aims for ultra-thin chips of 10 um thickness, or less. For the first time, the required interconnect length between vertically arranged adjacent chip layers has reached dimensions that can be reasonably realized by anisotropic conductive adhesives layers (ACA). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70563 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:59:00 GMT Arieh Reichart, President and CEO, commented, "Our disappointment with this quarter's results is mainly due to our revenues, which were lower than our expectations and internal forecasts. We are working hard to improve our sales performance and hope to see improvement in the future." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70777 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:24:00 GMT Intel Corporation, Nokia and the University of Oulu have announced the establishment of their first joint research center. One of the first objectives of the new lab is to create new and compelling mobile user experiences that leverage the rapidly increasing capabilities of mobile devices. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70776 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:20:00 GMT Heat treatment improves the superconductivity of a ceramic copper oxide by creating a fractal network of connected channels of ordered oxygen defects. The green and red spheres represent the paired electrons responsible for superconductivity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70577 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMT PCBs sales in Germany slid in May, according to data from ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems, but were still a 40% improvement from May of last year. Cumulatively, sales for the first five months of this year were up 32% and incoming orders also reached record highs in May, jumping 137% year-on-year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70771 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:26:00 GMT Much like the overall electronic components market, capacitor manufacturers have experienced a surge in demand thanks to global consumer demand. Unfortunately, this demand has been tempered by long lead times, rising prices and a shortage of parts in the semiconductor industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70793 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:10:00 GMT "Many of our customers are asking for full turnkey solutions," said Anish Somaiya, COO. "They see the value in being able to deal with one vendor that can provide design services, manufacturing and assembly. The turnkey process gives them fewer vendors, shorter lead times and overall lower costs." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70761 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:05:00 GMT R&D Circuits will be presenting two papers on ATE loaded board test and board reliability at the upcoming Silicon Valley Test Conference and Expo 2010, November 8-9 in San Jose, California. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70794 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:48:00 GMT 3CEMS Group has revealed plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2013, when the company expects its consolidated revenues to top US $1 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70768 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Imagine creating novel devices with amazing and exotic optical properties not found in nature--by simply evaporating a droplet of particles on a surface. By chemically building clusters of nanospheres from a liquid, a team of Harvard researchers, in collaboration with scientists at Rice University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston, has developed just that. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70766 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:56:00 GMT The reviews are in--and we're not talking about the latest summer blockbuster. Just one month after acquiring SMT Magazine, I-Connect007 published its first issue of the magazine. The feedback from loyal SMT readers has been overwhelmingly positive. SMT Magazine is just one example of what we have planned for the future. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70758 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:02:00 GMT North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.83 billion in orders in July 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.23, according to the July 2010 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.23 means that $123 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70722 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:46:00 GMT Taiwan's industrial production index surged 20.7 percent in July compared with the same month of last year, boosted by strong orders in the electronics, semiconductor and panel manufacturing sectors. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70755 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:38:00 GMT ReneSola will be supplying solar wafers with Taiwan solar cell producers Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy for the next three years. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70754 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:26:00 GMT Taiwan`s IC industry production value as a whole rose 12.8% from a quarter earlier, to NT$442.2 billion (US$13.8 billion at US$1:NT$32) in the second quarter, thanks to global economic recovery and low comparison base of the second quarter, according to the government-backed think tank Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70751 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:07:00 GMT The event brings together researchers from academia, national labs and industry for discussions of recent advances in the fields of flexible electronics, device and conductor printing and emerging electronic materials, as well as the R&D needs in the field. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70750 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:06:00 GMT Boeing announced today that the U.S. Air Force has authorized $182 million for Boeing to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which is being procured under the new WGS Block II follow-on contract. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70749 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:03:00 GMT Vulcan Flex Circuit Corporation, a division of Vulcan Electric Company, announced today the completion of their flexible circuit facility expansion project after having relocated all flexible and rigid-flex circuit operations into its new state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70746 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:38:00 GMT Strict Quality Management Standard for Aerospace Industry Cements Rugged Electronic Systems Provider's Leading Quality Initiatives http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70745 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:29:00 GMT AUO's EcoDuo PM220P00 is the world's first PV module to have obtained carbon footprint verification, reaching a critical milestone on carbon footprint management of PV key components. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70744 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:26:00 GMT Viking Modular Solutions, a division of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, and leading manufacturer of innovative DRAM modules and flash solutions, today announced that its SATADIMM is available for immediate customer qualification. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70743 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:21:00 GMT The PCB industry in Asia is pulsing with activity. Shenzhen Fastprint is targeting production capability of up to 40-layer rigid multi-layer PCBs; KCE Electronics is aiming to grow its 2H revenue; and Wus Printed Circuit is now public. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70715 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:13:00 GMT In the wake of the approval of the branding agreement with Founder Technology by its shareholders' meeting, Acer Inc. will focus on tapping China's notebook PC market in the hope of becoming China's second largest NB brand in the shortest time. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70742 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:12:00 GMT Ho-hum to high-performance: A boring material, when "stretched," could lead to an electronics revolution. The oxide compound europium titanate is pretty boring on its own, but, sliced nanometers thin and physically stretched on a specially designed template, it takes on properties that could revolutionize the electronics industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70741 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:06:00 GMT In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, researchers at Cornell's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst--platinum nanoparticles--that could make fuel cells more stable, longer lasting and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70740 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT The €1.7 million EU-funded InForm project, involving 17 world-leading research institutions working together, is bringing together scientists to make the new advances in nanotechnology practical and useful, by combining them into things we use everyday. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70738 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:32:00 GMT Solar cell maker Motech Industries has announced the signing of a five-year agreement with South Korea's OCI poly-Si supplies worth $111.5 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70736 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:57:00 GMT With a single breath, a Breathalyzer can tell a police officer when a driver has had too much to drink. Now, thanks to a team of investigators at the Israel Institute of Technology, a single breath may be enough to tell a doctor that their patient has cancer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70731 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMT An updated report from the Electronic Components Association shows that electronic component orders rose in July, not declined as reported in an August 13 press release. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70753 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:01:00 GMT In "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," Robert M. Prisig contrasts his regular and ongoing daily approach to motorcycle maintenance with his friend's alternate view of leaving well enough alone between service center-based maintenance. What has this got to do with accurate impedance measurement, you may ask? Read on! http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69966 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:38:00 GMT In 2009, Singapore electronics sector exports amounted over S$52 billion, representing 37 percent of Singapore's non-oil domestic exports. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70730 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:47:00 GMT Panasonic will move a part of PDB facilities at its third domestic PDP plant in Amagasaki City, Japan, to Panasonic Plasma Display in Shanghai, to better respond to robust demand for flat-panel TVs in China. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70729 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:47:00 GMT The recent behavior of the composite indexes suggests that economic activity should continue expanding in the near term in Germany. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70728 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT Samsung Electronics' aggressive investment in advanced manufacturing technology has enabled the company to outproduce competitors and expand its lead in the global DRAM technology market, according to iSuppli. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70727 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:13:00 GMT The market for combo chipsets is taking off, but somewhat more slowly than was originally expected. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70726 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:49:00 GMT If you are a company owner, human resource manager or manager in charge of hiring, now is the time to review your company's I-9 compliance status, as further changes to the laws go into effect on August 23, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70716 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:43:00 GMT Michael Dell, Chairman of the Board and CEO: "We continue to strengthen our portfolio of data center solutions at an aggressive pace with the addition of key IP, talent and technology. This quarter's results are a strong reflection of the progress we've made." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70714 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:02:00 GMT HEI, Inc. has purchased an InPlan Flex software system from Frontline PCB Solutions. Training for front end engineering staff will begin immediately and full deployment of this comprehensive management system is scheduled for Q1 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70651 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:56:00 GMT HP today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010, with net revenue of $30.7 billion, up 11.4% from a year earlier including a favorable currency benefit of approximately one percentage point. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70713 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:55:00 GMT Viny Mulani, President of Multilayer Technology, announced today that his company has acquired their ISO 9001:2008 + AS9100B Quality Management System certification. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70655 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:15:00 GMT "This was our sixth consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding guidance," said Gregory K. Hinckley, President. "Our Flomerics and LogicVision acquisitions are performing well, and our new Valor division is on track to contribute to a strong second half. As a result, we are increasing guidance for the full year." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70708 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:58:00 GMT While GBM's PCB segment slightly grew to almost NT $1.21 billion, up from NT $1.19 billion in June, its EMS business grew by 36% to NT $1.95 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70723 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:46:00 GMT CCL makers Hwa Woei Laminate and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have seen their profits improve on year significantly in the first half of 2010 buoyed by increased demand and price hikes for their products. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70705 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Taiwan's export orders in July totaled US $33.83 billion, up 18.23% from a year earlier, on strong overseas demand for microchips and PCB products, according to the ministry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70707 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for China increased 0.8% in June to 147.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.9% increase in May and no change in April. Three of the six components contributed positively to the index in June. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70721 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:15:00 GMT Survey Finds that Half of U.S. Adults Have Done Something Out of Character While Waiting for Technology http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70701 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:44:00 GMT Boeing announced today that Headquarters U.S. Air Force Directorate of Operations (HQ USAF/A3O) has endorsed the company's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Head-Up Display and Head-Down Primary Flight Display as the aircraft's primary flight reference. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70697 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:48:00 GMT On Tuesday, August 24, 2010, Applied Materials, Inc. will announce a significant innovation in chip manufacturing technology to enable its customers to overcome one of the most critical challenges to scaling Moore's Law. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70695 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:23:00 GMT July revenues of PC vendors are beyond consensus due to weak demand. According to DRAMeXchange, the research division of Trendforce, third quarter notebook shipment will be lowered to below 5% from 12.8% given the slow recovery from European and American market and order cut from OEMs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70692 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:59:00 GMT American Standard Circuits, Inc. has announced that they will be a corporate sponsor of Eric Bogatin's Signal Integrity Boot Camp in Silicon Valley, California, October 4, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70677 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:49:00 GMT Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies has been awarded a Phase I contract by DARPA to develop an all electronic riflescope intended to enhance the marksmanship of soldiers and Marines. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70688 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:19:00 GMT Asustek was the second-largest NB brand in China market by edging out Hewlett Packard in the second quarter of this year, according to a survey by the International Data Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70686 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:12:00 GMT Cicor Technologies Group has signed a new eight-figure framework agreement with a medical company. By securing this contract, the division has strengthened its excellent position in the very demanding medical technology sector. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70700 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT Global revenue from sales of a key component used in LCD screens, the Display Driver IC (DDI), will decline during the next three quarters as rising inventory, slowing consumer demand and technological innovation conspire to cause a deceleration in shipments. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70682 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:32:00 GMT Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (EI) announced the winners of the 2010 Scholarship Award Program at a breakfast ceremony held for the awardees and their parents on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70696 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:28:00 GMT During the first half of August, 2GB DDR2 contract prices dropped 4.5 percent to $42, compared to $44 in July, according to DRAMeXchange. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70681 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:26:00 GMT The innovative SolarSpec Junction Box, with low-profile, compact design and robotic-assembly features, simplifies the process of assembling PV systems and enables PV-panel manufacturers to reduce assembly time and production costs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70680 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:00 GMT BTU International today announced the receipt of a follow-on order from an existing Tritan customer in Europe for multiple Tritan metallization firing systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70679 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:02:00 GMT Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in 2Q10 increased 3.6% and 6.2%, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest PC processor study from International Data Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70678 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:57:00 GMT Zuken has released version 12.1 of CADSTAR, the desktop PCB design suite. Amidst the call for companies to tighten their belts as they climb out of recession, CADSTAR brings new functionality that helps cut design and manufacturing costs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70616 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:53:00 GMT The government in Germany is reportedly considering a cap on subsidy for solar system installation in 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70676 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:42:00 GMT The Canadian PC market continued to outpace expectations in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), according to the IDC Canadian Quarterly PC Tracker. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70675 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:16:00 GMT Advanced Printed Circuit Board, which mainly supplies PCBs for notebook peripheral, LCD TV and LED light applications, expects consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2010 to grow by up to 5% sequentially. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70636 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Taiwan Union Technology has been preparing for production of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) used in high-end servers for which prices are 3 to 4 times those of ordinary CCLs, and expects to land orders as early as fourth-quarter 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70674 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Wus Printed Circuit (Kunshan) listed its shares at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange today. The shares received a good welcome, gaining 26% from their IPO price to close at 20.2 yuan. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70662 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc. through the purchase of all of the company's common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70702 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMT Worldwide Notebook PC Market Outlook, 2H 2010 and Beyond Profiles the Key Issues Pertaining To Demand and Supply in the Global Notebook PC Market http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70669 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:05:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2010 U.S. Semiconductors & Solar Cells Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offering. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70663 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:44:00 GMT BAE Systems will provide engineering and technical services to support the U.S. Marine Corps' air traffic control systems under a readiness and sustainment contract worth up to $30 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70660 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT Lockheed Martin announced today that additional companies have joined its team to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Development and Sustainment Contract, in addition to strategic partner Raytheon Missile Systems and partners Alaska Aerospace and NANA Development Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70648 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $260 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead®, for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70645 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:33:00 GMT The U.S. Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins as the prime contractor to develop, integrate and deliver the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS), a next-generation military test range system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70644 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:23:00 GMT PCBs sales in Germany slid in May, according to data from ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems, but were still a 40% improvement from May of last year. Cumulatively, sales for the first five months of this year were up 32% and incoming orders also reached record highs in May, jumping 137% year-on-year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70630 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:53:00 GMT Slowing demand for copper clad laminates (CCLs) from the PCB industry is expected to affect CCL makers' 3Q financial performance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70638 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT Ultra-low capacitance air-gaps on printed circuit boards-along with new solder-less copper connections-will allow higher frequency operation while simultaneously lowering power requirements, according to SRC's Focus Center research program and the Georgia Institute of Technology . http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70633 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:43:00 GMT The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $260 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead®, for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70632 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:14:00 GMT The Boeing Company today announced that Tim Noonan, VP of Boeing Energy, has joined the Leadership Council of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70631 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:59:00 GMT The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is introducing ENLIGHT Polyolefin Encapsulant Films, which can enhance efficiencies in photovoltaic (PV) module production and lead to lower conversion costs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70629 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:07:00 GMT The world semiconductors market value has experienced a significant decline over the past couple of years. Despite this, the market value is set to recover for the remainder of the forecast period, however at a decelerating rate. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70627 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:54:00 GMT The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index experienced its third straight month of decline in July, due in large part to weakness in the housing market. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70626 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:51:00 GMT Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE) announced today that it has significantly increased its manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of CML Group in the UK, a leading manufacturer of precision machined structures and composites for the aerospace industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70625 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMT OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a $1.6 million contract to provide a Eagle transmission X-ray cargo and vehicle inspection systems to a Eastern European customs agency. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70624 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:32:00 GMT Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first flight of the F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) platform. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70623 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:25:00 GMT Printed electronics offers a wide range of opportunities that cannot be realised using conventional electronics manufacturing approaches and, as a result, there is a rapidly expanding global effort to both develop the technology and to bring to market new products covering a wide range of novel applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70615 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT Overall net sales from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2010 were $6.5 million compared to $8.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70613 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:03:00 GMT This year's conference theme is "Globally Responsive Forward Support," highlighting DLA's role in providing worldwide logistics support and the need for continued collaborative leadership supporting the global supply chain with greater efficiency and at reduced cost. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70612 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:58:00 GMT Fueled by gains in both the commercial and industrial sectors, the power management semiconductor industry will finish 2010 on a high note that will be unmatched over the next few years, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70611 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:51:00 GMT The number of devices that are connected to the Internet is expected to pass the 5 billion milestone later this month, according to IMS Research. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70610 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMT Flexible circuit products and thermal solutions provider Vulcan Electric Company has named Chris Gauthier as its Business Development Manager. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70608 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:54:00 GMT IEEE, the world’s largest association for engineering and technical professionals, will begin offering a new electronic membership (e-Membership) option to individuals in developing nations, when its 2011 membership year begins on 16 August. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70607 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:46:00 GMT Rogers Corporation will be featuring its latest addition to the high-speed digital market at this year's PCB West 2010 Exhibition at the Santa Clara Convention Center, September 29, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70604 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:46:00 GMT DKN Research recently unveiled a new concept for Ultra Thin Connectors on high-density flexible substrates to showcase the connector's flexibility and optimize a package design process. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70603 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:37:00 GMT AIS Releases 12.1” Rugged Vehicle Computer Featuring a Built-in Smart Battery Backup and High Brightness Touch Screen Display for Harsh Environments http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70602 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:20:00 GMT AOptix Technologies, Inc., today announced the commercial product release of InSight VM, the second in a series of products from the iris recognition system innovator. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70600 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:50:00 GMT Intel Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Texas Instruments' cable modem product line. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70599 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:46:00 GMT electronica 2010 will showcase a world first in medical electronics: a prosthetic leg that moves in response to the wearer's thoughts. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70598 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:00 GMT In a new paper, Dr. Stephen Jenkins of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge highlights novel electronic properties of the half-metallic alloy NiMnSb. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70597 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:33:00 GMT Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a leading threat detection products and services company. Reveal is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70596 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:26:00 GMT EnSol is working with experts in the University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy to develop the revolutionary new type of solar cell material that could be coated as a thin film on, for example, windows in buildings to produce power on a large scale. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70595 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:35:00 GMT Robust demand and insufficient wafer capacity are driving up spot market prices of solar cells. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70593 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:00 GMT Scientists and engineers at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have demonstrated an innovative perimeter security system for government and commercial applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70591 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:04:00 GMT LG Innotek's PCB business, which generated sales of KRW 183.5 billion in 2Q2010, accounted for 17% of the company's overall sales for 2Q2010. Sales of multilayer boards were up 27% on quarter, driven by the company's improving product portfolio. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70590 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:00 GMT The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was successfully launched today from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V rocket provided by the United Launch Alliance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70588 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:37:00 GMT Saab Training USA signed a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and field a large number of ranges and facilities under their Range Target Systems (RTS) program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70587 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:30:00 GMT FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to acquire ICx Technologies, Inc. for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $274 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70586 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:26:00 GMT Jonathan Davis becomes president, Semiconductor IC Business Unit; Karen Savala assumes role of president, SEMI Americas http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70585 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:16:00 GMT For the first six months ended June 30, 2010, ICx reported revenues of $77 million, compared to $92 million for the same six months last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70584 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:11:00 GMT A new paper by University of Notre Dame physicist Boldizsár Jankó and colleagues offers an important new understanding of an enduring mystery in chemical physics. The study reveals that that the on- and off-time intervals of intermittent nanocrystal quantum dots follow universal power law distributions. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70583 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT A new technology enabling MEMS to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70582 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:56:00 GMT Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70579 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:27:00 GMT ORNL scientists rewrote computational code for the numerical Hubbard model that previously assumed copper-compound superconducting materials known as cuprates to be homogenous--the same electron density--from atom to atom. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70575 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:31:00 GMT Due to the slump in the NB PC market worldwide, Acer Inc. saw non-consolidated sales total NT $26.261 billion in July, down 40% from the preceding month for an 18-month low. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70573 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:11:00 GMT Advance in metamaterials leads to a new semiconductor laser suitable for security screening, chemical sensing and astronomy http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70572 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:01:00 GMT With the recent acquisition of Saturn Flex Systems, Inc., Saturn Electronics is now capable in offering flexible circuits, multi-layer flex circuits and rigid-flex PCBs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70567 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:53:00 GMT A team of Harvard physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has achieved the first-ever quantum entanglement of photons and solid-state materials. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70571 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:51:00 GMT Asustek Computer saw sales of its netbooks in the second quarter fall short of expectations mainly due to competition from Apple's iPad, and has downward adjusted its target shipments for the third quarter, the traditional peak sales period, to 1.4 million units. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70570 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:48:00 GMT Career Technology and Flexium Interconnect, two major Taiwan-based flexible PCB suppliers, both expect shipments for touch screen devices, including smartphones and tablets, to boost their sales performance during the second half of 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70592 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT KCE Electronics Plc is aiming for record earnings this year as sales revenue is set to grow 10 to 15% in the second half after the company earned US $111 million in the first six months. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70574 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT High-performance computing is advancing at such a clip that designers are turning to nanotechnology to address upcoming system requirements. But research into photonic based nano interconnects will not be confined to supercomputing systems; Qualcomm is exploring how nanotechnology can be used in future mobile devices. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70568 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:03:00 GMT The sales increase was primarily due to increased sales of flex heater and coil insulation products for the general industrial market as a result of the economic rebound and increased sales of PCB materials related to the telecommunications infrastructure in China. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70488 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:52:00 GMT Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe for the first time how the orbits of electrons are distributed spatially by magnetic fields applied to layers of epitaxial graphene. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70564 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:14:00 GMT Electronic component orders dipped in July after reaching a two-year high in June, according to the monthly order index compiled by the Electronic Components Association (ECA). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70562 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:43:00 GMT Rehm Thermal Systems presents an advanced new series of drying systems and firing systems for solar cell metallization at EU PVSEC in Valencia, September 6-9, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70560 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:23:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "United States Defence and Security Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70559 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:10:00 GMT A European collaboration which is being led by a researcher at DCU will revolutionize the way blood tests, such as cholesterol, are performed. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70558 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:07:00 GMT Although wireless is king in terms of home networking technologies, the use of wired solutions, particularly ‘no-new-wires‘, is on the rise and forecast to experience a boom over the next five years. This is one of the conclusions from IMS Research's latest report on home networks & residential gateways. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70557 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:58:00 GMT Low recycling rates for used TVs, PCs, and other electronics result in the loss of valuable resources, and electronic waste exports risk harming human health and the environment in countries that lack safe recycling and disposal capacity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70556 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:55:00 GMT I-Connect007 has announced the launch of the first issue of the new digital SMT Magazine. The magazine launched its premier issue Tuesday, August 11, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70533 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMT Based on the industry researcher LEDinside's analysis and statistics, in July this year, listed LED manufacturers in Taiwan have total revenue of 10.853 billion NTD, a 2.7% growth compared with June revenue of 10.56 billion NTD and 80% rise YoY. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70555 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMT Most manufacturers in Asia are embarking on technology and manufacturing upgrades: Lin Horn is increasing its manufacturing of six- and eight-layer PCBs; WMT is targeting 24-layer boards; Unimicron is focusing on 300-micron ball pitch; and Taiflex plans to increase its FCCL capacity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70553 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT Radical swings in inventory levels for Photovoltaic (PV) solar cells this year are resulting in perilous market conditions that potentially could drive unaware companies out of the market, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70549 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:36:00 GMT Cell phones and a slew of emerging devices will power the market for consumer electronics and cell phone Microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors toward solid, uninterrupted growth in 2010 and beyond, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70548 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:25:00 GMT Research undertaken by Gartner, Inc. and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has revealed that utilities are becoming increasingly interested in procuring photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70544 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:47:00 GMT Orbotech, Inc. today announced that Streamline Circuits has purchased two Paragon-SM 20 Laser Direct Imaging systems for solder mask applications, a Sprint-8 inkjet legend printer and InCAM software for utilization in its bare PCB operation in Santa Clara, California. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70534 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:45:00 GMT Lenovo's notebook shipment growth is expected to be highest among the leading vendors in 1-2 years as China is expected to become the largest PC market in 2012, according to market sources. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70543 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:44:00 GMT Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue software development to sustain the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70538 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:14:00 GMT In 2009, the output value of flexible printed circuit board (FPC) dropped least in percentage, mainly due to a fall in FPC market. Entering 2010, the FPC industry grows further, driven by the demand from smartphones, e-books, LED panels and notebook computers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70551 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:01:00 GMT FCCL maker Taiflex Scientific plans to invest NT $300 million (US $9.38 million) to ramp its FCCL as well as PV module back sheet capacity in 2011. For 2010, total capex will be less than NT $100 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70539 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 325.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 13.8% increase from the same period in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70545 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:52:00 GMT By 2015, the worldwide installed base of digital radio receivers, excluding handsets, is expected to reach nearly 200 million units. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70531 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:34:00 GMT Medtronic, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition of ATS Medical, Inc. following payment of $4.00 per share in cash for each share of ATS Medical stock and assumption of net debt, with a total transaction value of approximately $370 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70530 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:31:00 GMT In the past, too much use of RFID has involved sensing items and conveyances only when they pass very near to the occasional interrogator. Heroic assumptions are then made about what happened in between. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70528 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:50:00 GMT Replicating nanostructures from the wings of Morpho butterflies, GE’s sensors would enable highly selective, near-instantaneous detection of chemical threats http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70526 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMT DEK Solar is preparing to launch its highly anticipated Eclipse platform at this year's EU PVSEC exhibition, being held in Valencia from 6th - 10th September. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70525 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that the Eagle® A1000 large pallet cargo screening system from its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been added to the US Transportation Security Administration's Air Cargo Screening Qualified Technology List. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70521 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:44:00 GMT Orbit International Corp., a defense and industrial electronics manufacturer, systems integrator and software solution provider, today announced that its Power Group, Behlman Electronics, Inc., has received an order valued in excess of $530,000 for its COTS Division. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70520 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:34:00 GMT Raytheon Company was awarded a task order for total logistics support of the Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3) under the Battle Command Development indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70519 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:20:00 GMT As part of its technology roadmap, PCB manufacturer World Mastery Technology Ltd. aims to manufacture 18-layer to 24-layer boards this year, up from 16-layer to 20-layer boards in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70522 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:54:00 GMT Intevac, Inc. announced today it has received an order for a LEAN SOLAR deposition system for shipment in the first quarter of 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70517 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:49:00 GMT The worldwide smartphone market grew 50% year over year in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), driven in large part by makers of smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70516 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:30:00 GMT Warfighters on the battlefield will have a persistent wireless broadband network available for tactical use with a new MONAX communications system from Lockheed Martin that combines the convenience of smartphone technology with the power and flexibility of a secure, highly portable network infrastructure. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70515 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:06:00 GMT The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite was encapsulated into the fairing in preparation for a mid-August liftoff aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70514 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:57:00 GMT An expected recast of the RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) environmental directive will likely carve away exclusions and possibly add new substances to the current list of six banned substances. