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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Unimicron reported fourth-quarter consolidated sales fell 20% to NT$10.26 billion (US$294 million), and the company is predicting first-quarter losses, according to DigiTimes.
 
Non-operating losses for the quarter were over NT$490 million (US$14 million), with NT$415 million in inventory depreciation and NT$80 million (US$2 million) in interest payments. The company reported over NT$120 million (US$3 million) in investment losses.
 
According to Tsai-Sheng Shen, company spokesperson, sales are predicted to climb in February, but remain stagnant in March. Total capex for 2009 will be drop to NT$2 to $3 billion (US$58 to $87 million), compared to NT$7.1 billion (US$203 million) in 2008. First-quarter utilization rate will be under 50%.

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MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND – Labtech Microwave celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
 
The company is one of the United Kingdom’s leading designers and manufacturers of microwave solutions and advanced microwave component technology. It was created in 1984 and bought by Intelek in 1990. Its facility in Milton Keynes was acquired in 2005.
 
Labtech plans to continue to improve its manufacturing tolerances, capabilities and processing. “The future holds many challenges for the business. However, our flexibility and ability to react to these changes continues to provide opportunities and a strong base for sustainability,” said Brian Mazonas, managing director.

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – David Anderson has joined the engineering management team at R&D Circuits. He will be responsible for customer signal integrity analysis and assistance, as well as customer education and tutorials.
 
Anderson brings extensive experience in test engineering, having worked for AT&T and Bell Laboratories. He will work at the company’s assembly facility in Allentown, PA.

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WEST SUSSEX, ENGLAND – Chris Buckland has retired from Artetch Circuits Ltd. after 25 years. He ends his career as sales director, having started with the company as sales manager.
 
“I am very sorry to say goodbye to Chris, he has contributed a lot to the growth of Artetch over the years, and I wish him every success in his retirement,” said Martin Morrell, managing director.
 
Mark Gibson will replace Buckland as sales director. He brings over 25 years of experience in the industry, having worked for Artetch nearly 21 years ago. Prior to his return to the company, Gibson worked for various PCB manufacturers including Via Systems, Hadco and Sanmina.

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MILPITAS, CA – Lenthor Engineering has purchased a PerfecTest system to improve its registration process.
 
The system generates data that distinguishes between material expansion and movement while providing process feedback to image, lamination and drilling. Engineers are able to reduce inner layer registration error and improve manufacturing cycle time based on the inner layer scale coefficients provided by the data.

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MIGDAL HA’EMEK, ISRAEL – Camtek Ltd. will cut 68 jobs, affecting about 14% of the company’s global workforce.
 
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