SHENZHEN -- The 2013 International Printed Circuit & APEX South China Fair opened yesterday at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, and boosted by the addition of the IPC Apex assembly show, attendance and exhibition space have both set new records.

TOKYO -- Panasonic plans to close printed circuit board plants in Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan in a cost-savings measure, the company said.

MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL -- Camtek said it would focus its activity in the field of digital 3D printing for the printed circuit board industry. The firm will center its main businesses on the PCB and semiconductor end-markets and will cease R&D on its Xact characterization and failure analysis equipment for semiconductor development.

PETACH-TIKVA, ISRAEL -- Eltek announced net profit for the third quarter rose 333% to $585,000. The company also set a revenue record for the period.