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70512 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:20:00 GMT Unimicron Corp., one of the world's leading manufacturers of PCB, targets 300 micron ball pitch in its PCB products by the 2011-2012 timeframe, down from 400 micron this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70527 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:58:00 GMT Four out of five notebook PCs shipped worldwide in 2014 will employ graphics-enabled microprocessors, up from about one out of three in 2010, as computer makers seek to offer smaller and more innovative products, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70508 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:09:00 GMT In July, the PCB Barometer reported unconsolidated sales of NT $12.54 billion, representing a marginal increase of 0.2% month over month. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70523 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT PCB maker HannStar Board expects orders from notebook ODMs to pick up again in August after slow sales in July. Market sources also expect HannStar Board's revenues to grow 5% sequentially in the third quarter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70507 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Although several notebook players are still expecting performance to pick up in August and September, their upstream component partners are turning conservative as order visibility remains weak. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70513 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT The Indian defense & aerospace market is growing rapidly as the nations economic capabilities continue to grow consistently while the need to modernize & replace aging military hardware becomes increasingly urgent. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70501 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:13:00 GMT In addition to its recently announced capacity expansion the Heraeus Photovoltaic business unit announces a doubling of the technology staff at the US Facility in West Conshohocken. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70498 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:16:00 GMT The company aims to become the leading local PCB company in China and break into the 60 largest PCB companies worldwide. In two to three years, Founder PCB expects to become one of the 30 largest PCB manufacturers in the world. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70485 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:03:00 GMT Automotive electro-mobility, one of the hottest automotive topics today, will be a central focus of the upcoming electronica show, which will take place from November 9 to 12, 2010 in Munich, Germany. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70495 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:50:00 GMT Lockheed Martin Canada satisfied a critical design review (CDR) milestone with the Canadian navy, marking a major step toward modernizing the combat systems on the navy's 12 Halifax-class multi-mission frigates. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70487 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:46:00 GMT BGAs are becoming more dense, making it more difficult for board designers to route traces to the center of the array. One of the easiest solutions is to add layers, but that flies in the face of today's push to trim the complexity and cost of hardware. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70486 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:20:00 GMT Acer has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$26.26 billion (US$815 million) for July 2010, dipping 40.5% on month and 37.7% on year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70481 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:37:00 GMT Handset PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board posted strong revenue gains for July 2010 due to strong demand for HDI boards from the handset sector. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70479 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Teknek, the global leader in yield improvement technology, has moved into the next phase of expansion following the opening of its facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70493 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:39:00 GMT Hong Kong-based PCB manufacturer Advanced Electronic Technology HK Ltd. will be showcasing its PCB manufacturing capabilities at electronica 2010 in Munich, Germany, November 9-12, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70490 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:01:00 GMT The market is expected to reach ~$835 million in 2010, and is expected to have a high CAGR of 29.08% from 2010 to 2015. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70471 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:19:00 GMT Eltek Ltd., the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced circuitry solutions, will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, before the market opens. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70470 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:17:00 GMT EMRISE CORPORATION today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $1.1 million to design, develop and manufacture custom power systems for a military application in a new ground-based defensive aid system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70469 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:46:00 GMT Saab Training USA has signed a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and field a large number of ranges and facilities under their Range Target Systems (RTS) program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70465 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:53:00 GMT Prototron's Tucson Arizona facility has seen a significant increase in the demand for RF and high-frequency related products. Today this particular market has grown to represent up to 40% of Tucson's monthly bookings and the number continues to climb. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70463 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:36:00 GMT Nanosys and Samsung Electronics have announced a strategic alliance and licensing arrangement to accelerate the development of commercial applications of nano-architected materials for the electronics and thin film solar markets. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70460 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:42:00 GMT Edward J. Fred, CPI Aero's President & CEO, stated, "Our three largest commercial customers, The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman and Sikorsky accounted for 29%, 20% and 13% of revenue, respectively; only 24% of our revenue for the six month period ended June 30, 2010, was from government prime contract awards." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70456 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:06:00 GMT Johnnie Feathers, Director of Sales for Multilayer Technology, announced that his company will be participating in The Government Procurement Conference 2010 held at the Arlington Convention Center, Wednesday, August 11, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70467 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:04:00 GMT Dennis Sunshine, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "As expected, our financial performance for the second quarter of 2010 improved when compared to the current first quarter as well as to the same quarter of last year. Compared to the first quarter of 2010, our net sales increased by 26% and we returned to profitability." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70455 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT The high-flying DRAM market might bump into some turbulence during the second half of the year, with supplies possibly falling short of demand due to limited manufacturing equipment availability and challenges in process migrations, according market research firm iSuppli. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70454 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:34:00 GMT Worldwide enterprise IT spending across all industry markets will grow 2.9 percent in 2010 and surpass $2.4 trillion, according to Gartner, Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70453 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:29:00 GMT DKN Research is now offering a Fine Silver Conductor Trial Kit capable of producing fine lines down to 50 microns to companies interested in producing high density thick film circuits. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70452 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:26:00 GMT A start-up's polymer sticker increases power output by 10%, and can be applied to panels that are already installed. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70451 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:25:00 GMT After only 4% growth in 2009, the mobile phone display market is set to grow by 14% in 2010, with shipments forecast to reach 1.68B units, according to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile Phone Shipment and Forecast Report. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70449 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:14:00 GMT "Our efforts to aggressively invest in worldwide channel expansion in key market verticals are clearly producing positive results, with strong first quarter bookings increasing backlog to well over $200 million," commented Anthony Fabiano, AS&E's President and CEO. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70448 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:05:00 GMT Bentek Solar, a leader in manufacturing and engineering solutions for complex electro-mechanical and power distribution systems for the semiconductor and solar industries, announces that it has sold more than 100MW of solar combiners to the solar marketplace. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70447 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:57:00 GMT Wyle Inc., a leading provider of high tech systems engineering, testing and information technology services, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CAS, Inc., a division of ITT Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70443 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:40:00 GMT Supply of flexible PCB boards may fall short of demand for the first time in six years during the second half of 2010 due to strong demand from the smartphone, tablet PC, LCD panel and LED light bar sectors. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70393 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Disposable razor blades could become a thing of the past if scientists at GFD have their way. The German high-tech company has developed a super-sharp razor blade made of industrial diamonds that could last more than 1,000 times longer than today's conventional blade. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70435 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:46:00 GMT Researchers have overcome a fundamental obstacle in using new "metamaterials" for radical advances in optical technologies, including ultra-powerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70434 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:37:00 GMT Shift to Electronic Medical Records, New IP-Based Video Applications and Need for Better Patient Care Drive Need for More Reliable and Higher Speed Wi-Fi Infrastructure http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70433 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT 8.58 billion MEMS devices generating nearly $10B in revenue will ship in 2014, according to leading microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) market analysts. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70431 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:10:00 GMT HEI CEO, Mark B. Thomas, remarked: "We are still rebuilding our revenues from the downturn in 2009 and rebuilding profitability as the year progresses. The results are still lower than we are driving for, but we are optimistic about the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and beyond." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70427 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:53:00 GMT Magnolia Solar recently received a second Phase I SBIR/STTR Program from the United States Air Force to develop high efficiency, thin-film quantum dot solar cells for defense applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70425 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:46:00 GMT As a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin, NanoGram will pursue its interest in expanding into the development of silicon-based nanoparticles, working closely with the Teijin Group's Integrative Technology Research Institute. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70424 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMT Part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies, the Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Incubator project fosters collaboration between U.S. small businesses and NREL and other DOE laboratories and facilities. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70422 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:29:00 GMT Second-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 5.4 million, up 90% on the same period last year. The five largest customers accounted for 82% of net sales (80%). In geographical terms, 96% of net sales were generated in Europe (80%) and 4% in Asia (20%). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70421 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:24:00 GMT Techaisle research shows that in 2010 the business netbook penetration will be 5.3 percent and consumer netbook penetration will be 1.8 percent. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70419 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:08:00 GMT The new state-of-the-art laboratory addresses a key challenge faced by the Indian solar/PV industry - lack of access to large scale, worldclass test facility. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70418 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:02:00 GMT Researchers at UCLA have now developed a microfluidic image cytometry (MIC) platform that can measure cell-signaling pathways in brain tumor samples at the single-cell level. The new technology combines the advantages of microfluidics and microscopy-based cell imaging. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70417 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:53:00 GMT Hitachi High-Technologies' HT7700 is a new type of transmission electron microscope that integrates previously complex system operation onto a single monitor screen and allows for sample observation even under normal room light conditions. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70411 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:30:00 GMT The High Density Packaging User Group International, Inc. (HDP User Group), a global non-profit cooperative research and development organization for the Electronics Manufacturing industries, announces the start of a new project group focusing on optical electronics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70409 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:11:00 GMT XENONICS HOLDINGS, INC. announced today that it has received purchase orders totaling approximately $1 million from the U.S. Army and Aardvark Tactical, Inc. for the U.S. Marine Corps for Xenonics' NightHunter high-intensity illumination devices. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70407 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:55:00 GMT Working with the unique nanoscience capabilities of the Molecular Foundry at the U.S. DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a team of researchers has developed the first model of signal-to-noise-ratios for low frequency noises in graphene on silica. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70406 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:49:00 GMT “ATI will enhance L-3’s overall position as a UAS solutions provider, adding to our portfolio of platforms, components and technologies available for our customers,” said Michael T. Strianese, chairman, president and chief executive officer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70405 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:46:00 GMT "Obviously, our global team is proud of our strong second quarter results," said David M. Sindelar, CEO. "Sustained strong demand from our broad base of customers contributed not only to another quarter of sequential sales growth, but also to our improved profitability." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70404 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:37:00 GMT "The Indian solar energy sector has been growing rapidly, in the past few years, majorly due to Government's initiatives such as tax exemptions and subsidies and depleting energy sources". http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70403 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:31:00 GMT The global market for nanotechnology is forecast to increase to more than $26 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 11.1%, from sales revenues of $11.67 billion in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70401 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:18:00 GMT AUO has completed layout of production lines of photovoltaic modules in Taiwan, China, Czech and Malaysia, poised to explore the lucrative market for solar cells and related applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70399 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:54:00 GMT Jonathan Coleman, Professor of Physics at Trinity College Dublin and one of Irelands' leading nanoscientists, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council Starter Grant of €1.5 million for development of next-generation materials. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70398 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:41:00 GMT Mass lamination supplier CCMP Inc. has rolled out an improved company Web site. The remodeled site was designed specifically to simplify the customer's experience. The new site's simpler, cleaner design is easier to navigate, said Vice President, Bill Schwerter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70428 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:32:00 GMT Researchers were able to time the oscillations between simultaneously produced quantum states of valence electrons with great precision. "With a simple system of krypton atoms, we demonstrated, for the first time, that we can measure transient absorption dynamics with attosecond pulses," says Stephen Leone of Berkeley Lab's Chemical Sciences Division. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70397 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:28:00 GMT Suntech Power have ceased manufacturing products based on amorphous silicon (a-Si) technology. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70396 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:22:00 GMT American Standard Circuits, Inc. has announced that they will exhibit at the Design-2-Part (D2P) show in Huntsville, Alabama,September 14-15, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70429 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:20:00 GMT Taiwan Polysilicon has successfully produced poly-Si in volume, with a planned annual capacity of 8,000MT (metric ton) initially and an ultimate target of up to 28,000MT. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70395 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:54:00 GMT Many Western companies that rush haphazardly into China without fully understanding its business culture and mentality ultimately meet with failure. This webcast presentation first provides crucial information on entering the Chinese market, and then gives insight into communication and management techniques that have proven effective in the Chinese business context. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70388 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:41:00 GMT This report attempts to provide a candid view on the opportunities and challenges that exist in the industry today. Its objective is to help organizations decide which of the many opportunities they could focus on depending on their competences, skills and technology platforms. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70386 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMT According to NanoMarkets, OLED lighting will generate $6.0 billion in revenues by 2015 driven by the need for cost efficient lighting in a number of different applications, including general illumination, architectural lighting, backlighting, vehicular lighting and signage. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70385 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:30:00 GMT "Our facilities are busy with solid backlogs and high levels of capacity utilization," said Kent Alder, President and CEO. "The added capacity and diversity of the Asia Pacific operations fits extremely well with our growth strategy as a global company." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70387 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:47:00 GMT Mobile device sales in India are forecast to reach 138.6 million in 2010, an increase of 18.5 percent over 2009 sales of 117 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70383 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:42:00 GMT Rogers' sales of printed circuit materials are up 37%, while those of Dow Electronic and Specialty Materials grew 19% in Q2. Ibiden's 1Q FY10 net income is up 30%, while MFLEX reports 3Q FY2010 net sales of $181 million, an increase of 3.7% year-on-year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70381 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:32:00 GMT Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were $181.0 million, an increase of 3.7% from net sales of $174.5 million in the same period of the prior year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70367 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:53:00 GMT This report attempts to provide a candid view on the opportunities and challenges that exist in the printed electronics industry today. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70378 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:38:00 GMT Although facing uncertain market recovery, Acer Inc. remains optimistic about attaining notebook PC shipment of 40 million units this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70377 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:31:00 GMT The Electronics division's revenue of £344 million was 43% and 18% higher, as reported, than the first and second halves of 2009 respectively. In part, this was due to the pass-through of higher tin and silver prices in solder product sales, which had the effect of increasing revenue by approximately £30 million compared with the same period last year when commodity prices were lower. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70289 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:38:00 GMT Graphic is the first in the world to be awarded IECQ Third Party Accreditation for IPC 6012 class 2 and 3. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70376 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:26:00 GMT Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the second quarter 2010 when compared to first quarter 2010 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70366 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:35:00 GMT Mikros Systems Corporation announced today the receipt of a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command for development of a "Wave Energy MicroBuoy" to be used as an at-sea platform for a communications relay or network gateway. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70365 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:09:00 GMT The Boeing Company today completed its acquisition of Argon ST Inc., a developer of C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) and combat systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70362 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:57:00 GMT Specialty Chemicals Segment's net sales were $124.4 million, up 24 percent; Demand was higher in most end markets, especially printed circuit board, memory disk and composites. