FUSHAN, CHINA - The Founder Group’s PCB department has announced that it has succeeded in the trial production of the Solid Via II and Via-On-Pad, verifying the reliability of the blind via filling process, layer-to-layer registration, and post-filling copper re-plating.

The company reports that it will soon begin volume production of the HDI process.

Concurrently, the company plans to expand the production capacity of its HDI plants in its Zhuhai and Hangzhou facilities to increase the percentage of the PCB business segment within the company. The company's PCB manufacturing segment increased 35% in 2007.

SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA - TrueLogic Company has announced the opening of their Asia-Pacific regional office in Singapore, and has appointed Tobin L. Alexander as director for the Asia-Pacific region. Alexander brings 25 years of manufacturing and IT sales and consulting experience across the Asia-Pacific region.

Alexander will be located in the new office, and will responsible for the company’s business development, sales and customer service in the region.

"This is a move we have been planning for some time. We’re…receiving quite a lot of interest and opportunities from companies based in the region, so we’re excited about the potential for growth in Asia across all of our client and industry sectors." said Matt Akin, president. "In order to do business in Asia, you need to be in Asia—and that’s why we’re here. We want to show our commitment to our clients and to the markets in the region."