TOKYO – OKI Circuit Technology has developed multilayer PCB technology with stepped copper coin insertion, which reportedly achieves 55 times better heat dissipation than conventional PCBs.

VAL-DE-REUIL, FRANCE – Altix, a French specialist in photolithography and direct imaging equipment, has announced its successful merger with MGI Digital Technology.

ORLANDO, FL – Laser Photonics and its recently-acquired subsidiary, Control Micro Systems, have announced the expansion of their PCB marking technology development program targeting the semiconductor and electronics market.

AUGUSTA, GA -- Nippon Denkai has decided to close and liquidate its copper foil manufacturing plant here, the last such factory in the United States.