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70360 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Harris Corporation has been awarded a three-year, $55 million follow-on production contract from Northrop Grumman to supply avionics systems for the U.S. Department of Defense F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70351 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:41:00 GMT iRobot Corporation today announced that it has received a $20.3 million order from the Naval Sea Systems Command. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70350 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:32:00 GMT Chinese government policies intended to promote the adoption of green technologies are having the desired effect, with the country enjoying a boom in wind power capacity and PV installations that is fueling the establishment of a new generation of global green energy suppliers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70349 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:27:00 GMT Raytheon Company was awarded a $13.7 million U.S. Navy contract to upgrade the Aegis weapons system for several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70348 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:24:00 GMT CSC announced today that the U.S. Army awarded the company a task order to provide technical and engineering support for its Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70347 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:19:00 GMT Kyocera Corporation today announced that it will begin full-scale production at its new Yasu solar cell manufacturing facility in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70346 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:14:00 GMT CSC announced today that Digital Management, Inc. awarded CSC a subcontract to support the United States Coast Guard Operations Systems Center on the Application Product Lines Enterprise Services Program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70345 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:11:00 GMT SES WORLD SKIES, U.S. Government Solutions today announced the delivery of the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) sensor assembly to Orbital Sciences Corporation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70342 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:57:00 GMT Based on recent surveys, PCB solder finishes are one of the most common cause of soldering defects and rejection of PCBs during assembly. Design and Process Engineers highlighted solder finishes 35%, with delamination at 25%, third place were cosmetic faults. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70357 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:17:00 GMT Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the first half of 2010. Consolidated revenues were NT $312.4 billion (US $9.7 billion), growing by 31% on year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70335 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:27:00 GMT When electroless copper is deposited on the polyimide substrates used for flex and rigid-flex circuits, adhesion must not be compromised. The goal is to minimize stress (both compressive and tensile) to the best extent possible. The first critical factor is the control of the copper deposition rate. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69884 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:21:00 GMT Somacis has ended the first half of 2010 with a positive result--with a remarkable growth rates compared to the same period last year. The company's turnover was up 50%; EBITDA, up 800%; and incoming orders up 100%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70325 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:09:00 GMT PCB maker 3CEMS Group expects its consolidated revenues to reach US $600 million in 2010 and to reach US $1 billion by 2013. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70334 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT A new paper from the lab of Rice chemist James Tour demonstrates an environmentally friendly way to make bulk quantities of graphene oxide (GO), an insulating version of single-atom-thick graphene expected to find use in all kinds of material and electronic applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70327 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:20:00 GMT Health Robotics announced its second consecutive quarter's record-breaking results, as reported by our sales channel partner Health Robotics Canada Inc. (HRCI) since Health Robotics S.r.l. upgraded its American distribution channels this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70323 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:52:00 GMT Unit shipment volume growth and the growing importance of 3G are resulting in stronger performance for the cellular machine-to-machine market, which is forecast to be worth $3.8 billion in 2015. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70322 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:28:00 GMT Cumulative Solar PV installations will top 120 GW by the end of 2014 according to IMS Research's recently launched "Global PV Demand Database". http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70321 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:16:00 GMT Operating income reached 8.59 billion yen, up 171.4% year-on-year, while net income was up 30.1% to 3.03 billion yens. For 1QFY2010, Ibiden posted net sales of 69.16 billion yen, up 12.1% from the same period last year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70318 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:47:00 GMT A major breakthrough by researchers at New Energy Technologies could soon see the unveiling of a working prototype of the first ever glass window capable of generating electricity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70314 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:21:00 GMT LRAD Corporation, the global leader in acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), announced today it has been awarded a multi-year $6.2 million integrated LRAD-RX® systems and services order from the U.S. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70315 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:21:00 GMT IBIS Associates' latest study projects that portions of the Global PV market utilizing multi-crystalline silicon solar cells could achieve savings of over $646 million by replacing only 500MW of multi-crystalline silicon usage with new XsunX CIGS based solar cells by 2015. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70312 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:11:00 GMT As frequencies get faster and designs get more complex, the electrical and thermal properties of PCBs are becoming a more critical factor in system designs. Many board developers don't realize that moisture in boards can significantly alter their performance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70275 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:32:00 GMT "EMS's improved overall profitability during the second quarter was the result of strong execution and an ongoing plan of cost reductions throughout the Company," stated Neil Mackay, president and CEO, EMS Technologies. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70305 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:16:00 GMT New Test Centre in India: TUV Rheinland Continues Worldwide Investment Programme for Solar Industry http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70303 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:01:00 GMT Ultra TCS, the premier global supplier of High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS(TM)) radio communication systems, today announced that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract over seven years. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70302 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:57:00 GMT Sono-Tek will highlight its ultrasonic coating equipment, including a high-speed ultrasonic reciprocating coating system, HyperSonic, in Hall 4/Level 2/A45 at the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain from 6-9 September 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70300 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:51:00 GMT KIC’s SunKIC, e-Clipse and Spectrum products will be on display in booth L2/H4/A51a at the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain from 6-9 September 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70299 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:47:00 GMT To help executives understand new industry paradigms and manage change, industry leaders and experts will come together at the Electronics Industry Executive Summit: Ideas for a Bright Future in the New Electronics Industry, October 13-14, 2010, http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70278 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:56:00 GMT Jupiter’s VizionPlus is Part of a Mobile Command Post Control System That Facilitates Effective Battle Management http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70296 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:47:00 GMT In its latest smart card and smart card IC dataset (published August 2010), IMS Research has concluded that the market for smart cards ICs is forecast to reach 5.8 billion units in 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70294 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:28:00 GMT Due to rising demand and more clients in SMEs and educational segments, Acer Inc., the world`s third-largest PC brand, is expected to see sales in India rise 25% year-on-year to reach US$539 million in 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70290 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:43:00 GMT The company already provides a range of new and innovative products for the PCB manufacturing industry and, with the addition of the latest electronics production equipment from Milara, it now can provide a complete solution for the industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70317 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:40:00 GMT The market for fiber glass fabric will remain steady in the second half of 2010 as capacity ramp-ups by PCB and CCL makers will sustain demand for fiber glass cloths. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70316 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT GT Solar has received a $23.4 million follow-on order from South Korea-based polysilicon producer OCI Company, Ltd. for its newest SDR 400 CVD reactors and other equipment to support OCI's polysilicon plant expansion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70282 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:49:00 GMT Fourteen Studies Presented at the AAPM Continue to Validate the Safety and Efficacy of Electronic Brachytherapy for IORT and Accelerated Brachytherapy http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70280 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:29:00 GMT Telephonics Corporation announced today that its Radar Systems Division received a contract from EADS Airbus Military valued at over $2 million to supply APS-143C(V)3 radar systems for installation on the CN-235 aircraft in use by the Mexican Navy. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70279 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:17:00 GMT Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. announced that they resolved to pursue a plan of Panasonic's acquisition of all shares of PEW and SANYO to make them wholly-owned subsidiaries of Panasonic. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70277 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:49:00 GMT Boeing received the first APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar test set for the U.S. Air Force F-15E Radar Modernization Program from Raytheon. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70274 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:27:00 GMT The building-integrated photovoltaics solar market is poised for expansion after years of being confined to niche markets, according to market research firm GTM Research. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70273 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:25:00 GMT Nabil Mistkawi, a new Portland State University (PSU) chemistry graduate and full-time Intel employee, has invented a one-of-a-kind chemical formulation that enables sub-50 nanometer (nm) process technology for advanced microprocessors manufacturing. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70270 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the 12th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 15th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70268 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:20:00 GMT IMS Research predicts US states to spend a combined $1.4 billion on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) during 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70269 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:20:00 GMT BAE Systems has been awarded a $9.6 million follow-on order from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70267 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:12:00 GMT Corning Incorporated today announced that its board of directors recently approved a capital expenditure of approximately $180 million to expand the company's Harrodsburg, Kentucky manufacturing facility. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70266 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:49:00 GMT SAIC today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Exercise Division to design and support national level exercises to evaluate catastrophic earthquake preparedness. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70265 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:45:00 GMT EADS Defence & Security has delivered the second TRS-3D naval radar to Lockheed Martin, a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70263 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:39:00 GMT TCS plans to integrate this key technology into its leading SNAP VSAT product family for the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal and state customers, enhancing TCS' tactical communication solutions portfolio. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70262 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:35:00 GMT Sales of printed circuit materials for the second quarter of 2010 were $33.6 million, an increase of 37% from the $24.5 million reported in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70260 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:22:00 GMT OSI Systems, Inc. today announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a $9 million contract to provide multiple Eagle transmission X-ray cargo and vehicle inspection systems to a European customs agency. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70259 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:05:00 GMT Bringing together the latest research by industry experts, IPC will host a Technical Conference on Electronics Sustainability, September 28-30, 2010 at Electronics Midwest, in Rosemont, Illinois. Electronics Midwest is produced jointly by IPC and Canon Communications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70246 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT Combining commercial global positioning and communications technology with battlefield-rugged computing, General Dynamics Itronix is introducing the GD300 fully rugged arm- or chest-worn computer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70257 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT GE and Intel Corporation have announced the entry into a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70255 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:12:00 GMT IC Insights' recently updated Strategic Reviews Online database shows that most large memory and foundry companies performed extremely well in 1H10. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70254 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:09:00 GMT R&D Circuits announces the addition of a Signal Integrity and Test Division with Thomas P. Warwick heading up development of those efforts. He will have responsibility for signal integrity and loaded ATE PCB final test. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70241 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:10:00 GMT Developers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in increasing the efficiency of red thin-film LEDs by 30% - a new record. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70288 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:08:00 GMT iSuppli now predicts global semiconductor revenue in 2010 will rise by 35.1% to reach $310.3 billion, up from $229.6 billion in 2009. iSuppli's previous forecast, issued on May 6, 2010, predicted growth of 30.9% this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70252 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:58:00 GMT Graphene, the extraordinary form of carbon that consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, has produced another in a long list of experimental surprises. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70287 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:58:00 GMT Two scientists working in Europe have paved the way for improved plastic electronics by devising a technique that can be used to take images of plastic mixtures on the nanoscale simultaneously in the body of the material and at the surface. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70286 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:45:00 GMT What researchers might call "white graphene" may be the perfect sidekick for the real thing as a new era unfolds in nanoscale electronics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70285 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:39:00 GMT Study of quantum phase changes reveals surprising relationship between magnetism and electricity http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70284 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:34:00 GMT Unitech Printed Circuit Board is expected to see its consolidated monthly revenues top NT $1 billion (US $31.45 million) by year-end 2010, according to industry sources. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70248 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT With key products from HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG, among others, shipments of smart phones running the Google-backed Android operating system grew an impressive 886% in Q2 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70244 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:48:00 GMT Driven by strong IC market expansion and growth in emerging markets, SEMICON Taiwan 2010 returns to the Taipei World Trade Center September 8-10, 2010 with eight technology theme pavilions focusing on LEDs, MEMS, 3-D ICs and Advanced Packaging/Testing, Green Management, Compound Semiconductors, CMP, AOI and the Secondary Market for capital equipment. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70243 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:32:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Worldwide Motherboard Application IC Market, 2Q 2010" report to their offerings. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70239 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:20:00 GMT SAIC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a leading threat detection products and services company. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70238 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:06:00 GMT Industry Risk Ratings Synopsis ; This Industry Risk Ratings report evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Scientific Research & Development in the US industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be ´the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment´. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70237 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:57:00 GMT According to market research firm ABI Research, 2Q-2010 proved to be a very solid quarter for the mobile handset market with 321.2 million handsets shipped, of which WCDMA handsets made up 31%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70236 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:52:00 GMT CardioMag Imaging has received two additional patents; one in the United States and one in China to protect key aspects of its technology that can, non-invasively, safely, rapidly and more reliably than ECG, detect early symptoms of Heart Disease without the use of injections or Radiation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70233 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:43:00 GMT Compared with those in the EU, U.S. manufacturing and service sector executives are most optimistic on employment, revenues and profits. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70231 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:33:00 GMT Raytheon Company received a contract from the city of Providence, Rhode Island, to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70222 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:37:00 GMT Researchers have discovered mechanisms critical to interactions between hot plasma and surfaces facing the plasma inside a thermonuclear fusion reactor, part of work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling conditions inside the reactors. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70219 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:00 GMT Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells as part of a national effort to bring alternative energy technologies to the marketplace. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70217 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:17:00 GMT HEI, Inc. has announced their sponsorship of MEPTEC and SMTA's annual Medical Electronics Symposium, held September 22-23, 2010, on the Arizona State University campus. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70218 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:17:00 GMT Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced today that its packaging solution for flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules has successfully passed a critical environmental testing milestone. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70215 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:08:00 GMT The sun is rising on the United Kingdom's solar market in 2010, as attractive government incentives make it the world's fastest-growing country for PV installations this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70213 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:51:00 GMT Boeing announced today that the third Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite has entered service for the U.S. Air Force. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70212 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT Chinese solar PV equipment manufacturers have been equipped with the supply capacity of the complete set of equipment for the silicon material production, silicon wafer processing, solar cell chip production, preparation of pure water, etc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70211 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:37:00 GMT Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70209 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:24:00 GMT Despite concerns that reductions in government incentives will halt growth in installations of solar photovoltaic systems in 2011, iSuppli Corporation predicts the global PV market will continue to expand next year as falling prices make solar energy more attractive. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70204 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:40:00 GMT To trap and hold tiny microparticles, research engineers at Harvard have "put a ring on it," using a silicon-based circular resonator to confine particles stably for up to several minutes. The advance, published recently in "Nano Letters," could one day lead to the ability to direct, deliver and store nanoparticles and biomolecules on all-optical chips. