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AURORA, CO – Advanced Circuits reported fourth quarter revenue of $26.1 million, up 17.6% year-over-year. Net income was $4.38 million, versus $8.66 million in 2017.

Read more: Advanced Circuits Sees Big Gains in Q4

COSTA MESA, CA – TTM Technologies plans to sell its Viasource PCB broker service to Linkage Technologies for an undisclosed amount.

Read more: TTM Technologies to Sell Broker Service

PENANG, MALAYSIA – GUH Holdings will spend $22.3 million for a new plant in Jiangsu province, China. The new site is scheduled for completion in 2020, according to reports.

Read more: GUH Holdings to Invest $22M in China plant

CHANGZHOU, CHINA – PCB chemicals manufacturer Orchem plans to invest $50 million to establish its China headquarters here.

Read more: Orchem to Invest $50M to Establish China HQ

AUSTIN, TX – The high cost of moving to the next semiconductor technology node is changing the role of packaging and assembly in the electronics industry, says TechSearch International. Heterogeneous integration has become the solution to achieve the economic advantages that were previously met with silicon scaling.

Read more: Report: Heterogeneous Integration Shows Advantages to Silicon Scaling

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – A new SEMI task force seeks to establish quality requirements spanning the supply chain to meet new, higher reliability standards and help safeguard Taiwan’s competitive edge in the global microelectronics industry.

Read more: SEMI Launches Quality Assurance Task Force