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According to the Register Intel says “we have never done nothing” and rejects allegations from the EU anti trust departments.

Smartrac has surpassed 20 million units a month in sales of its RFID components.

Intel’s competition with its counterfeit AMD has been shadowed by anti trust issues during the last year. Now it is back up on the table.

Elcoteq revises its full-year estimate after weaker development within Personal Communication.

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The German semiconductor market grew by 1.5% in June.

NOTE today delivered a report indicating softlanding in sales but heavily decreased profit. The sales will turn up in H2 but profit will still be lower than last year when this year has ended, estimates, the company’s CEO Arne Forslund.

All Flex focuses sales efforts in Europe in an effort to continue their solid growth. The enterprise, with headquarters and manufacturing site in Northfield, MN, US, specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of quick turn prototype and low to medium volume flexible circuits.

iSuppli Acquires automotive electronics analysis firm Telematics Research Group.

William P Sullivan has served as the president and CEO of test giant Agilent since March 2005. He has now been appointed to component distributor Avnet's board of directors.

Turnover for PCB manufacturers in April has exceeded all comparative figures, reported the German ZVEI association.

DEK International has announced that Michael Brianda has been appointed to the position of Company President, with immediate effect. Previously serving as Global Sales & Marketing Director, Brianda’s new role sees him continue an impressive career trajectory that began at DEK over 12 years ago.

CEA / Leti in Grenoble, France placed another order with Vistec Electron Beam GmbH in Jena, Germany for a Cell Projection (CP) upgrade of its high-end Vistec SB3054 Variable Shaped Beam system, which was delivered at the end of 2007 and successfully installed early this year.

Promation and Omtec partner to create custom handling solution.

As of the first quarter in 2008, most of the PCB enterprises in China advanced their production value and output but achieved far lower profit, says a report from analyst firm Research and Markets.

EMS provider PKC Group adds more quality certificates to its factories.

Peregrine and MagnaChip in Final Qualification on UltraCMOS™ Technology Transfer.

New Siemens Gigaset phones use SiTel one-chip IC. Single-chip solutions enables compact, cost-effective DECT handsets with CAT-iq support.

Sanmina-SCI reaffirms third quarter fiscal guidance.

Microsemi aims to strengthen its position in high reliability markets by the acquisition of Semicoa.

Aeroflex acquires the Swedish processor maker Gaisler Research for an undisclosed sum.

PartnerTech reports a weak first half of 2008 but the second quarter shows growth and the segment where the company lost significant volumes, Terminals/Machines, is back at higher levels again.

Actel raises the bar for low-power FPGAs In high-reliability automotive applications by achieving the ISO/TS16949 certification.

Nortel speeds algerian wireless railway communications with new GSM-R contracts.

Mobile phones equipped with near field communications (NFC) to generate $75bn worth of payment transactions within 5 years.

Continental AG confirms that one brief conversation about a possible engagement by Schaeffler-Group in Continental AG took place at the end of last week. No further conversations took place

ESI partners with STMicroelectronics for the development of an advanced Laser Singulation Solution.

Kontron and MDS establishes cooperation for strengthening Kontron's presence on the Korean market.

Swedish aerospace product developer Saab Space is to be sold to the Swiss aerospace and defence conglomerate RUAG.

Finnish EMS provider PKC Group increased its turnover by over 20% during this year’s first half.

Intel is now investing in the biotech firm Pacific Bioscience's DNA sequencing project.

Mania Technologie Belgium NV appoints LMCIS LLC representative for North America for Its entire product range.

Asymtek claims its new DispenseJet® DJ-9500 is up to ten times faster than needle dispensers in high-volume underfill and LED silicone applications.

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Intel denies anti-competitive behaviour

According to the Register Intel says “we have never done nothing” and rejects allegations from the EU anti trust departments.

Record per month sales for Smartrac

Smartrac has surpassed 20 million units a month in sales of its RFID components.

Intel faces charges from the European anti trust authorities

Intel’s competition with its counterfeit AMD has been shadowed by anti trust issues during the last year. Now it is back up on the table.

Elcoteq writes down expectations about 2008

Elcoteq revises its full-year estimate after weaker development within Personal Communication.

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German semiconductor sales rose slightly for the first time in 7 months

The German semiconductor market grew by 1.5% in June.