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70203 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:37:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard and Acer are set to ship 11 million and 10 million notebooks, respectively, in the third quarter of 2010, up 30% from 8.5 million units and 15-20% from 8.1 million units in the second quarter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70202 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:14:00 GMT The order is from an existing customer for EOS remote weapon systems and specifies the delivery of EOS R-400 products. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70201 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:12:00 GMT Global sales of semiconductors in the second quarter of 2010 grew to $74.8 billion, an increase of 7.1% from the first quarter total of $69.9 billion, the SIA reported today. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70214 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:15:00 GMT Based on recent surveys, PCB solder finishes are one of the most common cause of soldering defects and rejection of PCBs during assembly. Engineers highlighted solder finishes 35%, with delamination at 25%, third place were cosmetic faults. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70232 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:10:00 GMT Engineering support service provider PCB Planet has launched two new services for EMS and design companies. PCB Planet provides a range of support services to handle necessary but time-consuming, lower added-value tasks. These services include schematic capture, PCB layout, and the development and management of component libraries. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70194 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:23:00 GMT Revenue Up 38% Year-Over-Year to a Record $92.7M, EBITDA of $15.4M or $0.27 per Diluted Share, and Net Income of $0.06 per Diluted Share http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70199 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:48:00 GMT "The post-recession rebound is history. We don't foresee a double-dip, but we do expect growth to slow even more markedly, to a 1.6-percent annualized rate in the second half of the year." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70198 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:59:00 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have cultivated many thousands of nanocrystals in what looks like a pinscreen or "pin art" on silicon, a step toward reliable mass production of semiconductor nanowires for millionths-of-a-meter-scale devices such as sensors and lasers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70196 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:00 GMT "Crystal Systems' sapphire process knowledge complements our expertise in silicon growth technologies and we believe this combination will allow us to quickly deliver products that leapfrog sapphire crystallization technology available from other suppliers," said Tom Gutierrez, GT Solar's president and CEO. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70195 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:33:00 GMT Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world's leading space technology companies, today announced that it was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the prime contractor role on the NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract II (NSROC II) program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70193 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:14:00 GMT Samsung Electro-Mechanics has kicked-off volume production at its PCB plant in Kunshan, eastern China; and CKL Electronics will be expanding its monthly capacity for double-sided and multi-layer PCBs. Rising demand for LCD/LED back-lit TVs, meanwhile, are expected to drive the growth of GUH, Ibiden, P.I.E. Industrial and Vitrox. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70191 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:00 GMT Bel Fuse Inc. today announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2010, highlighted by a 73% increase in net sales and an increase in net earnings to $4.7 million compared to a net loss of $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70188 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:11:00 GMT Mikel Williams, President and CEO, said, "With second quarter bookings of approximately $69.7 million and indications of continued solid demand in the marketplace, we are optimistic about our prospects for the second half of 2010." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70186 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has won a 5-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate for the Complex Event Modeling Simulation and Analysis (CEMSA) project. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70179 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:14:00 GMT Research and Markets: Global and China Led Industry Report 2010 Reveals the LED Market Will Reach US$20.4 Billion in 2012 http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70177 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:03:00 GMT The rising demand for LCD/LED back-lit televisions, as well as electronic industrial and medical equipment, will drive the growth of PCB manufacturing and the PCB assembly industry this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70182 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its revenues to grow 5 to 10% sequentially in the third quarter with flip-chip chip-scale packaging and base station substrates as growth drivers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70108 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:29:00 GMT There are about 3,000 organizations worldwide actively involved in the development of printed electronics. By number of organizations, Europe has the edge over the U.S., then comes Asia. However, this disguises the fact that those involved in Asia tend to be large conglomerates that can invest much more than those in the West. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70146 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:12:00 GMT The new event combines IPC's Midwest Conference & Exhibition, previously held in Schaumburg, and Canon's Electronics Midwest show, and is co-located with four other Canon manufacturing shows-Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Midwest, Design & Manufacturing Midwest, Assembly Technology Expo, and PLASTEC Midwest. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70172 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:06:00 GMT New research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance reveals that despite many platitudes and pledges, governments of the world are spending substantially more on subsidizing dirty forms of energy than on renewables and biofuels. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70170 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:35:00 GMT The Republic of Korea ship Sejong the Great, supported by the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, successfully completed a three-week series of trials for the ship's combat system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70169 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:14:00 GMT Despite many platitudes and pledges, governments of the world are spending substantially more on subsidizing dirty forms of energy than on renewables and biofuels, according to a new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70167 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:00 GMT During the quarter, Motorola generated positive operating cash flow of $242 million, reduced long-term debt through a $500 million tender offer and ended the quarter with a total cash position of $8.3 billion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70165 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 GMT Northrop Grumman Corporation reported that second quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations increased to $711 million, or $2.34 per diluted share, from $368 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70164 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT "By expanding our presence in Europe, Labtech is a welcome addition to our portfolio of businesses," said Russell Shaller, VP and GM of Teledyne MEC. "Coupled with our Teledyne Cougar microwave component business in the U.S., Labtech's component business augments our already strong position in the field of custom, high-performance microwave components." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70161 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:31:00 GMT Worldwide, wireless, wireline, and satellite networks developed significantly in the last twenty years, setting the stage for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and equipment to utilize these existing networks. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70159 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:56:00 GMT U.S. Economic Outlook Continues to Stabilize, Uncertainty About the Global Economy Lingers Among U.S. Industrial Manufacturers, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Q2 2010 Manufacturing Barometer http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70158 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:00 GMT A new report from NanoMarkets, predicts that e-paper will generate $2.6 billion in 2015. NanoMarkets expects considerable success for e-paper in the future based on the fact that it has features that no other display technology can equal. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70154 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:16:00 GMT A product line of automated test stations that Boeing upgraded with the ability to test high-power radar systems was recently declared ready for fleet introduction by the U.S. Navy. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70153 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:08:00 GMT The next 5 years will see an increase in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices, from over 500 million in 2009 to nearly 2 billion in 2014, according to In-Stat. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70151 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:54:00 GMT Latest results from IDC's Asia/Pacific Dynamic IT Benchmark 2010 survey reveal that that the role of the CIO is evolving into a position more tightly aligned with business drivers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70149 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:42:00 GMT Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced today that the United States District Court in Minneapolis has rejected requests to the Court made by Camtek, Ltd and confirmed a jury verdict originally issued on March 5, 2009 which held that Camtek infringed Rudolph's US Patent No. 6,826,298. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70148 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:37:00 GMT "This is another good set of results demonstrating that BAE Systems continues to perform well. We see good opportunities for sustainable growth within the Group including building on our seven home markets and our substantial presence in customer support and services." Ian King, Chief Executive BAE Systems http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70145 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:56:00 GMT The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the second quarter of 2010 registered 3.28 on a 5-point scale, dropping significantly from the previous quarter's reading of 3.65, indicating a notable decrease of venture capitalists' confidence in the future high-growth entrepreneurial environment in the Bay Area. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70136 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:27:00 GMT At frequencies over 200 MHz, board designers must pay particular attention to signal integrity issues. "Signal integrity is all about the white space on the schematic. You can see the chips, packaging, wiring and the other components. Signal integrity is all about the spaces between those components," said Eric Bogatin. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70098 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:43:00 GMT The Supervisory Board of Schweizer Electronic AG decided on July 27, 2010 to appoint Nicolas-Fabian Schweizer, graduate in law, Chief Human Resources Officer of the company effective April 1, 2011 for a term of five years as part of the strategic corporate development program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70112 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:33:00 GMT Unimicron Technology in the second quarter of 2010 posted revenues of NT $16.626 billion (US $519.214 million) and after-tax profits of NT $2.318 billion or NT $1.48 a share, both new quarterly records. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70134 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc. in Anaheim, California is laying off 85 workers and transferring the work to China, a company spokesman confirmed today. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70115 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:00 GMT Viking Systems, Inc. announced today an extension of its supply contract with Boston Scientific. Based on the continued success of Boston Scientific's SpyGlass(R) Direct Visualization System, the companies agreed to extend the term of the supply agreement through May 2012. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70131 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:00 GMT According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the point-to-point microwave equipment market is forecast to grow 30 percent over the next five years to $6.6 billion in 2014. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70129 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:20:00 GMT The U.S. Navy approved Lockheed Martin's preliminary design for a system to defend surface combatants from anti-ship cruise missile threats. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70128 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:39:00 GMT Following a launch pad failure, PWB Inc.'s Interconnect Stress Test system determined the root cause when no other test could find the problem. "This endorsement by NASA is a major confirmation to PWB of its deployment of its technology throughout the Mil/Aero industry," said Bill Birch, President of PWB Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70096 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:23:00 GMT Karl Gemperli, Elecsys President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to report improving revenues and bottom line results during the second half of the year and remain optimistic about the future driven by dramatic improvements in our bookings and backlog of customer orders." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70127 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it has received an additional $1 million in funding from the U.S. Army for support equipment and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite Systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70125 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:04:00 GMT According to DRAMeXchange, the research department of Trendforce, June notebook shipment is recorded at 17 million units with 9.3% MoM given the raising sea shipment portion and inventory management of PC-OEM. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70124 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:57:00 GMT Collaborative efforts between Mentor Graphics and National Instruments have resulted in a solution that provides test-oriented feedback to designers at every step of the design process. The SystemVision SVX collaboration environment allows test program development to proceed without physical prototypes. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70056 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:40:00 GMT Raytheon Company has been awarded a $23 million U.S. Army contract extension to provide mission support and system sustainment for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment systems that protect U.S. and coalition forces deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70122 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:40:00 GMT The FlexTech Alliance, focused on developing the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industry supply chain, today announced the dates for its 10th annual Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, February 7-10, 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70121 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:34:00 GMT The conversion of light into energy and electrical conductivity is part of the future for a plastics industry undergoing massive change. Flexible plastics-based solar cells, printed batteries, smart materials or bio-analysis on a plastic chip will be much in demand in the near future. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70119 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:19:00 GMT Flexible circuit shipments in June 2010 were up 14.8%, and bookings were up 11% compared to June 2009. Year to date, flexible circuit shipments increased 0.6% and bookings were up 15.5%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70117 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT General Dynamics today reported second-quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations of $651 million, or $1.68 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared to 2009 second-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $621 million, or $1.61 per share fully diluted. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70113 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:14:00 GMT Intel Creates World's First End-to-End Silicon Photonics Connection with Integrated Lasers; Could Revolutionize Computer Design, Dramatically Increase Performance, Save Energy http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70109 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:31:00 GMT Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has completed the acquisition of Intelek plc. Teledyne was the beneficial owner of, or had received, valid acceptances in respect of approximately 93% of Intelek's ordinary shares. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70126 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:11:00 GMT "If you look at our component businesses, PCBs, our Asian factories are running at 85 to 90% right now, but we have one North America plant that is running over 90%, and we got another one that is running at 55 to 60%," said Chairman and CEO, Jure Sola. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70118 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:58:00 GMT Thailand-based PCB manufacturer CKL Electronics Co. Ltd plans to expand its monthly manufacturing capacity for double-sided and multilayer PCBs to about 600 million square feet by the third quarter of the year, and to around 800 million square feet by year-end. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70092 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:15:00 GMT Stanley, Inc. has been awarded two biometrics-related contracts in support of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center Language Technology Office at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70097 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2010 net sales of $11.4 billion, a 3% increase over the $11.1 billion in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70095 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT The Boeing Company and partner iRobot Corporation today announced that they have received a new task order to an existing contract to provide Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles to the U.S. Army. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70089 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:48:00 GMT BAE Systems, Inc., a leading U.S. non-nuclear ship repair, modernization, and conversion company, will modernize 11 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers under a contract with the U.S. Navy with a potential value of $365 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70087 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT Consumer confidence in the economy reached its lowest level in the history of the CEA-CNET Index in July, while confidence in technology dropped slightly. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70086 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:16:00 GMT Rigid PCB shipments were up 25.3% while bookings increased 29.3% in June 2010 from June 2009. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were up 19.3% and bookings have grown 35%. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70072 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:14:00 GMT Graphic plc, the leading UK-based specialist PCB electronics interconnect manufacturer with 42 years in the business, adds NADCAP to its supreme portfolio of manufacturing approvals. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70085 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:10:00 GMT Zuken has appointed Quadra Solutions, the sole distributor of CADSTAR within the UK, to also be the exclusive CADSTAR distributor in Benelux. Since the company was established in 1999 by Stephen Dobson, Simon Dobson, Rob Hargreaves and Keith Watkins, Quadra Solutions has more than quadrupled in size. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70091 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:05:00 GMT In a race to build bigger and better next-generation fabs, large-sized LCD panel manufacturers in 2010 are set to boost their spending on capacity expansions by more than 40 percent-likely triggering an oversupply of LCD panels by late this year, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70083 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:42:00 GMT This report details the potential applications for silicon interposers, as well as current and future suppliers. Interposer dimensions are provided, including interposer thickness, via diameter and via pitch. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70073 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMT Rogers Corporation plans to announce results for its 2010 second quarter after the close of trading on Monday, August 2, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70090 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT Samsung Electro-Mechanics has kicked-off volume production at its PCB plant in Kunshan, eastern China, raising concerns that the company may pose a threat to Taiwan-based PCB makers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70075 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index which had declined sharply in June, retreated further in July. The Index now stands at 50.4 (1985=100), down from 54.3 in June. The Present Situation Index decreased to 26.1 from 26.8. The Expectations Index declined to 66.6 from 72.7 last month. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70088 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:03:00 GMT Scientists are reporting an in-depth validation of the discovery of the world's first mass producible, low-cost, organoclays for plastics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70062 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:13:00 GMT American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E®) announced today the receipt of a $5.3 million follow-on order for Z BackscatterTM Vans (ZBVTM) for a Latin American customs agency. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70061 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:46:00 GMT The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.5 percent in June to 111.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decline in May and a 0.8 percent increase in April. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70059 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:26:00 GMT Ultra Electronics announced today that its Maritime Systems (MS) division in Nova Scotia, Canada has been awarded a $25 million (Cdn) contract by the Defence Material Organization (DMO) in Den Haag, Netherlands. