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TOKYOFurukawa Electric Co. said it would raise output capacity for electrolytic copper foil used in circuit boards by 30% in 2013.

It will invest 5.9 billion yen to lift capacity at subsidiary Furukawa Circuit Foil Taiwan Corp. by 400 tons to a monthly 1,200 tons in January 2013. Including the monthly 500 tons of circuit board copper foil produced at a Tochigi Prefecture plant, this will give the firm a total capacity of 1,700 tons a month in 2013.

The global market for copper-clad laminates is expected to grow 10% annually to around 900 billion yen in 2015, the firm says.

TORONTO -- Firan Technology Group reported its fourth-quarter net loss widened to $2 million, versus a loss of $218,000 last year.

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MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL -- Camtek swung to a fourth-quarter net profit of $1.3 million, up from a loss of $4 million a year ago. Read more ...

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Sales by German PCB fabricators rose 28.6% year-over-year in November, a domestic trade group said. Read more ...

SHANGHAI Teknek is expanding and reorganizing operations in Asia to accommodate growth in its yield improvement equipment.

The firm opened offices in Shanghai and Seoul to complement the production facility and fulfillment center in Hong Kong. Shanghai will take control from Japan as the firm’s Asia Pacific headquarters. The location will provide sales, service, technical support and applications.  

Teknek also plans to recruit staff for an office in Guangdong.

In addition, the company is adding sales and technical support in Taiwan, and the Hong Kong production and fulfillment center will see investment in production capacity.

Teknek specializes in contact cleaning technology for printed circuit boards and electronics assemblies.

ANAHEIM, CA -- DDi reported fourth-quarter net income rose 633% year-over-year to $4.4 million.

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