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BANNOCKBURN, IL - The IPC has asked technical experts from member companies and others in the electronics industry to participate in a meeting in Brussels on June 18, to discuss its concerns on RoHS expansion with representatives of the European Commission.

TAIWAN – The second quarter is typically slow for consumer electronics, but PCB fabricators are seeing signs that the demand for handsets PCBs is up slightly in Q2 based on stronger sales in June.

MIGDAL HAEMEK, ISRAEL - Camtek has announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31.

TAIWAN - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. earned net income of $525 million for the first quarter of the year, down 39.4% from a quarter earlier, although up 2.85% from the same period of last year.

The company had revenue of $10 billion last quarter, down 27.1% from the previous quarter but ahead 22.25% over the same period last year.

Hon Hai representatives said that the lower earnings were a result of typical first quarter market slowdown and a sluggish global economy, but that results for the first quarter were basically in line with expectations.

Industry reports speculate that the company will begin rebounding this quarter, on anticipated orders from Apple, IBM a nd HP.

The company also reportedly earned $1.5 million from currency exchange in Q1.

SHELTON, CT – The consumer and business media audit organization BPA has released a report showing strong growth in the worldwide flexible circuit market.