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AUSTIN, TX -- Mobile phones are ringing up big sales for touch screen makers as about 220 million units were shipped for mobile phone applications in 2008. And the penetration rate in 2008 -- 16% -- will reach nearly 40% by 2015, says DisplaySearch.

WASHINGTON -- A new House bill proposes to prohibit the manufacture after July 1, 2010 of “electroindustry products” that contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (“PBBs”), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (“PBDEs”) above the maximum concentration levels specified in the European Union’s RoHS Directive.

SURREY, ENGLAND – According to a quarterly survey by BPA Consulting, the PCB industry isn’t showing signs of improving any time soon.

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems reported first-quarter sales dropped 31.6% from a year ago to $123.4 million as demand for automotive and telecom PCBs plunged.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A host of trade groups today released a guide detailing the minimum requirements for material declaration in accordance with the EU REACH regulations.

The Consumer Electronics Association, DigitalEurope, JGPSSI and IPC jointly announced the release of Joint Industry Guide – Material Composition Declaration for Electrotechnical Products.

JIG-101 Ed. 2.0 is a materials declaration guide said to facilitate reporting of material content information across the global electrotechnical supply chain. The document encompasses the latest regulatory requirements, including the REACH directive. The guide focuses on the substances to declare.

It is available for free download from at www.ipc.org/jig-101.