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Flip chips & Wlps projected
factories around the globe operating at full iSuppli Corp.
to grow 14%
capacity. The Singapore-based company was Global contract manufacturing
The growth of flip chip and wafer level
able to generate net sales of $8.86 billion revenue, consisting of sales by electronics
packaging is a bright spot in the electronics
during the last fiscal quarter (2Q). Its ma- manufacturing services (EMS) and original
industry. TechSearch International’s new
jor clients include Cisco Systems, Dell, HP, design manufacturing (ODM) providers, is
study, ‘2008 Flip Chip and WLP Market
Microsoft, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. expected to grow by 8.3 percent in 2008,
Trends and Forecasts,’ projects a com-
However, the company also closed down from 16.1 percent in 2007. iSuppli
pound growth rate of more than 14 percent
20 manufacturing facilities following the previously forecasted growth of 9.1 percent
for flip chip units and 14 percent for WLPs
acquisition of Solectron, to reduce costs. in 2008.
between 2007 and 2012.The drivers for flip
It hopes to cut costs even more—roughly In 2009, growth will slow to 6.1 percent
chip continue to be performance and form
3.4%—by mid 2009.
www.flextronics.com as the global recession sets in and demand
factor. An increasing number of suppliers
from consumers and enterprises continues
of ASICs, field programmable gate arrays
sono-Tek reports 22% to soften. In 2010, OEM demand will sta-
(FPGAs), DSPs, chipsets, graphics, and
sales increase bilize and contract-manufacturing growth
microprocessors are expanding their use
For the six months ending August 31, will rise to 7.6 percent. For the year 2011,
of flip chip with solder bumps and copper
2008, Sono-Tek Corporation’s sales growth will rise to 9 percent as the global
pillars in package (FCIP). The growth in
increased 22%. The company has spent electronics and contract manufacturing
wafer level packages (WLPs) is driven by in-
the last year building technical infrastruc- markets recover.
www.isuppli.com
creased demand for thinner, lighter-weight
ture and intellectual property, improving
portable products, but WLPs are adopted
laboratory and other facilities and ramping ricardo Torres appointed Kyzen
for both form factor and performance
up trade show presence and their sales regional manager
reasons.
www.techsearchinc.com
organization. Recent developments include Kyzen has added Ricardo
two awards: the SMTA Award for best new Torres to its team as
Thin-film, organic and printable
product, given for the SonoFlux 200FP a regional manager in
electronics market to reach
660 programmable fluxing machine, and its sales and customer
us $635 million
a ‘Best CEO’ award from Demarche As- support group. Ricardo
According to a new report from industry
sociates presented to Dr. Christopher L. will be responsible for all
analyst firm NanoMarkets LC, the market
Coccio.
www.sono-tek.com Kyzen sales and support
for dielectric materials for thin-film, or-
activities throughout
ganic and printable (TOP) electronics will
cobar’s stan renals takes flight, Mexico. Ricardo received his bachelors in
reach more than US $635 million by 2015.
interviewed on sky radio engineering degree from the University of
The firm claims that offering the right
Cobar Solder Products’ Guadalajara and has worked in technical
dielectric materials will be critical to the
message about the role of and sales positions in both the electron-
future success of materials firms supplying
solder, particularly lead- ics and industrial markets for more than
the TOP electronics sector.
free solder, in electronics 10 years, most recently with Nordson de
NanoMarkets predicts that 2010 is
manufacturing has taken Mexico in Guadalajara.
www.kyzen.com
when the TOP dielectrics business will
to the airwaves on Sky
begin to take shape.
www.nanomarkets.net
Radio (www.skyradioinc. Mel herrera appointed VJ electronix
com). The brief interview western regional sales manager
a.c.e. production Technologies
with Stan Renals, director COO Cobar Mel Herrera has joined the VJ Electronix
celebrates 30% growth
Division, will begin airing in January 2009 team as western regional sales manager.
A.C.E. Production Technologies, a sup-
at 48 airports and all American Airways In this position, Mel will be responsible
plier of innovative, affordable selective
flights. During the interview, Stan talks for the western half of the United States,
soldering systems and complementary
about the industry’s transition to lead- managing sales and business development
technologies, has seen another record year
free soldering as well as Cobar’s new XF3 opportunities. Mel brings 20+ years experi-
of 30% growth, particularly in the areas of
lead-free solder paste. The interview can be ence as a strategic global account sales
advanced product R&D, technical and pro-
heard or downloaded from the Cobar web professional specializing in the electronics
duction staff and marked increases in sales
site, at
www.cobar.com/105.asp. manufacturing sector, and supporting
revenue. A number of their customers now
global enterprise level clients and Tier 1-3
purchase multiple in-line machines, accord-
ceMs to stay afloat during level EMS providers headquartered in the
ing to president and CEP Alan Cable. In
recession Western region.
www.vjelectronix.com
the past, sales had been primarily for their
Global electronics contract manufacturing
stand-alone systems.
www.ace-protech.com
business will not escape the impact of the ally Jakusovas named west coast
current economic downturn, but it will sales manager for FcT solder
Flextronics has 100 factories
continue to expand and even experience a FCT Solder, a division of FCT Assembly
on full capacity
mild rebound in three years, according to and an authorized licensee of Nihon
EMS-giant Flextronics reportedly has 100
8 – Global SMT & Packaging – December 2008
www.globalsmt.net
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