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70057 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:04:00 GMT With sales volume of EUR 50.8 million (previous year EUR 28.2 million) and EBIT of EUR 10.1 million, the provisional results of Schweizer Electronic AG for the first half of 2010 have exceeded expectations. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70051 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:29:00 GMT Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast to review its fiscal 2010 third quarter financial results on August 5, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time (2:30 p.m. Pacific time). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70049 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMT Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and NASA conducted a successful technology demonstration of an inventive navigation system that will make docking operations safer and easier for spacecraft flying to the International Space Station (ISS). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70047 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:57:00 GMT Canalys today released its quarterly worldwide PC market data, highlighting Apple's jump into the top five PC vendors. The iPad captured approximately 6% of the portable PC segment in Q2 2010, with over 3 million units shipped during the device's first few months on the market. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70046 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT OSI Systems, Inc. today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has received an $18 million order to provide Eagle® cargo and vehicle inspection systems and its Secure 1000® advanced people screening systems to support a U.S. Government agency. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70042 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:11:00 GMT Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the US solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to the United States PV Market 2010 from Solarbuzz®, part of the NPD Group. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70040 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:56:00 GMT Collaboration by chemists, physicists and materials scientists at the University of Pennsylvania has created a simple and inexpensive method to rapidly grow centimeter-scale membranes of binary nanocrystal superlattices, or BNSLs, by crystallizing a mixture of nanocrystals on a liquid surface. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70038 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:43:00 GMT A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Materials Research Science Engineering Center made a leap forward in modern spintronics, potentially revolutionizing information technology through reduced power consumption, faster processing speed and improved function compared to today's electronics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70036 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:23:00 GMT The newly-published "Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Industry" report provides the most recently updated market research on the industry. Its scope contains analysis on the industry's key financial data, competitive landscape, shipment and inventory data, upstream and downstream industries and trade data. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70055 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:10:00 GMT Scientists at the University of Liverpool have constructed molecular 'knots' with dimensions of around two nanometers (2 x 10-9 nm) - around 30,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70034 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMT Chemists from New York University and Russia's St. Petersburg State University have created crystals that can twist and untwist, pointing to a much more varied process of crystal growth than previously thought. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70033 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:41:00 GMT The PC industry will celebrate its 35th year anniversary in 2010. From its humble beginning as hobby computer kits in the spring of 1975, the PC industry has come a long way. In 1975 less than 50,000 PCs were sold with a value of about $60M. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70030 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:46:00 GMT The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), an industry-led consortium, is sponsoring a workshop on the technical and regulatory challenges anticipated in the implantable and portable segments of the medical electronics industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70029 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:33:00 GMT "World Printed Electronics Market" provides an in-depth analysis of the market drivers and restraints, industry trends and competitive environment, in addition to the challenges and issues faced by market participants. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70026 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:00 GMT Physicists in the U.S. and Germany have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at terahertz speeds, the first time it's been used for this purpose. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70025 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:32:00 GMT New method creates super-thin, high-integrity, continuous metal lines that surpass today’s semiconductor industry requirements. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70024 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:24:00 GMT According to Industry Analyst Celia Bo, "Due to the resurgence of the mobile handset market, the total revenue for handset semiconductors is forecast to increase about 4% this year." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70022 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:54:00 GMT Korea PCB targets 90-layer boards by 2011 as part of its Technical Road Map; Unimicron and Unitech expand their HDI board production in line with increasing demand from the smartphone segment; and APCB acquires CKL Electronics to expand capacity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70019 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:30:00 GMT Order bookings amounted to MSEK 10,516 (8,096) and the order backlog at the end of the period amounted to SEK 38.9 billion (42.4 billion); Sales decreased by 3% to MSEK 11,377 (11,695), also adjusted for exchange rate effects. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70016 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT The U.S. Navy completed a series of three captive flight tests on Raytheon Company's Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, putting the program closer to achieving initial operating capability in 2012. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70015 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:48:00 GMT Micron Technology Inc.'s acquisition of NOR flash technology, arising from the February purchase of Numonyx, will allow the company to expand its presence in the burgeoning market for memory for cell phones. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70014 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:35:00 GMT ET Solar Group Corporation, a Nanjing-based photovoltaic system turnkey solution provider and integrated manufacturer of PV products, announced that it has been selected to provide modules for a photovoltaic project for Public Service Electric and Gas Company, the largest publicly owned utility in New Jersey. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70013 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:27:00 GMT North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.68 billion in orders in June 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.19, according to the June 2010 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70009 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:32:00 GMT Graphic plc adds NADCAP to its supreme portfolio of manufacturing approvals. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70001 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:30:00 GMT First Hi-Tec (FHT) expects its revenues to grow more than 15% sequentially in the third quarter, buoyed by increasing shipments of aluminum heat sink substrates used in LED products and thick copper PCBs for power supply applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70006 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2% in June to 109.8, following a 0.5% increase in May and a 0.1% decline in April. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69997 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:02:00 GMT The consumer electronics industry will exceed initial revenue projections for 2010, with growth of 3% over 2009 and overall shipment revenues of $174.9 billion in the United States. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69996 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:38:00 GMT Scientists from Empa and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research report how they have managed to grow graphene ribbons that are just a few nanometres wide using a simple surface-based chemical method. Graphene ribbons are considered to be hot candidates for future electronics applications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70003 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:41:00 GMT Evolution Solar: Yesterday, the Energy Committee of the United States Senate approved Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) "Ten Million Solar Roofs" legislation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70000 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:12:00 GMT The highlight of the event was the CXO Panel discussion on "India Design Houses: More of the Same?" aimed at senior management and engineers from embedded industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69999 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:00 GMT Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $17.6 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Falcon III® AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radio systems and accessories. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69998 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:47:00 GMT TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patent number 7,761,095 is titled, "Secure Transmission Over Satellite Phone Network." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69995 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:35:00 GMT GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that Sprint Nextel Corporation, a major US telecommunications company, has extended contractual terms and conditions accepted by GeckoSystems such that the expansion of their world's first elder care robot trials can be achieved in a more timely fashion. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69994 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:28:00 GMT Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow Advanced Materials, today held an opening ceremony to inaugurate its new OLED Electronic Materials facility in Cheonan, Korea. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69990 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:38:00 GMT OLED displays both rigid and flexible continue to grow strongly with display shipments expected to reach 130 million units this year, up from 97 million units last year. The market value is expected to reach $1.4 billion and grow to well over $6 billion by 2015. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69984 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:54:00 GMT Reza Meshgin, CEO of MFLEX, said, "Our net sales performance in the third quarter was solid due to continued strong demand for our flex assemblies for smartphones and other consumer electronic devices." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69971 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT American Science and Engineering, Inc. announced today the receipt of a $23 million order for a government agency for a significant quantity of SmartCheck® Personnel Screening Systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69983 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:49:00 GMT LED backlighting and other advanced television architectures making their way into an ever-larger number of LCD-TVs will power the global television semiconductor market toward its biggest year yet in 2010, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69980 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:32:00 GMT Rudi Weinreich, Chairman and Chief Executive, stated, "The first half of the current year showed a marked recovery when compared to the first half of the preceding year and the picture for the PCB industry in Europe has shown a general improvement." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69991 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:24:00 GMT The company has begun its financial year with one of the best first quarter results in its history. The 14% increase in revenues meant not only a respectable pre-tax profit, but it was also substantially in excess both of AT&S forecasts and of market expectations. Revenues totalled EUR 114 million--37% higher than in the first quarter of 2009/10. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69976 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:00 GMT Winscon Electronics Co. Ltd. has signed a definitive Agreement For The Exchange Of Common Stock, dated July 16, 2010, with Uniwell International Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong Corporation specializing in the design and manufacturing of PCBs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69993 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:23:00 GMT Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) plans to take over Thailand-based PCB maker CKL Electronics for US $6.76 million to expand its capacity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69975 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Corning Incorporated announced today that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan to expand the company's LCD glass and Gorilla glass manufacturing in response to strong market demand. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69968 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:02:00 GMT The Institute of Microelectronics, a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, today announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire based circuits that are inspired by the brain. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69961 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:34:00 GMT Spire Corporation has been notified by the Department of Energy that it has received a grant to develop a microcrack detection system for solar cells and wafers. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69960 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:30:00 GMT Eurofighter GmbH and Euroradar, together with their industrial partners, have begun full scale development of a latest generation Active Electronically Scanned Array radar. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69959 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:03:00 GMT Lockheed Martin conducted an in-mine test of its MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS). Testing was conducted at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Test Mine in Bruceton, Pennsylvania. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69957 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT API Technologies Corporation has completed the sale of the teleMAX Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot to the City of Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69950 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:45:00 GMT The National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) will present the 2010 NEDA Executive Conference October 17-19, 2010 at the Intercontinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69948 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:19:00 GMT Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $41.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to mature technologies it has proposed for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer airborne electronic attack system development. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69946 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:45:00 GMT The original purchase order, awarded in January 2007, supports Sikorsky's Multi-Year 7 contract with the U.S. Army. Two Flight Management Systems and one Emergency Control Panel are installed per aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69944 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:12:00 GMT Mosquito is a precision-guided aerial delivery system that precisely delivers blood plasma, batteries, ammunition, ground-based sensors and MREs to Special Operations Forces and other troops on the battlefield. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69943 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:09:00 GMT Raytheon Company has delivered its 200th APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar to Boeing for installation on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft and the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69942 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:51:00 GMT Samsung Electronics expects its monthly shipments of notebooks to increase from nearly one million units in the second quarter of 2010 to more than one million in the third. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69941 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:49:00 GMT Amphenol President and CEO, R. Adam Norwitt, stated, "The second quarter established a new record of performance, with sales of $885 million and EPS of $.68. Sales and EPS (excluding tax items) grew 15% and 24% sequentially, and increased 29% and 58% compared to the prior year." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69940 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:25:00 GMT After a year of deployed operations, Raytheon Company's Airborne Stand-Off Reconnaissance system continues to support ground forces by developing pattern of life profiles across wide areas, detecting insurgent activity and contributing to force protection. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69938 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:14:00 GMT Editor Joe Fjelstad talks with Calvin Mackenzie of LPMS and Doug Downie of Bostik about a new low-pressure molding process. The new process allows resins to be extruded at approximately 70 psi to encapsulate fragile PCBs and flexible circuits. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69883 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:09:00 GMT Boeing Defence Australia announced today that it has completed operational testing of its Vigilare network-centric command-and-control system for the Royal Australian Air Force. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69937 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:02:00 GMT Amid indications that Apple Inc. is ratcheting up its iPad production targets to meet booming demand, iSuppli Corporation is ratcheting up its shipment forecast as well. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69936 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:54:00 GMT IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market grew 15% sequentially and 36% year-on-year in 2Q10 to reach 27 million units, with nearly all countries posting double-digit year-on-year growth rates. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69935 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:47:00 GMT The phenomenal success of the iPad and iPhone is expected to make Apple Inc. the world's second-largest semiconductor buyer in 2011, potentially positioning the company to become the world's top chip purchaser in 2012. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69934 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:31:00 GMT iNEMI releases brief updates on its key environmental projects: Studies on Halogenated Flame Retardant Alternatives, Eco-Impact Evaluator Project, PVC Alternatives for Desktop Power Cords, 2011 ECE Roadmap and iNEMI's Future Environmental Priorities. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69945 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:32:00 GMT PCB makers Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board are in the process of expanding their production capacity for HDI boards to satisfy growing demand for smartphones. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69931 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:25:00 GMT Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69926 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:56:00 GMT Researchers at Dow Corning and The University of Toledo announced today that the organizations have signed a MOU to engage in collaborative discussions on photovoltaic solar research and development efforts to help reduce the cost of solar energy to make it a viable and economically competitive energy option globally. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69933 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:18:00 GMT University of South Florida Research Foundation Grants New Energy Exclusive, Worldwide License for Technologies to Enable Commercial Development of SolarWindow. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69932 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:13:00 GMT New contracts in Europe and Southwest Asia spur significant growth in McLean, Virginia-based defense business. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69923 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:41:00 GMT Eurotech Catalyst LP to Help Individuals with Speech Challenges Communicate Using the DynaVox® V(TM) and Vmax(TM) Communication Devices http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69921 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT AML Communications, Inc. has received a $3.7 million order for integrated microwave assemblies to be deployed in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as UAVs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69920 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:05:00 GMT Rockwell Collins has been selected to supply the Primary Flight Control Computer and the Attitude Heading Computer for Bombardier Aerospace's fly-by-wire flight control system on Bombardier's CSeries commercial aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69919 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:53:00 GMT Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Italian-based Finmeccanica and L-3 Communication Systems-West to pursue international airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance business. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69918 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:46:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Defense Spending in Asia-Pacific" report to their offerings. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69911 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:38:00 GMT Marotta Controls has announced that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to join its JAGM industry team to provide the pneumatic cooling system for the imaging infrared sensor within the JAGM tri-mode seeker. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69910 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:00 GMT The Boeing Company today at the Farnborough Airshow announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aeronautics Ltd. to market the DA42 Dominator unmanned aircraft system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69909 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:09:00 GMT Rockwell Collins, as member of a consortium of industry partners led by the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider "Luftfartsverket" (LFV), has been awarded an active role in the AIRE "Green Connections" project. