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TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Intellectual Property Court has declined a preliminary injunction request by Isola Group against Taiwan Union Technology Corp. over the latter’s alleged patent infringement. 

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SANTA ANA, CA -- TTM Technologies, North America's largest printed circuit board manufacturer, will close its Redmond, WA, facility and lay off up to 14% of the company's overall workforce.

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TAMPA, FL – Leader Tech announced that work has been completed on the expansion of its Phase II, Global EMI Shielding Technology Center.
 
The expansion increases manufacturing capacity of the company’s Slot-Lok line of board level shields. In addition, a press department will allow customers to create near-custom shield solutions using standardized manufacturing methods. The company is developing similar capabilities for its growing standard and custom precision beryllium copper shielding products.
 
Leader Tech’s staff has expanded as well. The company has hired three domestic sales representatives, a regional sales engineer and a 45-press manufacturing line.
 
Harthun Associates will handle the Rocky Mountain region, Win-Cor Electronic Sales for the New York/New Jersey Metro area and Admor Sales will cover Southern California. Eric Arroyo has been hired as the regional sales engineer for the Midwest region. He is based in the Chicago metro area.

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REDMOND, WA – Prototron Circuits has appointed William Thoroughman to manage sales in Oregon. He has held key sales positions throughout his career. Prior to joining Prototron, he was the major account manager at Foxconn.
 
“Oregon is an extremely important region for Prototron, and we looked long and hard to get the best person possible to handle it for us,” said Russ Adams, West Coast regional sales manager.

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) revenues fell 23.2% in December to NT$1.9 billion (US$57.1 million). Fourth-quarter revenues dropped 25.83% to NT$7.88 billion (US$237 million).
 
Annual revenues were reported at NT$35.4 billion (US$1.06 billion), an increase of 2.13% on year. According to market watchers, the company’s fourth-quarter gross margin dropped to 18% to 20%.
 
The company’s utilization rate for its three top products fell to 40% to 50% for the month: wire-bond comprised 60% to 70% of revenues, traditional PCB 15% to 20%, and flip-chip 15% to 20%.

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ROGERS, CT – Rogers Corp. has released updated guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter that ended December 31. Projected net sales fell to $78 million to $79 million, down from October figures of $88 million to $92 million.
 
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