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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 31 October 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA – Intel is currently negotiating the acquisition of Invision Biometrics for $50 million, say published reports.

Invision develops 3D sensor printed circuit boards.

If the deal is finalized for $50 million, Invision's investors will take in a profit 20 times their initial investment after only four years, say reports.

The staff of Invision is expected to stay with Intel after the purchase.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 31 October 2011

TOKYO -- Ibiden Co. reported fiscal second-quarter net income plunged 90% to 685 million yen on lower sales.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 26 October 2011

ANAHEIM, CA -- DDi Corp. reported third-quarter net income fell 20% from a year ago to $5.2 million on softer end-market demand. Read more ...

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 25 October 2011

WUHAN, CHINA – Printed circuit board fabricator Meiko Electronics has suspended operations at its plant here because of issues related to environmental evaluations.

Meiko will resume operations upon completion of an improvement project, say published reports.

The firm did not disclose the reason for ceasing operations, but Taiwanese sources reportedly believe it is related to ongoing allegations of environmental pollution. Meiko's plants in Guangzhou and Wuhan were two of the plants listed as sources of industrial pollution issued by China-based non-governmental organizations in August.

Meiko is the world’s 15th largest PCB fabricator, according to the annual NTI-100. http://pcdandf.com/cms/component/content/article/237-2011-issues/8280-nti-100

PHOENIX – Avanti Circuits says orders have risen after the printed circuit board manufacturer announced a same-day delivery service.

Purchase orders for double-sided prototype PCBs received by 9 am are guaranteed to be delivered the same day, managing director Jim Keaton says.

OSLO – Thin Film Electronics plans to attach a sensor component to a smart, thin-film circuit to create a low-power and inexpensive sensor by the end of next year.

The company is working in partnership with Xerox on the current technology, which allows thin, disposable tracking tags to be developed for pennies, the company says.

By next year, it hopes to add transistors to the circuits, permitting inventory tracking or data sharing from a sensor to a network. The company says the plan is to attach a sensor component to the smart, thin-film circuit to create the sensors.

The company also aims to have a chip that can broadcast information by 2013.