Microchip Technology has announced the MCP2003 and MCP2004 stand-alone LIN 2.1/SAE J2602 transceivers from Microchip meet stringent requirements of automotive manufacturers worldwide.

An IC foundry has made it into the ranks of the Top 20 MEMS foundries for the first time, as TSMC’s roughly $10 million in MEMS foundry revenues put it into 14th place on Yole Developpement’s 2009 listing.

Elcoteq and Sharp have signed an extensive agreement for cooperation on industrialization, manufacturing, distribution and after market services for mobile phones.

Philippines based Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) recorded an 11 percent year-on-year growth in revenues to US$90.5 million in the first quarter of 2010, as the global economy and the electronics industry continue on a recovery path.

Essemtec’s Management Information System (MIS) for SMD placement machines now include the support of automatic PCB identification with bar code and the splitting of production and placement data for each individual PCB.

As part of its bonded wafer inspection  technology, Sonoscan has recently demonstrated acoustic imaging of defects in the seal that surrounds and protects the cavities in MEMS devices.

Economic research firm e-forecasting.com today announced that the Asia Pacific Semiconductor Chip Sales leading indicator went up in March by 2.5 percent to a reading of 394.9, after increasing  4.4 percent in February.

Accurex Solutions Pvt Ltd., a leading SMT & PCB Assembly solution provider based in Bangalore, had successfully organised a technical seminar titled “The Change” on 10 May at Hotel Le Meridian, Bangalore.

Premier Farnell, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide, today announced its appointment as the multi-channel distributor by RECOM Asia.

Elcoteq Bangalore was conferred the Excellent Award by the Mysore Convention for Quality Circles (MCQC) on April 25, 2010 for its innovative approach and the fine examples of quality management.

Techcon Systems, a product group of OK International and a leading provider of fluid dispensing systems and products, introduces its updated product catalog.

Vincotech, a German supplier of module-based solutions for power electronics, today announced the release of a new family of products called flowPHASE 2 S, which enables high-performance switching for applications beyond 100 kW.

The last time the global semiconductor industry achieved annual revenue growth greater than 30% was the year 2000.

AT&S’s fourth quarter results reflect the long-term effectiveness of the company’s restructuring and cost-saving measures.

During the IPC/APEX Expo held in early April in Las Vegas, Bob Black, President and CEO of Juki, and Jeff Timms, President of Microscan, participated in a video with Global SMT & Packaging Magazine to discuss the advantages of electronics manufacturing solutions, traceability and cost savings.

Tektronix, Inc., a leading supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products and solutions,  completed the acquisition of SyntheSys Research, Inc.

Microscan announces the availability of Visionscape® 4.1, the most comprehensive machine vision software for multi-platform use.

At IPC APEX EXPOT in Las Vegas, the contribution of the Hermes Project to chip embedding technology was recognised with a “Best International Conference Paper” award.

At IPC APEX EXPO 2010 in Las Vegas, USA, POLYONICS was recognized with a New Product Innovation award for the TRIBOGARD® XF-781 and XF-782 anti-static label materials.

Test Research Inc. (TRI), took home “The Best Exhibit Technology of the Year 2010” award from the just-concluded Nepcon China show in Shanghai.