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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 11 July 2008

TORONTO -- Firan Technology Group Corporation announced net sales increased by $1,195,000 or 8%, from $15,263,000 in the second quarter of 2007 to $16,458,000 in the second quarter of 2008.

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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 10 July 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Dow Chemical Company to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The transaction is valued between $15.3 and $18.8 billion by sources. Read more ...

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 08 July 2008

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ and MERIDIAN, ID – James V. Russell, President of R&D Circuits and Darren Young, CEO of Anestel announces the merger of Anestel Corporation and R&D Circuits. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 July 2008

BILLERICA, MA - Orbotech Ltd. has released the PerFix Automated Optical Repair System (AOR), to automatically check PCBs for shorts and excess copper. The company states that the system is the first of its kind in the bare PCB production industry.

According to the company, the use of the new system will greatly reduce the scrapping of PCB panels.

"By automatically fixing short defects which frequently cannot be repaired manually, this solution will enable manufacturers to achieve major operational cost savings, particularly as the complexity of board designs continues to increase." commented Hanan Gino, president of the PCB division at Orbotech.

The company states that the new system employs the image acquisition and processing techniques used in Orbotech's SIP AOI technology, and that the system achieves accurate results not possible with manual repair.

BIRMINGHAM, UK - Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe (FTEL) has announced that the decision has been finalized to transfer its PCB manufacturing operations to its sister company, Fujitsu Network Communications (FNC) in Richardson, Texas.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- AT&S and Solland Solar, a producer of standard and back-contact solar cells, will cooperate in the development of solar cell and solar module technology.

The development is targeting increased energy efficiency and reduced costs. The objective is to achieve these advantages by using processes and materials that are presently standard to the printed circuit board industry. The companies will produce a functional prototype that will be verified for mass production.

The agreement between AT&S and Solland Solar is solely a development partnership without any equity investments.