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aeroflex acquires Vi Technology
from $3.2 billion this year $8.3 billion by the requirements of their customers. It
Aeroflex expanded its communications test
2014. These and other findings are from offers groundbreaking 100 nanometer (0.1
capabilities with the strategic acquisition
the firm’s newest report, titled “Indium micron) feature recognition for precise
of VI Technology, a provider of integrated
Tin Oxide and Alternative Transparent analysis of the most challenging inspection
baseband test solutions, specialising in
Conductor Markets.”
www.nanomarkets.net applications.
www.dage-group.com
audio, video and multi-media test. VI
Technology combines high quality
europlacer is named as a distributor Digi-Key expands product lines with
engineering services and industry-leading
for asc international c&K components
test and measurement products to deliver
Blakell Europlacer Ltd., a designer and Electronic components distributor Digi-Key
turnkey automated test solutions that solve
manufacturer of comprehensive SMT Corporation has expanded its inventory
complex product test problems in a variety
placement systems for the global electron- of products from global supplier partner
of industries, including consumer electron-
ics industry, is now a distributor for ASC C&K Components. Featured in Digi-Key’s
ics, semiconductor, communications,
International. ASC International helps print and online catalogs, C&K Compo-
aerospace, energy and medical.
manufacturers improve the quality of the nents’ products are available for purchase
www.aeroflex.com,
www.vi-tech.com
PCB manufacturing process by providing in both prototype and production quanti-
high-precision optically based measurement ties on Digi-Key’s global websites.
Nearly 60 percent of china’s chip
equipment for post-print inspection. Fea-
www.digikey.com,
www.ck-components.com
manufacturing went unused in Q1
tured products include VisionMaster—true
Once the world’s fastest-growing chip-man-
volumetric and 3-D profiling capabilities aqueous Technologies wins its 30th
ufacturing region, China hit an all-time
and LaserVision—an economically priced, industry award in five years
low in the first quarter of 2009, with nearly
semi-automated solder paste measurement Aqueous Technologies, manufacturer of
60 percent of the nation’s semiconductor
system.
www.europlacer.com automatic defluxing systems, has been col-
manufacturing capacity unused, according
lecting an impressive amount of industry
to iSuppli Corp. Semiconductor manufac-
Dage wins circuits assembly Npi awards since 2004. At the recent APEX
turing capacity utilization in China fell to
award for digital x-ray inspection exhibition in Las Vegas, Aqueous earned
43 percent in the first quarter, the lowest
system its 30th award, an SMT VISION Award in
level since iSuppli began tracking the
Dage Precision Industries, a Nordson com- the category of Cleaning Equipment for
market in 2000, and a massive drop from
pany, won the prestigious Circuits Assem- Aqueous Technologies’ Microjet FC inline
a recent high of 92 percent in the second
bly NPI (New Product Introduction) Award defluxing system. The other 29 awards
quarter of 2004. This rock-bottom utiliza-
for 2009 for the Dage XD7600NT100 digi- are spread between additional VISION
tion rate comes as a direct result of low
tal s-ray inspection system in the category Awards, SMT China VISION Awards, Ad-
demand spurred by the global economic
of Test and Inspection—AXI (Automated vanced Packaging Awards, Global Technol-
downturn.
www.isuppli.com
X-ray Inspection). The XD7600NT100 ogy Awards, EM Asia Innovation Awards
is the result of extensive research into and an NPI Award.
www.aqueoustech.com
Dfr solutions seeks participants for
pb-free solder reliability sudy
DfR Solutions has been chosen by the
United States Navy to perform a study on
the reliability of Pb-free solder when ex-
posed to vibration and mechanical shock.
DfR Solutions is actively looking for indus-
try and academic partners to participate in
this wide-ranging study. Information about
the Pb-free research study and possible
involvement may be obtained by contacting
Dr. Bob Esser (
besser@dfrsolutions.com)
or Dr. Nathan Blattau (nblattau@dfrsolu-
tions.com).
www.dfrsolutions.com
iTo to continue to dominate the
transparent conductor industry
Indium tin oxide (ITO), with all of its
faults and inadequacies, will continue to
dominate the transparent conductor indus-
try for the foreseeable future, according to
industry analysis firm NanoMarkets. The
firm projects revenues from ITO to grow
Aqueous Technologies’ CEO Michael Konrad at APEX 2009 with the company’s slew of awards.
www.globalsmt.net Global SMT & Packaging – June 2009 – 7
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