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69907 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:58:00 GMT Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electronics Design and Manufacturing in Eastern Europe" report to their offering. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69906 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:51:00 GMT Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been selected to provide the ground antenna system for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program that will enable receipt and processing of weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as delivery of weather images directly to end users. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69905 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:24:00 GMT With Liquid Crystal Display-Television (LCD-TV) sales in India gaining momentum quickly, 2010 will be the last year that Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) can lay claim as the leading television display type in the country on a revenue basis, according to iSuppli Corp. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69904 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:20:00 GMT FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $14.1 million delivery order from STARA Technologies, Inc. for its Star SAFIRE III and Star SAFIRE HD stabilized multi-sensor systems to support the rapid fielding of the Persistent Ground Surveillance System. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69903 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMT Raytheon Company's newest integrated electronic warfare suite "ACES" has been selected by the Egyptian Air Force to provide self-protection capabilities for its F-16 aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69901 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:59:00 GMT Ventec Electronics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. and Ventec Europe Ltd. are pleased to announce the launch of the latest products in their range of thermally-conductive and insulated metal substrates, VT-4A3, with a thermal conductivity of 3.0W/Km, the product is UL approved with a V0 rating. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69915 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:59:00 GMT DEK Solar has announced the appointment of Steve Fuszard as its new Production Team Leader. The move is part of the division's drive to fully integrate the build of its metallization platforms into the successful Lean Manufacturing Build Programme now proven throughout the DEK organisation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69898 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT With applications for land, air and naval forces, BAE Systems is displaying ULW at the Farnborough International Air Show, July 19-26, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69897 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:43:00 GMT In a development that could lead to novel carbon composites and touch-screen displays, researchers from Rice University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have unveiled a new method for producing bulk quantities of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon called graphene. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69896 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:38:00 GMT Gul Technologies Singapore Ltd. has announced the promotion of Ong Ser Chin from Vice President, Finance, to CFO of the company. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69895 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:33:00 GMT International defence analysts and allied militaries will get their first look at BAE Systems next generation Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic System helmet sensor when the company unveils its Generation II HEADS device during a media briefing on July 21, 2010 at the Farnborough International Air Show. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69894 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:25:00 GMT BAE Systems has secured a production contract with the Slovak Ministry of Defence for a newly designed mobile military communications system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69893 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:11:00 GMT The Boeing Company and its subsidiary, Insitu Inc., announced today that they successfully demonstrated a high-performance Narrowband Relay communications system aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in June. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69892 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:07:00 GMT First-tier PV solar module suppliers in Europe have notified customers that 3Q10 quotes will be reduced by 10 percent as originally planned. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69890 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:53:00 GMT The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a five-year, $250 million indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for support of the V-22 aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69887 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:35:00 GMT The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a five-year, $250 million indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for support of the V-22 aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69885 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT The resulting business unit, called Transcend PCB Technologies, gives Transcend in-house capability to satisfy all PCB requirements in the Test Cell, from Burn-in Boards, Load Boards and Probe Interface Boards to all types of Bench Top and Evaluation Boards. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69642 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:45:00 GMT This unique report assesses the huge opportunities for fine chemicals, printing, production equipment and electronics companies in the largest part of the emerging $300 billion printed electronics business - inorganic materials and composites. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69882 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:03:00 GMT Andrei Varykhalov and colleagues deposited a thin layer of graphene onto a nickel substrate using chemical vapour deposition starting with propylene. Next, they inserted individual fullerene molecules between the nickel surface and the graphene layer. They achieved this by rapidly heating the sample to 400°C, followed by brief annealing. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69881 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:49:00 GMT Swiss and German materials scientists have created simple networks of organic nanowires for future electronic and optoelectronic components. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69880 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:39:00 GMT Cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers and researchers has ensured that the European microelectronics industry can continue to maintain its global position in consumer electronics product design and manufacture. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69879 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:12:00 GMT The video surveillance industry has been hit quite hard by the global recession. ABI Research, in a newly-released study, has lowered its overall market growth forecasts substantially since it last surveyed the industry early in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69878 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:02:00 GMT JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced that it has signed strategic agreements with Innovalight, Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69877 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:58:00 GMT Recently, scientists have focused on trying to understand and control an electronic phase called the "pseudogap" phase, which is non-superconducting and is observed at a temperature above the superconducting phase. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69876 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:32:00 GMT University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69874 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:25:00 GMT Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola, Inc. today jointly announced that the companies have entered into an agreement under which Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola's wireless network infrastructure assets for USD 1.2 billion in cash. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69873 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:18:00 GMT Rockwell Collins has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide an avionics upgrade solution to be developed for 33 U.S. Air Force E-3B/C and 17 NATO E-3A Airborne Warning And Control System aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69872 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:05:00 GMT AAI Corporation announced today that Italy's Ministry of Defense - Directorate of General Aeronautical Armament has selected AAI's Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems for the Italian Army. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69868 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:48:00 GMT Imec realized large-area (70cm2) epitaxial solar cells with efficiencies of up to 16.3% on high-quality substrates. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69865 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:51:00 GMT NEW Events, organiser of National Electronics Week, has announced plans to launch a dedicated international electronics pavilion at next year's DSEi exhibition. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69871 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:26:00 GMT BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of Atlantic Marine Holding Company (Atlantic Marine) after receiving all necessary U.S. regulatory approvals. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69862 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:22:00 GMT Imec tkes major step toward 20nm half pitch interconnects with the realization of electrically functional copper lines embedded into silicon oxide using a spacer-defined double patterning approach. "We are very proud to be the world's first in developing and processing such small on-pitch working interconnects," said Zsolt Tokei, Program Director Interconnects. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69861 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:14:00 GMT Mobile connections in India will grow by 27.3% in 2010 to reach in excess of 660 million, according to Gartner Inc. Mobile service revenue in India will reach $19.8 billion by the end of the year, up 19.7% from 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69859 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT OSI's Spacelabs Healthcare has inked a contract valued at $4.5 million from a prominent Florida based hospital to provide patient monitoring equipment. OSI Systems CEO Deepak Chopra said, "We are excited about the opportunity to provide Spacelab’s patient monitoring and connectivity solutions." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69856 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:39:00 GMT Brian C. Toohey took office today as President of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Toohey succeeds George Scalise, who has led the association since 1997. SIA is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, America's number-one export industry over the past five years. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69855 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:20:00 GMT The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company a $12.6 million contract for Phase 1 integration and qualification of the Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting system for Air Force and Air National Guard A-10C and F-16C Block 30/32 aircraft. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69854 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:17:00 GMT L-3 Communications announced today that its WESCAM subsidiary has been awarded a third indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69853 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:07:00 GMT This year's European Electronics Assembly Reliability Summit, to be held September 21-23 in Tallinn, Estonia, will provide a unique opportunity to examine, learn and debate business-critical reliability, traceability and yield enhancement issues. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69866 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:06:00 GMT Boeing, on June 30, 2010, delivered the last of three test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program system design and development contract. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69852 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:02:00 GMT Conventional wisdom holds that optical microscopy can't be used to "see" something as small as an individual molecule, but science has once again overturned conventional wisdom. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69850 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:34:00 GMT A severe oversupply of 3-bit-per-cell parts used for removable memory cards and USB drives caused a temporary interruption of growth in the red-hot NAND-type flash memory market in the second quarter. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69849 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:20:00 GMT "Trilliant and competitors such as Itron Inc., the largest U.S. maker of utility meters, are beginning to benefit from the $4.5 billion in stimulus funds the Obama administration directed toward smart grids to improve efficiency and accommodate electric vehicles and rooftop solar panels," reports the Washington Post in a July 15th article. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69847 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:02:00 GMT IDTechEx has recently completed its survey of the global RFID industry, which provides detailed market forecasts segmented in many different ways. In this article, report author Raghu Das summarizes some of the findings from the report "RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2011-2021." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69705 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:06:00 GMT Viasystems Group, Inc, today announced that estimated consolidated sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $239.4 million, representing approximately $53 million, or 28%, sequential growth over $186.6 million sales reported for the previous quarter. This was also the fourth consecutive quarter of improvement in orders booked. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69823 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:28:00 GMT Harris Corporation has been awarded follow-on contracts by the U.S. Navy totaling nearly $30 million to upgrade the Tactical Airborne Moving Map Capability Digital Map System. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69840 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:30:00 GMT Intersolar North America continued to see strong growth for the third straight year with the 2010 exhibition and conference. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69839 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:59:00 GMT Raytheon Company and Serco Limited have teamed to provide a low-risk, cost-effective solution for the U.K. Ministry of Defence Joint Military Air Traffic Services program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69838 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:55:00 GMT Raytheon Company has successfully proved its tactical networked communications capabilities using the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System-Extended Frequency-International during a second-phase field demonstration in support of India's modernization efforts. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69837 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:52:00 GMT Kinsus and Nanya PCB both posted strong sales while Unimicron, Tripod and Chin-Poon achieved record revenues in June; flexible PCB and CCL makers are seeing increase in orders; and Unitech expects modest growth for handset PCB shipments. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69832 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT Robert Bürkle GmbH has resumed full activity at all its business units due to the continually increasing incoming orders since the beginning of the year--which totaled to Euro42 million by the end of June. According to the company, this value is three times higher than in the previous year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69836 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:10:00 GMT TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has received an additional $2 million in funding from the U.S. Army for the maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point Very Small Aperture Terminal Satellite Systems deployed outside the U.S. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69834 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:07:00 GMT Boeing forecasts a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years as world economies rebound and strong demand for new and replacement aircraft spurs growth. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69825 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:44:00 GMT The production value of the global PCB industry is expected to grow 12.4% on year to US $46.316 billion in 2010 after posting a decline of 14.8% in 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69826 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Despite rising worries over sovereign debt and the pace of economic recovery, the global PC market grew 22.4% in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), in-line with forecasted growth of 22.9%, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69835 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:01:00 GMT Tessera Technologies Inc. today announced its support of President Obama's efforts to strengthen the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to help spur innovation. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69821 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:14:00 GMT GE Global Research, GE Lighting and Konica Minolta have achieved a major breakthrough that brings the companies closer to making high-efficiency organic light-emitting diode lighting devices a reality. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69820 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:09:00 GMT Globecomm Systems Inc. announced today that the company has been awarded an infrastructure contract from a foreign government valued at $8.7 million. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69819 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMT IBM today announced plans to enlist some of the company's leading scientists and technologists to help medical practitioners and insurance companies provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69817 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:47:00 GMT Eurotech today announces a US $1.2 million contract to supply embedded computers to a leading medical original equipment manufacturer that specializes in blood management and cardiopulmonary devices. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69812 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:08:00 GMT Lincoln International's Renewable Energy Group is pleased to present the latest 2010 Solar Energy Stock Index Report, which tracks relevant solar company metrics in this growing industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69811 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:58:00 GMT The company will provide engineering and technical support to NSWC's Power, Energy and Interconnect Technologies Division, including research and development, prototyping, fabrication, modeling and simulation, logistics, interoperability testing and quality assurance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69810 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:52:00 GMT Worldwide Blu-ray player shipments are expected to more than double between 2009 and the end of 2010, and the numbers from ABI Research forecast continued growth next year, for a total of more than 62.5 million shipments in 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69809 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:49:00 GMT General Dynamics will engineer, furnish, install, test and cut over into operational service a full range of government certified telecommunications systems, including voice, transport and data networks. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69808 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:39:00 GMT Robert Bürkle GmbH has received a Top 100 Innovator award for the eighth time. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69807 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:13:00 GMT SEMI projects 2010 semiconductor equipment sales to reach $32.50 billion according to the mid-year edition of the SEMI Capital Equipment Forecast. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69805 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:12:00 GMT American Science and Engineering, Inc. announced today the receipt of a $7.3 million order from the U.S. government for multiple Z Backscatter Van X-ray screening systems--the industry's top-selling mobile X-ray screening system. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69802 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:41:00 GMT Mentor Graphics Corporation issued a call-for-entries of its 22nd annual Technology Leadership Awards, continuing its tradition of recognizing excellence in PCB design. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69800 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:19:00 GMT Overall sales of PCBs for April were up 7.6% month-on-month. The sales volume was likewise significantly up by 45% compared with April 2009. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69806 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:20:00 GMT TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has been awarded an order with a ceiling value of $6.1 million to provide SATCOM Communication and Mission Analysis (SCMA) Shelters to the U.S. Army. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69788 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:10:00 GMT CSC announced today that the U.S. Army awarded the company a task order to provide technical and engineering support for its Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69786 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:32:00 GMT Eaton Corporation, Shanghai Aviation Electric Co., Ltd. and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. have signed a letter of intent for Eaton to supply the cockpit panel assemblies and dimming control system for the COMAC C919 aircraft program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69785 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:25:00 GMT Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) India 2010 will feature a CXO Panel discussion "India Design Houses: More of the Same?" aimed at Senior Management and Engineers from the embedded industry. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69784 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:10:00 GMT Harris Corporation has received an $11 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems to address the emerging requirements for increasingly capable networked battlefield communications. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69783 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:03:00 GMT Worldwide PC shipments reached 82.9 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 20.7% increase from the second quarter of 2009, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69797 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:58:00 GMT The missiles were delivered to the U.S. Navy by ATK at its Allegany Ballistics Laboratory facility located in Rocket Center, West Virginia. The AARGM team has previously completed both the Developmental and Operational Assessment test phases of the program. