Articles from Circuits Assembly (February 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
10 steps toward RoHS Directive compliance: manufacturers will likely need documented, auditable systems to prevent noncompliant products from entering the EU.	Johnson, Joe		2123
An alternative PCB architecture for high-speed chip-to-chip signal transmission: copper's 'limits' can be stretched by routing high-speed signals through the top of the package.	Fjelstad, Joseph		1326
Asian EMS makers avoid tsunami fallout.	Buetow, Mike		99
Assembly router.			48
Asyntis GmbH.			29
Auditing the PCB fabricator: seven steps to saving time and money.	Payne, Don		1266
Autron Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Autron Corp.			33
Brooks Software (brookssoftware.com) and AssurX Inc. (assurx.com) will codevelop an integrated MES and quality management tool for discrete manufacturers.			51
Cellular modem market gaining speed.			136
China getting connected.			56
China's Lenovo to buy IBM PC biz.	Buetow, Mike		238
Cobar Solder Products.			35
Components distributor Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.			35
Configurable printer.			55
Consumer products converging.			114
Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials.			27
COTS ruggedization simplified: yes, the military often buys the same parts from the same supplier you do. But how best to ensure that these civilian parts meet the military's requirements?	Britt, Linda		1610
Data I/O Corp.			34
Dead lines.			173
December cold for Taiwanese PCB makers.	Buetow, Mike		120
December good for manufacturing.			237
Defense and aerospace outsourcing trends: joint design manufacturers (JDMs) are the newest wave as EMS firms engage at schematic capture.	Kaylor, Jeff		2351
DEK (dek.com) signed an exclusive OEM partner agreement with Stork Veco (storkveco.com), a European manufacturer of electroform stencils.			38
DEK ships record 75k stencils in '04.	Buetow, Mike		82
Demystifying six sigma: the mythical gold standard for repeatability in reality depends on limits set for maximum acceptable variance from nominal.	Brigham, Bruce		2688
Does electronics really have a surface contamination problem? As field returns mount, our expert's answer is 'yes.'.	Munson, Terry		1189
Dover Corp. (dovercorporation.com), the parent company of Universal Instruments (uic.com), purchased Datamax Corp.			30
EDA revenues drop 2% in Q3.			183
Elcoteq to take over Thomson's Juarez plant.	Buetow, Mike		146
Electronic reprints.		Advertisement	133
Evaluating screen printer options: how the three most common features impact board quality and throughput.	Belmonte, Joe		654
Fabrinet.			45
Flex board design tools.			59
Flextronics.			25
Gartner sees 15% dip for IC gear spending in '05.			362
Going mobile: LG Electronics opens Paris R&D hub.	Buetow, Mike		160
Henkel opens Electronics R&D lab in Irvine.	Buetow, Mike		175
Henkel: no limits in sight.	Buetow, Mike		794
High-speed interconnects.			73
Hwang's latest effort on implementing Pb-free.	Buetow, Mike		173
ICT with advanced software.			49
In case you missed it.			691
In-Stat: 'IC' a fall.			49
Industry market snapshot.			70
Inline x-ray.			75
Integrated device programming.			56
International Manufacturing Services.			30
Jabil adding 2 Asian plants.	Buetow, Mike		98
James Pomeroy will oversee strategic marketing and communications at Tyco Engineered Products.			49
JNJ Industries Inc. (jnj-industries.com) has sold an AquaSonic AQS-7500 ultrasonic cleaning system with an RFS-25 recirculation and filtration system to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. in Winona, MN.			52
Kester gets reflow encapsulant patent.	Buetow, Mike		101
Kimball Electronics Group.			34
LabTest Certification Inc.			45
Low power ultrasonic cleaning.			33
Making the 'centigrade': how Motorola tested--and approved--a lead-free solder paste.	Freeman, Grahame		1131
Merix Corp. (merix.com) acquired Data Circuit Systems Inc.			18
Microtek Inc. (microtek.co.jp/english) has chosen BP Microsystems' (bpmicro.com) equipment for a new programming services facility in Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.			39
Microtest system.			84
Motoroized roller, conveyor.			73
Move equipment the easy way!		Advertisement	74
NEMI goes global, changes name.	Buetow, Mike		153
New WEEE, RoHS guidance available.	Buetow, Mike		341
Nitrogen's effect on Pb-free soldering: inert atmospheres lower superheat profiles and improve wetting.	Stratton, Paul		604
No Static at all: Desco buys SPI Westek.	Buetow, Mike		73
Pack it in! (your cellphone, that is): talk is cheap, but the device in your hand can really take you places.	Gilleo, Ken		769
Parts performance predictor.			66
Pb-free pastes and fluxes.			44
PC user ranks to double by 2010.			138
PCB support.			38
PCB UPdate: news and resources for PCB industry professionals.		Advertisement	75
PCB.			17
PCBA conveyor.			64
Pemstar Inc.			38
PLM tool cut ECO times 90%, TFS says.	Buetow, Mike		68
PLM tool.			44
Post-reflow cleaner.			57
Printer troubleshooting 'on the fly'.			44
Professional PCB repair kits.		Advertisement	38
PTC nabs DARPA 3-D IC grant.	Buetow, Mike		173
Rapid programming AOI.			52
Report: electronics, IC manufacturing in China still on sharp growth path.			143
Richardson acquires Chinese distributor.	Buetow, Mike		85
Ring lights with FSL.			60
RoHS: the Really Obnoxious and Highly Suspect directive: sometimes the cure is more harmful than the disease.	Zarrow, Phil		882
Sanmina-SCI restates Q4 earnings.	Buetow, Mike		165
Siemens' Siplace X series: the new placement platform features a 20-nozzle head and 'smart' feeders.	Foley, Thomas S.		567
SigmaTron gains medical clearance.	Buetow, Mike		69
Small footprint placement.			47
SMTA announces Best papers for 2004 Conference.	Buetow, Mike		166
SPC for repair.			69
Study looks at Pb-free yields across Europe.	Buetow, Mike		173
Suntron to triple Tijuana plant size.	Buetow, Mike		50
Synthetic paste.			54
TechSearch International Inc.			29
Thermal protection device.			70
Two-component dispensing.			35
UGS to buy Tecnomatix for $228m.	Buetow, Mike		83
UV laser micro-machining.			67
UV-cure encapsulants.			93
Vertical carousels.			63