ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS

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DuPont Electronic Technologies announced a global price increase of up to 20 percent, effective June 16.  DuPont Electronic Technologies cites rising raw material, transportation and energy costs among its reasons for the increase.
"Due to the record rise in raw material, transportation, energy and other costs, we must pass increases along to our customers," said Timothy P. McCann, vice president and general manager -- DuPont Electronic Technologies.  "We have offset cost increases as much as possible with improvements in efficiency, productivity and other internal actions; however, we simply cannot continue to absorb the current increases and invest in our future without some effect on price."

Essemtec - twin vacuum table
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ACE - selective soldering equipment
"True position” high accuracy selective soldering 

DuPont - polymers based on renewable resources
Tailored thermoplastics exceeding traditional materials 

EMS - ODM - CM Industry
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Silicon solar production initiatives
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Gartner - Worldwide wafer fab equipment
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STMicroelectronics, STATS ChipPAC and Infineon
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Essemtec
New Website with integrated application reports 

At VLSI Symposium
IMEC reports progress on simplified high-k/metal gate process for the 32nm node