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european semiconductors sales Free download: high Density
products with exceptional capability for the
declined 13.9 percent in November interconnect (hDi) and Microvia
changeable/unpredictable environment
The three-month moving average of handbook
customers have to work in today.
European sales of semiconductors declined BR Publishing announced the immediate
www.europlacer.com
by 13.9 percent in November to $3.17 availability of the High Density Intercon-
billion compared to sales of $3.68 billion nect (HDI) Handbook. One of the world’s
in November 2007, averaged on the same foremost authorities on High Density
basis, according to the Semiconductor In- Interconnections, Happy Holden has spent
dustry Association (SIA), which referenced the better part of the last decade compiling
World Semiconductor Trade Statistics as the first and only textbook for HDI and
its source. However, Europe’s fall was less substrate manufacturing technologies. It is
than that of the Americas region, which now available for free download at
dropped to $3.08 billion in November, a
www.hdihandbook.com.
19.5 percent fall from $3.83 billion in No-
vember 2007. Of the four regions measured
by the WSTS and SIA the Americas is now
the smallest region for semiconductor chip
T‹V audits siplace training
sales.
www.sia-online.org
The Siplace training programs and train-
ers at the company’s training centers in
Digi-Key expands cree product line
Vienna and Munich have been success-
Digi-Key is now stocking Cree, Inc.’s Gal-
fully certified as “Training and Consulting
lium Nitride (GaN) HEMT transistors for
Centers.” The auditors of T‹V Rheinland
general purpose microwave applications.
attested to the Siplace training centers’
Digi-Key’s portfolio of Cree offerings
‘premium quality’ in their reports. Siplace
encompasses SiC power components, SiC
is the first manufacturer of placement
MESFETs, high-brightness and high-power
machines to receive this certification for its
LEDs, and now, GaN HEMT transistors.
New x-ray system enhances ace
in-house training activities and may use the
www.digikey.com,
www.cree.com
selective soldering process
coveted T‹V seal for high training standards
Development lab
in its advertising, effective immediately.
NBs acquires compserv
ACE Production Technologies, Inc.,
www.siplace.com
NBS acquired CompServ (www.compserv-
announced the addition of a FocalSpot
inc.com), a Fremont, Calif.-based provider
FSX-075, high definition x-ray system to
page electronics jets into the future
of one-stop electronic and mechanical
the company’s newly-formed Selective
with MyDaTa
services for engineering builds, quick-turn
Soldering Process Development Lab. “An
After more than a month of exhaustive
production and volume manufactur-
essential part of selective soldering process
trials, Page Electronics, one of the largest
ing. Financial terms of the deal were not
development is inspection and verification
and most successful subcontract electron-
disclosed. Michael Maslana, CompServ’s
of quality results,” said Alan Cable, presi-
ics manufacturer in the Benelux countries,
current president, will serve as CEO and
dent and CEO. “Our customers need to
has purchased a MYDATA MY500 solder
president of the expanded company.
qualify their process, and x-ray inspection
jet printing machine. This innovative
Maslana replaces outgoing NBS founder,
is the most reliable method of knowing
machine, which eliminates the need for
president and CEO, Craig Arcuri, who is
that the solder connections that they create
stencils when applying solder paste to
leaving the business to spend more time
are reliable on the inside as well as on the
PCBs, has been incorporated into Page
with family and to pursue his passion for
outside. This new system is a key addition
Electronics’ new flexible prototyping
aviation.
www.nbscorp.com
to our customer service laboratory.”
line. It is already helping the company to
www.ace-protech.com.
offer a faster and more flexible service to
asymtek appoints new regional
customers needing prototypes and special
sales managers in Korea, singapore
europlacer reports growth for 2008
assemblies.
www.page.be
and Malaysia
Europlacer, a designer and manufacturer of
Asymtek, a Nordson company, recently
comprehensive SMT placement systems for
unimicron profits from the lpKF
added Soo-Uk (Alex) Nam as Korea’s
the global electronics industry, announced
pcB manufacturing method
regional sales manager and Henry Chang
22 percent growth globally during 2008.
Unimicron has advanced into the use
Hian Kwee as the regional sales manager
The introduction of the Europlacer iineo
of moulded interconnect device (MID)
for Southeast Asia. Both new hires ensure
machine platform enabled the company
components using the award-winning
a strong applications and technical support
to significantly increase productivity for
LPKF-LDS method developed by Ger-
network for customers in Korea and South-
its users and increase differentiation with
many’s LPKF Laser & Electronics AG. The
east Asia.
www.asymtek.com
other SMT pick and place suppliers. For
method enables electronic circuits to be
2009, Europlacer plans to continue to offer
laid out directly on three dimensional
6 – Global SMT & Packaging – March 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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