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NEWARK, DE -- A pair of University of Delaware researchers have developed a way to fabricate a low-Dk substrate made from soy. Read more ...

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ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems Group today reported third-quarter printed circuit board revenue of $208.9 million, up 6.7% sequentially.

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WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The parent company of Arlon Electronic Materials reported third-quarter net income of $6 million on net sales of $173.8 million for the three months ended Sept. 30. Read more ...

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AMBERG, GERMANY – More than 8,000 of Phoenix Contact’s Combicon PCB connection products are being integrated into TracePartsOnline.net.

Integration of 3D models will be carried out within the Phoenix Contact website; the firm’s customers can directly visualize the selected products.

“TraceParts’ innovative interface … can directly reuse our own geometrical data in STEP format, without having to recreate all the data,” said Jens-Uwe Henkel, Combicon product marketing manager.

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WESTPORT, CT -- Compass Diversified Holdings reported a net loss of$29.4 million during its third quarter ended Sept. 30. The company said its results were boosted by its two PWB fabricator subsidiaries: Circuit Express and Advanced Circuits.

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SANTA ANA, CA – PCB manufacturer TTM Technologies reported record third-quarter net sales of $357.8 million, up 15% sequentially.

Operating income increased 163% sequentially to $45.7 million.

GAAP net income was $29.1 million, compared to $4.9 million for the second quarter of 2010.

Second-quarter results included charges of $14.6 million related to plant closures, impairment of long-lived assets, transaction costs, and inventory fair value adjustments.

“We achieved record revenue and profitability, exceeding the guidance we provided for the quarter. The recently completed combination with Meadville has clearly been a transformative event for TTM,” said Kent Alder, president and CEO of TTM.

TTM estimates fourth-quarter revenue in the range of $351 million to $367 million.

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