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69782 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:39:00 GMT PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has posted consolidated revenues of NT $1.49 billion (US $46.4 billion) for June 2010, the company's highest monthly record. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69787 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Flex maker All Flex has completed significant capital equipment improvements and substantial facility upgrades to prepare for further growth. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69753 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:22:00 GMT Digitimes Research has revised its 2010 projected total e-book reader shipments in the China market from 1.5 million units originally to 900,000 units due to lower than expected sales. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69767 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:11:00 GMT The Varian Solion combines the best elements of the semiconductor industry's benchmark Varian VIISta product line with innovations developed specifically for the solar market, resulting in a revolutionary platform that will accelerate the industry towards grid parity. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69766 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:07:00 GMT FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received a $5.4 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69764 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:02:00 GMT Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter revenue of $10.8 billion, up 34% year-over-year. The company reported operating income of $4.0 billion, net income of $2.9 billion and EPS of 51 cents. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69761 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT There's a chance that International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and other regulations that dictate how North American companies handle controlled products will undergo dramatic alterations in the next few years. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69729 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:03:00 GMT With signs of weakening orders, Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects flat-to-modest growth for handset PCB shipments in the third quarter of 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69758 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:37:00 GMT Electronic component orders soared in June to their highest point in two years, according to the monthly order index compiled by ECA. The 12-month average, comparing this year's results to last year's, continued a sharp ascent that began last summer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69757 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:01:00 GMT Tecnomatix Quality Software Running on Windows Azure Platform is one of Several Joint Projects with Microsoft to Further Enhance PLM Customer Value through Cloud Computing http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69751 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:09:00 GMT The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit scheduled for September 27-30, 2010 at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69750 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:56:00 GMT Bayer MaterialScience AG, one of the world's largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics, and Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by research organizations IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands), have now announced their partnership in the flexible electronics sector. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69749 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:41:00 GMT MIT researchers create fibers that can detect and produce sound. Could lead to clothes that capture speech, tiny filaments to measure blood flow or pressure. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69747 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:33:00 GMT "The climb out of this recession remains slow with frequent setbacks and unlike most recoveries, where the climb out is roughly linear, we are seeing many ups and downs as consumers once again try to regain their footing," said Ed Farrell, a director of the Consumer Reports National Research Center. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69744 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:10:00 GMT Visual Information Can Help Manufacturers of Complex Products Improve Comprehension and Effective Participation Throughout Product Life-Cycle http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69743 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:06:00 GMT Funding Stays Level Despite Dwindling Funding for European Projects and Growing Concerns Over Greece and the US Economic Recovery http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69740 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:37:00 GMT Lockheed Martin's Savi Technology has received a U.S. Marine Corps order for 50 Portable Deployment Kits to locate, track and manage RFID-tagged supplies anywhere, anytime in support of expeditionary force surges in Afghanistan. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69736 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:12:00 GMT Major Supplier of CPV Systems for Utility-scale Solar Power Plants Prepares for Growth in U.S. with new Office, Additional Personnel and CEC Listing http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69734 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:01:00 GMT Tyco Electronics exhibits at Intersolar North America 2010 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, July 13-15, booth 7962. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69733 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT Nipur Shar, Chairman of Excel Electrocircuit, shared, "With the rush to globalization, it has been challenging to profitably make PCBs in North America. However, we have successfully dedicated our business to the military, defense and quick-turn sectors. Epec's investment helps reaffirm our business model is working." http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69745 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:15:00 GMT The Boeing Company announced today that Increment 1 of the Brigade Combat Team Modernization program has completed its Technical Tests, the first key milestone in the 2010 testing cycle. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69728 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:50:00 GMT Solar PV module shipments increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q2'10 to 3.7 GW, generating $7.1 billion in revenues according to IMS Research's latest quarterly report on the solar cell & module market. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69725 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:39:00 GMT "CEOs' confidence held steady in the second quarter and expectations signal no change in the pace of economic growth in the coming months," says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69724 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:34:00 GMT According to LEDinside, the research division of Trendforce Corporation, the large-size LED backlight demand visibility is expected to extend into Q3. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69723 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:29:00 GMT Researchers in India recently launched the world's largest portable electrocardiogram (ECG), called the MACi, weighing less than a kilo and running on batteries. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69721 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:20:00 GMT With handset vendors launching smartphones to tap seasonal demand in the latter half of the year, major Taiwan-based flexible PCB and copper-clad laminate makers have seen increases in orders. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69722 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Electronic Interconnect provides Design for Manufacturing services automatically for new PCB orders to detect, identify and correct design problems before they reach the prototype or production stage. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69707 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:33:00 GMT Unimicron Technology and Tripod Technology both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in June due to increasing shipments to Apple. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69667 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:30:00 GMT The Boeing Company today unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, a demonstrator that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69716 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:06:00 GMT Fueled by public incentive programs, the photovoltaic industry's growth in the U.S. continues to rise but possibly at the expense of design quality. According to T‹V Rheinland PTL, LLC, a member of the world's largest solar and photovoltaic testing network, photovoltaic reliability is sometimes a delicate balance with module performance. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69715 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:49:00 GMT The Homeland Security for Networked Industries 2010 Conference announced its stellar line-up of speakers for its September conference. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69712 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:00 GMT UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has received an initial order for over fifty PowerPhase® electric propulsion systems as part of the fleet build and vehicle development activities of an established international automobile manufacturer. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69711 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:58:00 GMT Frost & Sullivan reported that the market is positive and expects a double-digit expansion of 12.7% CAGR by 2012; more than twice the rate in comparison with the rest of the world. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69710 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:54:00 GMT Raytheon Company has been awarded a $14.2 million contract to deliver the Ship Self Defense System Open Architecture for four U.S. Navy ships and one land-based test facility. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69709 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:50:00 GMT EV Group has launched the EVG560HBL wafer bonder -- the industry's first fully automated wafer bonding system for high-brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) manufacturing. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69703 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:24:00 GMT The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company $59.2 million for advanced procurement of critical components of the Aegis weapons system for the next two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 114 and DDG 115. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69702 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:22:00 GMT The fifth SMART SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (SSI), European Conference & Exhibition on integration issues of miniaturised systems – MEMS, MOEMS, ICs and electronic components, takes place in 2011 from 22 - 23 March in Dresden, Germany. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69699 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:03:00 GMT Alex Danovich, President of San Francisco Circuits today introduced his Borderless Boards--his company's new value-added PCB service. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69698 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:56:00 GMT Jamie Armitage, owner and President of Lazer-Tech Canada has appointed Steven R. Calvert as Lazer-Tech's new front end manager. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69697 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:53:00 GMT Milplex Circuit (Canada) has appointed Stephen Bess of Stephen Bess and Associates as their independent Sales Representative covering the Southwest section of the U.S. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69696 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:49:00 GMT With the Applied Producer Avila system, Applied Materials becomes the first equipment supplier to offer comprehensive TSV solutions for speeding the development and time to market of 3D-ICs. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69695 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:48:00 GMT ALAS Defense Systems Inc., today announced that Quality Performance, Inc. has been awarded contracts in excess of $1,980,000 for equipment to be used by the US Navy and US Coast Guard shipboard navigation systems applications as follows. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69694 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:40:00 GMT Organizations and government bodies can now turn to Axway and MaxID to provide a single tool for identity verification via a handheld mobile device. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69690 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:28:00 GMT Alchimer S.A., a provider of nanometric deposition technology for through-silicon vias (TSV), semiconductor interconnects, and other electronic applications, announced today that Panasonic Corporation has become an equity investor in the company. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69680 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:44:00 GMT IPC and Canon Communications have joined forces to produce Electronics Midwest, an exhibition and technical conference for the assembly and PCB design and manufacturing industries. Providing business and technology solutions that save time, energy and money, the event will bring the best of the global electronics industry together, September 28-30, 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69641 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:30:00 GMT First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have announced mixed results in their June revenues. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69676 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:18:00 GMT A Chinese government crackdown will cause shipments of gray-market cell phones to decline in June and result in shipments falling short of iSuppli Corp.'s previous forecast for the year 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69675 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:11:00 GMT Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $30 million contract to deploy a P25 trunked emergency radio communications system and terminal equipment to support up to 25,000 public service and public safety users in Monroe County, New York. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69674 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:05:00 GMT JPCA exhibitors that featured printable electronics fell into three categories: Material suppliers, manufacturing equipment and tool vendors, and electronics circuit/device manufacturers. Most executives affiliated with JPCA agreed that printable electronics must be included in business plans going forward. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69655 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:48:00 GMT Leaders in the world of automatic identification and wireless technologies contribute their vision and inspiration to the formation of the conference agenda for the ninth annual global summit on security and traceability. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69673 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:44:00 GMT TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. today announced that it has received an additional $25.4 million in funding from the U.S. Army for Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point Very Small Aperture Terminal Satellite Systems. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69671 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:27:00 GMT IPVEA is working with EU PVSEC to present the “PV Production Forum 2010” for PV manufacturing technologies at the 25th EU PVSEC and 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-5) on September 7, in Vaencia,Spain. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69668 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:12:00 GMT Metallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But who knew magnets could stop those electrons in their tracks? http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69663 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:40:00 GMT In the development of future molecular devices, new display technologies, and "artificial muscles" in nanoelectromechanical devices, functional molecules are likely to play a primary role. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69661 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:08:00 GMT Graphene-Rubber Nanocomposites Offers Similar Characteristics like Carbon Nanotube Composites but Are Much Cheaper to Make http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69660 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:32:00 GMT A new technique that takes control of the Casimir effect – a strange quantum phenomenon that gums up nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) – may pave the way to a switch that could cut the power consumption of nanoscale gadgets. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69659 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:26:00 GMT While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light - that can power objects thousands of times greater in size are now fact. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69658 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:21:00 GMT The NASA engineer responsible for the batteries needed for spacewalks now is working at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to help design safer lithium-ion battery packs for sky walkers and automobile drivers alike. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69657 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:51:00 GMT An etching technique that makes silicon wafers more efficient and a mammoth power generator that sets a new standard for the production of solar energy--both developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory--have been named among this year's most significant innovations by Research & Development Magazine. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69653 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:54:00 GMT Four inventions from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been recognized with the R&D 100 award for 2010 from R&D Magazine, which recognizes the 100 most significant proven technological advances of the year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69652 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:50:00 GMT Scientists from the EU-funded TERAMAGSTOR (Terabit magnetic storage technologies) project are now aiming to push the boundaries even further with a hard disk that has the storage density capacity of one terabit per square inch (1 Tbit/in2). http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69651 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:44:00 GMT At first, nanoshocks may seem like something to describe the millions of aftershocks of a large earthquake. But Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists are using an ultra-fast laser-based technique they dubbed "nanoshocks" for something entirely different. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69650 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:41:00 GMT Sandia Labs reports first successful integration of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser and diode mixer into a monolithic solid-state transceiver. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69648 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:23:00 GMT Scientists working at the Advanced Light Source at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered striking new details about the electronic structure of graphene, crystalline sheets of carbon just one atom thick. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69647 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:53:00 GMT The companies intend to establish a framework for research activities related to prototypes and products for security applications to be used in ports, airports, subways and rail stations by means of CBRN sensors, facial recognition systems, video enhancement technology, traffic monitoring systems and networking technology. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69546 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:35:00 GMT Circuits Segment sales were down $2.7 million or 23% in the second quarter of 2010 versus the same period in 2009. Chatsworth facility sales decreased 45% due to operational and yield issues and the impact of a lower exchange rate. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69584 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT The fifth SMART SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (SSI), European Conference & Exhibition on integration issues of miniaturized systems - MEMS, MOEMS, ICs and electronic components, takes place in 2011 from 22 23 March in Dresden, Germany. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69643 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:05:00 GMT The Asian PCB industry has shown significant growth with a CCL price drop, the opening of a new Ibiden Malaysian plant and Nan Ya PCB's job creation award, Unimicron experienced a drop in its shipments forecast. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69638 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:38:00 GMT EADS North America today will submit its proposal in the United States Air Force KC-X aerial refueling tanker competition, a day ahead of the July 9, 2010 deadline. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69635 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:16:00 GMT Demand across the major Asia-Pacific markets will be up 85% this year in the mid-case Green World scenario, according to Solarbuzz. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69634 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:10:00 GMT Three innovative technologies from Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) receive R&D 100 Award Honors in 2010. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69633 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:54:00 GMT The Organizing Committee of the 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, the longest running global gathering of PV scientists and engineers, reported today a record attendance at this year's conference. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69628 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:06:00 GMT The order is initially funded at $1.7 million and will be funded up to a total of $9.8 million if the options are fully exercised through August 2011. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69627 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:03:00 GMT The world's largest memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is expected to report a second-quarter operating profit of W5 trillion (US$1=W1,223), breaking the record of W4.41 trillion in the first quarter of this year. http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69626 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:56:00 GMT Renesas Electronics to acquire Nokia's wireless modem business; companies to form strategic business alliance for modem technology development http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69624 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:47:00 GMT Ibiden Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.'s printed wiring board plant at the Penang Science Park in Bukit Minyak, Bukit Mertajam, will begin opersations in the second quarter of 2011 http://www.flex007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69622 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:35:00 GMT