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Conduction Soldering: Facts, Fiction and Best Practices
Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies
 
Manual soldering has been used for electronics assembly processes for over seven decades. Even today, poor practices and assumptions about soldering methods still create problems with reliability, processing efficiencies, speed and throughput. This paper will address the two most important elements of the soldering process, speed and process control, providing essential knowledge for establishing a robust soldering process. Read more...

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 Interview
E Kareem, Kerala Industries Minister interview

Electronics industry has been identified as an area of strength of the State. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) will act as the nodal agency for promotion of investment in industrial and related sectors with an investment of Rs. 5 crores and above. To make the investment hassle free, an effective single window system has been introduced as well, said Elamaram Kareem, Minister for Industries, Govt. of Kerala in a conversation with Debasish Choudhury, Regional Editor, Global SMT & Packaging India. Read more....
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DVS India - S Datta Chowdhury interview


 

DVS India became a marketing company from a support company, the domain where they are considered the best in the Industry. Today, DVS has offices at Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai and working towards setting up support facilities in Pune and Hyderabad. Read more....

 Industry News

Kolkata first to harness rooftop solar power for personal use
West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) has made it possible for citizens to generate own personal power and also give the surplus solar power to the grid.

SPEL Semiconductor drops IT hardware SEZ project
Chennia-based SPEL Semiconductor Ltd has dropped plans for setting up Special Economic Zone (SEZs) due to its inability to execute such projects.

Nokia retains top slot with 52% market share in handsets
According to IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Q1 2008, June 2008 release, close to 85 million mobile phones were shipped in India between April 2007 and March 2008, compared to just under 66 million units shipped over the corresponding period a year ago.

Dixon Technologies gets Rs 40 crore funding for expansion
The Motilal Oswal-managed India Business Excellence Fund has invested Rs 40 crore (approx $ 10 million) in Dixon Technologies India to help the consumer durable manufacturing firm expand its existing production facilities and set up a new unit.

LG to expand handset manufacturing facility in India
South Korean technology major LG Electronics today said it will be expanding its handset manufacturing facility in India, which exports mobile phones to overseas markets, in the coming months.

1,000 personal computers sold every hour during Q1 2008
Computer shipments touched nearly 1,000 Personal Computers (PCs) every hour in the country in the quarter just gone by, with Q1 2008 (JFM 2008) shipments exceeding 2.1 million as against 1.9 million PCs in the same period in the previous year.

Videocon set to launch mobile handsets
Come Diwali and there could be one more mobile phone brand pitching for in this fast growing market.

Dell to invest more in India
World's No. 2 personal computer maker Dell on Thursday said it would invest more in India in the coming years to commensurate with the growth of its products here, adding it expects strong demands in this part of the world to continue.

Samsung enhances mobile manufacturing capacity in Noida, launches mousepad mobiles
Samsung Telecommunications India, one of the leaders in the Indian mobile market, plans to double its turnover within two years, from 7 per cent at present, driven by higher sales of its premium products like the first mousepad-fitted mobile and its ‘Soul' range launched in Kolkata.

Tata BP Solar and Solar Semiconductors propose to invest close to Rs 12,700 crore ($ 3 billion)
The Government has received two more applications, including one from Tata BP Solar, for incentives under the policy for semiconductor fabs and other micro and nano technology manufacturing industries.

Orpat to launch cell phones
The $7-billion mobile handset market has caught the attention of the Gujarat-based Orpat Group.

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 Association News

ELCINA and National Instruments workshop on Test & Measurement in Electronic Manufacturing
ELCINA Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) in association with National Instruments (NI) concluded the workshop on Test & Measurement in Electronic Manufacturing in Kanchipuram on 13 June 2008.

World Electronic Circuits Council Annual Meeting in Bangalore
World Electronic Circuits Council Annual Meeting for WECC Members will be held co-located with IPCA 2008 Expo on 3rd September 2008 at Bangalore.

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 Products News

ESSEMTEC introduces new Modular Component Placement systems
Essemtec has further enlarged its SMT placement equipment FLX series with the new models FLX2021 and FLX2031.

Texas Instruments R&D achieves micro-chip breakthrough
The Indian research arm of global semi-conductor manufacturing leader Texas Instruments has achieved a breakthrough: enhancing the processing and memory power of ultra-low power micro-controllers.

Intel Nettops to hit market soon
Chip major Intel Corporation has hinted that consumers can get hold of the new generation netbooks or nettops within a few weeks.

ASUS launches motherboards with ultimate safety and data security
In order to cater to the safety and security of consumers, ASUS, leading producer of motherboards worldwide, has announced key motherboard innovations to provide users with the ultimate in safety and data security.

Microchip Technology introduces lowest-cost USB PIC MCUs
MicrochipTechnology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced a new familyof 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) for USB applications.

Dell announces launch of its EqualLogic PS5000 Series
Dell India today announced the launch and delivery of next-generation iSCSI storage area network (SAN) arrays-the Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series.

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2008 Issue #6

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