SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tessera Technologies announces the release of a new wafer-level camera technology that has been designed to significantly advance the integration of miniaturized cameras into mobile phones, personal computers, security cameras, and other electronics.
Read more: Wafer-Level Camera Technology For Mobile Phones
TOKYO – JPCA 2007, while held in the middle of a slowdown in the electronics interconnect industry, must be considered an unqualified success. Between the innovations on display, the incorporation of the Protec assembly show, and real world collaboration, JPCA demonstrated the possibilities of realizing technical advances, and building the foundations for growth while maintaining profitability.
SAN JOSE -- Two of the largest EMS firms in the world will join forces as No. 2 Flextronics International this morning announced it would acquire No. 3 Solectron Corp. for $3.6 billion in cash and stock.
The combined company will have about
200,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $30 billion, ahead of the current market leader, Hon Hai (Foxconn).
The
companies will held a conference call Monday to discuss
the deal. The call may be accessed by logging on to the Investor's
section
at flextronics.com.
Read more: Flextronics to Buy Solectron in $3.6B Deal
GÜTENBACH, Germany – The solar industry continues to turn on the heat as it courts and claims PCB manufacturers and suppliers alike. RENA GmbH has acquired Höllmüller GmbH. Financial details of the acquisition have not been made public.
RENA manufactures equipment systems for the semiconductor and solar industries. Höllmüller is a manufacturer of wet process equipment for the PCB industry. A number of Taiwanese PCB companies have announced plans to expand into the flexible solar cell market this year. The Höllmüller acquisition by RENA is seen as further support for the business model.
In a press release, Jürgen Gutekunst, managing director of RENA GmbH said, “We see this as an enormous step forward. We intend to expand our market share of the photovoltaic industry even further with the acquisition of Höllmüller Maschinenbau GmbH and to cover a large part of the rapidly growing market.” Gutekunst added, “We want to operate with more force on the world market. We can achieve this by bringing our production capabilities in line with the speed of the market growth.”
RENA has employs 300 people at three locations in Germany. The company’s 2006 turnover was over € 60 m. The core business is equipment systems for semiconductor and solar applications. In 2001 the company began manufacturing equipment for the solar cell market. In 2006 this was expanded to include systems for the fabrication of solar wafers.
Managing director of Höllmüller, Joe Kresky said about the acquisition, “An extremely positive combination of two companies that are well established on the market – for us a win-win situation.” Kresky continued, “The two companies complement each other in their technologies and both wish to expand even further.”
Both companies will continue to operate under their own names. Expansion plans are already being discussed. The Höllmüller operations in Poland will double in size in the medium-term and some of the locations in Germany will also be expanded.
MILWAUKEE, WI – RBP Chemical Technology has commenced product shipments from its new production facility in suburban Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. The chemical blending facility, which has a blending capacity of 750,000 kg per month, is initially producing a broad range of products for the printed circuit industry, but is also expected to supply the printing market in the near future.
President Mark Kannenberg said, “Our new, wholly-owned blending plant to support the Indian market further demonstrates the commitment of RBP Chemical Technology to the worldwide printed circuit and graphic arts markets. The RBP Indian factory successfully underwent a quality audit in April 2007, and export requirements are currently being addressed in anticipation of serving the entire Asian market for both printed circuit and graphic arts chemicals. We look forward to supporting our existing customers as they expand their manufacturing operations on the Indian subcontinent.”
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – Cimmetry Systems has released a company-sponsored research report by analyst firm Aberdeen Group entitled "Printed Circuit Board Design Integrity – The Key to Successful PCB Development." The report highlights the importance of electronic design document viewing and collaboration tools for best-in-class hi-tech manufacturers.
Based on research from the report, best in class companies are twice as likely as the rest of the industry to be using collaboration and visualization solutions. “These tools allow the entire product development team, as well as outsourcing partners anywhere in the world, real time visibility into the development process as well as the ability to collaborate on the product as it is being designed", said Ric Stanley, research analyst in Aberdeen’s Product Innovation and Engineering practice and report author.
