PORTLAND, OR - Merix Corp. announced executive vice president of operations, Steve Robinson, left the company Feb. 25. Robinson took over Merix's operations in North America in May 2005.

His departure follows second-quarter revenue reports of $97.4 million, down 6% from the same quarter last year. Merix lost $5 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a $1.8 million profit, or 9 cents per share, in the previous year's second quarter.

CHANDLER, AZ - Isola subsidiary, Polyclad Laminates Inc. recently completed licensing agreements with the Suzhou Fukuda Metal Company (Suzhou, China) and the Lee Chang Yung Technology Corporation (Taipei, Taiwan) for Isola's Drum Side Treated Foil (DSTF) technology.

DSTF is used for dense circuit formation and high-speed signal transmission. "Our testing and simulations have revealed significant reduction in conductor loss when using DSTF foils," stated Tarun Amla, Isola Group VP and CTO.

Eric Seip, Isola Group VP, also commented, "We are excited to add two more licensees for our patented DSTF technology. This extends our list of foil licensees to fourteen, which is important for our customers and the printed circuit board industry as a whole, as the use of reverse treated foils continues to grow significantly year-over-year on a global basis."