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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 10 July 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Dow Chemical Company to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The transaction is valued between $15.3 and $18.8 billion by sources. Read more ...

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 08 July 2008

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ and MERIDIAN, ID – James V. Russell, President of R&D Circuits and Darren Young, CEO of Anestel announces the merger of Anestel Corporation and R&D Circuits. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 July 2008

BILLERICA, MA - Orbotech Ltd. has released the PerFix Automated Optical Repair System (AOR), to automatically check PCBs for shorts and excess copper. The company states that the system is the first of its kind in the bare PCB production industry.

According to the company, the use of the new system will greatly reduce the scrapping of PCB panels.

"By automatically fixing short defects which frequently cannot be repaired manually, this solution will enable manufacturers to achieve major operational cost savings, particularly as the complexity of board designs continues to increase." commented Hanan Gino, president of the PCB division at Orbotech.

The company states that the new system employs the image acquisition and processing techniques used in Orbotech's SIP AOI technology, and that the system achieves accurate results not possible with manual repair.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 July 2008

BIRMINGHAM, UK - Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe (FTEL) has announced that the decision has been finalized to transfer its PCB manufacturing operations to its sister company, Fujitsu Network Communications (FNC) in Richardson, Texas.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- AT&S and Solland Solar, a producer of standard and back-contact solar cells, will cooperate in the development of solar cell and solar module technology.

The development is targeting increased energy efficiency and reduced costs. The objective is to achieve these advantages by using processes and materials that are presently standard to the printed circuit board industry. The companies will produce a functional prototype that will be verified for mass production.

The agreement between AT&S and Solland Solar is solely a development partnership without any equity investments.

HERTFORD, UK - PCB supplier Daleba Electronics has announced an expansion in its Asian operations. The company has created 5 new positions in their manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong and China. The employees speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

The company, which also has manufacturing operations in eastern Shenzhen and Guang Dong provinces, has also added a Chinese liaison in the UK to coordinate Hong Kong and Chinese operations. The company states that this will help ensure that communication and correspondence is accurately followed for customers in Europe and Asia.

Andrew Grisbrooke, Director of the TCL Group said, “This recent recruitment drive helps endorse the unique offering that Daleba has for the supply of Far Eastern PCBs, [with] technical and logistical centers in both Hong Kong and China.”