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June 29, 2009


PacTech's Ultra-SB2 WLR
Volume Solder Ball Placement
PacTech's Ultra-SB2 WLRWafer level solder ball rework system for 6- to 12-inch wafers and substrates with solder ball sizes down to 60µm for flip-chip WLSCP applications. Integrated 2D-Inspection and reflow. Learn more …
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Viscom's new wafer inspection system
High accuracy inspection of bare wafers & MEMS
S3088-IIViscom's new desktop system MX100IR inspects bare wafers, MEMS, wafer bonds, SOIs & Flip Chips. Wafers are transparent to the wavelength in the near infrared range generated by patented Si-Thru™ illumination. The MX100IR provides defect detection capabilities of embedded defects…
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New Fully-Automatic Wire Bonders
Where Productivity Meets Affordability
Soldering Made SampleHigh-performance, fine pitch wire bonders for gold ball bonding, wedge bonding, ball bumping and other capabilities designed to meet the challenges of small lot sizes, multiple product variations and frequent set-up changes. Learn more…
Questar Products International
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Collaboration, manufacturing innovation vital for next-generation foundries
As IC design, manufacturing costs and complexities continue to increase, collaboration with customers from the earliest stages of technology ...
Solid State Technology

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PC Shipments Showing Signs of Recovery, Gartner Says
The PC market is showing signs of recovery, with the freefall of PC shipments skidding to a halt thanks to competitive PC prices and a ...
PC World
Exec: Memory business model is broken
The business model in the memory sector is broken, prompting the need for more rational behavior and consolidation in the industry, according to ...
EETimes
SMSC to outsource test operations
Chip vendor SMSC said it plans to outsource some of its production test operations to Asian suppliers. The affected operations are currently ...
EETimes
Apple Increases Investment In British Chip Designer
Apple has been on a chip-design spending spree, buying PA Semi, a vendor of low-power PowerPC processors, and hiring more than 100 people with ...
Information Week
Robust growth predicted for 193-nm resist
The market for 193-nm photoresist is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 27 percent over the next five years, reaching nearly $1.2 ...
EETimes
Sematech : Leading Ways to Continue Moore's Law
During a presentation on June 26, 2009 chip-making consortium Sematech outlined ways to enable Moore's Law. Sematech also warned about a gap ...
Next Big Future
Five enablers for future chip scaling
IC scaling remains a challenge. To enable chip scaling, there is always brute-force lithography. During a presentation on Friday (June 26), ...
EETimes
Sematech to set up 'test bed' for TSV production
Chip-making consortium Sematech disclosed plans to set up a 300-mm R&D 'test bed' for the production of 3-D devices based on through-silicon-via ...
EETimes
Big contracts await Hemlock Semiconductor builders
Some 400 contracts will be awarded in the construction of Clarksville's Hemlock Semiconductor LLC, ranging in value from the "hundreds of ...
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Advantest reshuffles management amid losses
Amid losses and layoffs, ATE giant Advantest Corp. has reshuffled its management ranks. Haruo Matsuno was elected representative director and ...
EETimes
Foxconn lands AMD-based notebook orders from HP, says paper
Foxconn Electronics has recently landed AMD-based 15-inch notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and will ship around two million units over ...
Digitimes
SEH/HP deal sounds hopeful note for regional chip industry
SEH's purchase of HP's Vancouver campus is a bright piece of news for the regional chip industry, a group that could really use some cheering ...
Oregon Live
HTC Changing the Look of All Its Future Smartphones
TouchFLO's is HTC's alternate user interface with Windows phones. A new version is coming out soon, but the company is already saying that this ...
Brighthand

Bringing the Best Together
Ablestik and Emerson & Cuming join Henkel
Bringing Best TogetherHenkel brings the best electronics and semiconductor material brands together for long-term solutions. Our wide range of Electronics Assembly products including Loctite, Multicore, Hysol, Ablestik and Emerson & Cuming will deliver results for your production requirements. Learn more …
Henkel Corporation
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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back
Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft chief executive, said the global advertising economy has been permanently "reset" at a lower level, warning that ...
Guardian News and Media
Smaller, Faster and More Parasitic
Consumers love ever-smaller electronic products that have longer battery life and more features. For the chip developer, these "loves" translate ...
Chip Design Magazine
Swiss adventurer unveils 'Solar Impulse' - prototype for sun-powered plane
Underlining the potential of alternative energy sources, the solar-powered plane 'Solar Impulse' (HB-SIA) unveiled by Swiss adventurer Bertrand ...
TopNews United States

ZESTRON Offers Global Reach & Local
Support with Fully Operational Technical Centers
Soldering Made SampleWhen planning a new cleaning process, optimizing an existing process, or preparing for future design changes, our Technical Centers and expert staff ensure a successful and seamless transition. Learn more…
ZESTRON

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22% more throughput on existing metallization lines
ASYS announces the availability of a high speed upgrade kit that allows existing users of ASYS metallization lines to increase throughput by ...
ASYS
Axus Technology Named as Distributor for Moog's Precision Positioning Products
Moog and Axus Technology have signed an expanded distribution agreement that gives Axus responsibility for all OEM and end user support, ...
Axus Technology
Verigy’s Yield Learning Solution Helps Semiconductor Manufacturers Accelerate Time-to-Market and Maximize Entitlement Yield
Verigy introduced its Yield Learning Solution, a comprehensive solution that integrates on-tester, real-time capture and statistical analysis ...
Verigy
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