TAIPEI, TAIWAN and YANGZHOU, CHINA – As part of its plan to expand into China, UniflexTechnology Inc. is set to acquire Boardtek Electronics Corporation’s plant in Yangzhou for a reported NT$180 million (US$5.38 million). The plant supplies flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) to subsidiaries of its parent company YFY Group. In addition, market sources say Boardtek will take a 10% stake, nearly NT$130 million (US$3.89 million), in Uniflex through private placement. The deal is expected to close by early 2009.
FOREST GROVE, OR – Mania Technologie Outsourcing Services (MTOS) has been chosen to supply high technology flying probe test solutions to several printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers and electrical test service providers. The companies include: Westak Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA; Advanced Circuitry Inc. of Duluth, GA; Quickturn Services Inc. of Anaheim, CA; Multicircuits Inc. of Oshkosh, WI; and Circuit Technology Services Inc. of San Jose, CA.