NOTE estimates lower profit in 2008

NOTE today delivered a report indicating softlanding in sales but heavily decreased profit. The sales will turn up in H2 but profit will still be lower than last year when this year has ended, estimates, the company’s CEO Arne Forslund.

All Flex goes for Europe

All Flex focuses sales efforts in Europe in an effort to continue their solid growth. The enterprise, with headquarters and manufacturing site in Northfield, MN, US, specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of quick turn prototype and low to medium volume flexible circuits.

iSuppli acquires automotive electronics analysis Firm

iSuppli Acquires automotive electronics analysis firm Telematics Research Group.

Agilent's CEO appointed as board member at Avnet

William P Sullivan has served as the president and CEO of test giant Agilent since March 2005. He has now been appointed to component distributor Avnet's board of directors.

April brings record figures forthe German PCB market

Turnover for PCB manufacturers in April has exceeded all comparative figures, reported the German ZVEI association.

Michael Brianda appointed as DEK President

DEK International has announced that Michael Brianda has been appointed to the position of Company President, with immediate effect. Previously serving as Global Sales & Marketing Director, Brianda’s new role sees him continue an impressive career trajectory that began at DEK over 12 years ago.

CEA / Leti and Vistec start E-beam Cell Projection

CEA / Leti in Grenoble, France placed another order with Vistec Electron Beam GmbH in Jena, Germany for a Cell Projection (CP) upgrade of its high-end Vistec SB3054 Variable Shaped Beam system, which was delivered at the end of 2007 and successfully installed early this year.

Promation and Omtec partner

Promation and Omtec partner to create custom handling solution.

Lower profit for Chinese PCB manufacturers, says Research and Markets

As of the first quarter in 2008, most of the PCB enterprises in China advanced their production value and output but achieved far lower profit, says a report from analyst firm Research and Markets.

PKC adds quality certifications

EMS provider PKC Group adds more quality certificates to its factories.

UltraCMOS Tech transfer in its final stage

Peregrine and MagnaChip in Final Qualification on UltraCMOS™ Technology Transfer.

SiTel wins Siemens DECT phone design-in

New Siemens Gigaset phones use SiTel one-chip IC. Single-chip solutions enables compact, cost-effective DECT handsets with CAT-iq support.

Sanmina-SCI exceeds earlier forecast

Sanmina-SCI reaffirms third quarter fiscal guidance.

Microsemi acquires Semicoa

Microsemi aims to strengthen its position in high reliability markets by the acquisition of Semicoa.

Aeroflex acquires Gaisler Research

Aeroflex acquires the Swedish processor maker Gaisler Research for an undisclosed sum.

PartnerTech swings to growth in second quarter

PartnerTech reports a weak first half of 2008 but the second quarter shows growth and the segment where the company lost significant volumes, Terminals/Machines, is back at higher levels again.

Actel achieves ISO/TS16949 certification

Actel raises the bar for low-power FPGAs In high-reliability automotive applications by achieving the ISO/TS16949 certification.

Nortel wins Algerian GSM-R order

Nortel speeds algerian wireless railway communications with new GSM-R contracts.

NFC in mobile phones to generate $75bn worth of payment transactions within 5 Years

Mobile phones equipped with near field communications (NFC) to generate $75bn worth of payment transactions within 5 years.

Continental in conversation with Schaeffler-Group about possible investment

Continental AG confirms that one brief conversation about a possible engagement by Schaeffler-Group in Continental AG took place at the end of last week. No further conversations took place

ESI and STMicro in partnership

ESI partners with STMicroelectronics for the development of an advanced Laser Singulation Solution.

Kontron extends its market presence in Korea

Kontron and MDS establishes cooperation for strengthening Kontron's presence on the Korean market.

Saab sells Saab Space

Swedish aerospace product developer Saab Space is to be sold to the Swiss aerospace and defence conglomerate RUAG.

PKC improves results and grows further

Finnish EMS provider PKC Group increased its turnover by over 20% during this year’s first half.

Intel invests in biotech firm

Intel is now investing in the biotech firm Pacific Bioscience's DNA sequencing project.

Mania Technologie appoints LMCIS LLC for US

Mania Technologie Belgium NV appoints LMCIS LLC representative for North America for Its entire product range.

Asymtek speeds up jetting underfill

Asymtek claims its new DispenseJet® DJ-9500 is up to ten times faster than needle dispensers in high-volume underfill and LED silicone applications.

April brings record figures for
the German PCB market