In January and February, industry sources report that they actually received orders from Motorola for trial production of several new applications.

PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing, who sees about 40% of its revenues come from Motorola, suggested that should a sale occur, that it would not take place until later in the year, and that any orders placed with Taiwan's PCB makers in 2008 would likely be unaffected.

Compeq also stated that if a buyer was an existing client of a Taiwan's PCB manufacturer, then production orders would likely not be affected, since Taiwan leads worldwide in the PCB handset manufacturing segment.

The company states that the product is ideal for LED backlight units used in TVs and monitors, as well as light engines for streetlights, safety and other general lighting applications. The MCPCB will reportedly last longer than competitive materials, and the dielectric's microstructure will allow the assembly to withstand thousands of thermal cycles due to CTE mismatch.