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BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PWB shipments in June decreased 29% year-over-year, and orders fell 15.1%, says IPC.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Copper foil makers in Taiwan expect prices to increase 2% to 3% in August as the average price of copper continues to set records, reports DigiTimes.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Handset shipments for the second quarter reaches 269 million units, with increases expected for the remainder of the year, reports ABI Research.

SAN JOSE, CA -- Sanmina-SCI Corp. reported a loss of $41.1 million on sales of $1.21 billion for the third quarter ended June 27. Revenues were down 37% year-over-year.

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. reported third-quarter sales fell 3% from last year to $2.75 billion. Despite the slight drop for the quarter, sales rose 12% sequentially from $2.46 billion.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Handset sales in Taiwan fell 4.1% sequentially to 536,700 in June, reports DigiTimes.

Nokia maintained its top position with a more than 30% share for the month. Coming in a close second, Sony Ericsson has just under 30%. Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Motorola rounded out the top five with an 18%, 10% and 4.3% share respectively, according to DigiTimes.