RICHARDSON, TX – Contract manufacturer Trilogy Circuits has received ISO 9001:2000 + AS9100B certification for PCB layout, fabrication and assembly services.
The AS9100 B quality management standard supplements ISO 9001:2000, focusing on the specific requirements of the aerospace industry.
Certification took more than a year. Full-time quality manager, Steve Fox, was hired, and the help of Texas consulting group TMAC was enlisted in this process.
The firm expects to receive AS9100C certification soon.
WESTPORT, CT – Compass Diversified Holdings, acquirer and manager of middle market businesses, reported third-quarter net income of $2.8 million, down 59% year-over-year.
Compass Diversified is the parent company of PWB fabricator Advanced Circuits.
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NEUBIBERG, GERMANY – European researchers have joined for a project aimed at making electronic devices more efficient and compact.
The MaxCaps (or materials for next-generation capacitors and memories) initiative will involve 17 companies and research institutions working together until August 2011.
They will explore new ways of integrating capacitors on silicon chips, with the eventual aim of cutting the number of capacitors on PCBs by around 30%. Depending on the application, the space required by PCB-mounted discretes could be cut by about a half. Reliability gains are also expected as due to the smaller number of soldered connections on the board.
Researchers also will look into integrating high-capacity capacitors on silicon chips, and possible alternatives to silicon dioxide and silicon nitrate.
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research recently announced funding worth €2.75 million for the German partners of the project, including Aixtron and Infineon Technologies.
In addition, Raytheon announced plans to develop self-healing IC boards for the US military.
CLEVELAND -- OM Group announced third-quarter net sales of $235.2 million, down 48% from 2008 on price-pressure and lower volume. Net income was $11.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, down 80%, including restructuring charges of $11.9 million.
ANAHEIM, CA -- Multi-Fineline Electronix today reported fiscal fourth-quarter net sales fell 6.5% year-over-year on lower demand from two major customers. Sales were up sequentially on consumer demand.
