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Details: Written by Administrator; Category: Design News; Published: 20 April 2009

HAVERHILL, MA -- DKN Research and NY Industries have developed an embedded passive technology built on thin multilayer thick film flexible substrates. The technology could be used to build printable flexible electronics, the firms said.
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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 20 April 2009

SUNRISE, FL – 4^th Dimension PCB Inc. received International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Awarded by the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, ITAR controls the export and import of defense-related articles and services on the United States Munitions List.

4^th Dimension provides engineering and PCB design services throughout North America.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 17 April 2009

MANSFIELD, TX – Mouser Electronics will now distribute Tyco Electronics’ products worldwide. The global distributor carries Tyco connectors, terminal blocks, relays, switches, circuit protection, wire and cable, and fiber optics.

Tyco products are used in numerous industries including automotive, aerospace/defense and consumer electronics.

Details: Written by Administrator; Category: Design News; Published: 16 April 2009

TAIPEI -- The chairman of Hon Hai (Foxconn) is aiming for sales to rise 30% this year, but acknowledges the goal will be difficult.

Chairman Terry Gou said during the company's annual general meeting he has given each business department a target of 30% sales growth, Reuters reported.

However, the company is giving conflicting indications on whether it plans to increase capacity. Earlier this week, Foxconn indicated it would invest $500 million this year in equipment upgrades but would not expand capacity. A couple days later, the head of its Czech unit said capacity expansion is on the table.

Over time, Foxconn plans to move into design and services such as distribution, Guo said, filling the role of a traditional ODM. "Many clients are asking us to provide services from design, manufacturing to distribution," Gou said, according to Reuters

WILSONVILLE, OR and SANTA CLARA, CA – Mentor Graphics Corp. and Agilent Technologies Inc. received EDN Magazine’s 2009 Innovation Award for their jointly developed RF Design Solution.

The RF Design Solution cuts PCB design cycle times in half, while improving the quality of mixed-technology designs. PCB mixed-signal designers have the ability to design a PCB using Mentor’s Expedition Enterprise or Board Station XE flows and integrate it with Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software for RF design and simulation.

WEYBRIDGE, ENGLAND – TT electronics-integrated manufacturing services, a provider of electronic design services, has achieved ISO 14001 certification for its plant in Kuantan, Malaysia.

The ISO standard is an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems. Created by the International Organization for Standardization, it assists organizations with reducing their impact on the environment.

The certification acknowledges that the company has developed and implemented a formal Environmental Management System, addressing environmental and pollution prevention through improvement initiatives.