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LQDX Divests Aluminum Soldering Business - Mina™ - to Taiyo America Inc.
May 2, 2024 | PRNewswireEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

LQDX, formerly known as Averatek Corp., developer of high-performance materials for advanced semiconductor manufacturing, today announced that it has divested its aluminum soldering business – known as MinaTM – to Taiyo America Inc., a global market leader in advanced electronic materials. The new relationship enables the scale-up of existing sales support and manufacturing, and a partnership to build further product traction.
"We are excited to complete this transaction with Taiyo," said Simon McElrea, LQDX CEO. "It encapsulates our mission of inventing, developing and scaling advanced electronic materials through divestiture and partnership deals with market-leading chemical companies. Taiyo's global reach and outstanding partnership approach epitomizes this vision, and we look forward to the continued relationship."
Takuji "Zach" Maekawa, President of Taiyo America Inc. stated, "Taiyo is committed to delivering unique and innovative products via our global network of production bases and sales channels. We are delighted to acquire LQDX's Mina technology as part of our corporate mission of raising the technological bar to provide ground-breaking products through excellence and innovation."
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Taiyo Circuit Automation Installs New DP3500 Coater Into the UK
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Ventec to Highlight Advanced Materials and Service Innovation at Productronica 2023
10/24/2023 | Ventec International GroupVentec International Group Co., Ltd. will once again team up with partner Taiyo to promote the synergy between Ventec’s substrate materials and Taiyo solder masks, at Productronica 2023, Munich November, 14-17 in Hall B3, Booth 242.
I-Connect007 Editor’s Picks: Five Must-Reads for the Week
07/28/2023 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Holy mackerel, dear readers, you’ve been reading the good stuff this past week. I won’t need to steer you toward any of the must-read (but sometimes overlooked) content because your collective reading habits (as measured by clicks and reads) gravitated to the same things as I did. This week’s picks include an interview from IPC Community magazine on sustainability, two pieces on space travel technology, a new partnership between two well-known companies in our industry, and the July market report from IPC. Keep reading to see what I’m talking about.