TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics will boost its investment in its components and PCB sites in China by an additional $349 million and will issue a series of bonds to pay off debt, according to reports. Read more ...
HONG KONG -- The latest incarnation of the HKPCA Show opened this week in Shenzhen amid expressions of confidence in the industry’s future from leading industry figures. Read more ...
HERNDON, VA — A new white paper reports on the progress of major OEMs toward removing halogenated flame retardants and PVC from desktop and laptop PCs.
Read more ...BANNOCKBURN, IL – The printed circuit board recovery has reached a “plateau” based on the book-to-bill ratio trends, IPC says.
The ratio fell in October for the fifth straight month, as order growth has slowed, the trade group said.
ALBUQUERQUE – A New York federal bankruptcy court ordered Mark IV Industries to remove contaminated groundwater at its former PCB manufacturing site here, say published reports.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- Gene Riddle, owner of a long-defunct printed circuit board fabricator, last week pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally storing and discarding toxic waste.