ENDICOTT, NY - Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (EI) honored 32 employees for patent applications filed, 23 employees for US patents issued, and 16 employees for supplying trade secrets in a ceremony held February 8th. EI employees contributed a total of 29 US patent application filings, 18 US patents issuances and 5 trade secrets in 2007.

Patents were awarded to: Tim Antesberger, Ash Bhatt, David Caletka, Varaprasad Calmidi, Norman Card, Rabindra Das, Subahu Desai, Robert Edwards, Frank Egitto, James Fuller, Robert Japp, John Konrad, John Kresge, John Lauffer, How Lin, Roy Magnuson, Voya Markovich, Luis Matienzo, James McNamara, Kostas Papathomas, Steven Rosser, William Wilson, and Michael Wozniak.  

Trade Secrets were awarded to: Norman Card, Benson Chan, Subahu Desai, Kevin Haughan, Robert Japp, John Konrad, John Kresge, How Lin, Luis Matienzo, Thomas Miller, Susan Pitely, Rajinder Rai, Ronald Smith, Duane Stanke, Daniel Van Hart, and Robert Whitehouse.

“The dedication, efforts and achievements of these individuals in the technology arena are exemplary,” commented James J. McNamara Jr., EI President and CEO.  “Our research, development and engineering personnel are instrumental to EI by allowing us to meet challenges head on.”

“I am very proud of the scientists and engineers who have contributed to the success of EI through technology innovation. They are making a significant difference in our Company and I congratulate and thank them,” said Voya Markovich, EI Senior VP and CTO.  

The Fifth Annual Patent Recognition Dinner recognizes employees for their contributions to the company. The team at EI has filed 98 US patent applications and 48 have been awarded to date.

RENFREWSHIRE, UK - Teknek has reportedly concluded arrangements with SDI, and the company reports that the two parties have reached an amicable settlement.

In a press release, Teknek has reported that the company will spearhead a new campaign to significantly grow its US presence.

According to the release, Teknek will open three facilities within the next few weeks, with one based in the US. "To ensure a truly global service we are developing three fulfilment centers, one in the USA, one in Europe and the other in our Hong Kong facility." commented Teknek CEO Stephen Mitchell.

The company reports that it will launch a new Surface Mount Clean Machine designed to improve yields in EMS applications. "Our new Surface Mount machine has some unique design features, but its most important feature is its performance. Major customers report as much as an 80% reduction in Tomb stoning - that’s payback within months," reports Mitchell. According to the company, its operations have recently adopted the Lean Thinking philosophy, and the company's Surface Mount Clean Machine will reportedly be available on a 10 day lead time.