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BANNOCKBURN, IL – Flexible printed circuit board orders in North America are booming this year, and the forecast for next year is double-digit sales growth, says IPC.

Read more: Report: N. American Flex PCB Orders to Grow in Double Digits Next Year

TAIPEI － UL has opened a printed circuit board performance testing services laboratory here, offering safety certification, testing and inspection to local printed circuit board fabricators.

Read more: UL Opens Taipei Testing Lab

SAN JOSE – Flex reported fiscal second quarter net sales ended Sept. 25 of some $6.3 billion, down 3.2% year-over-year and up 13.5% sequentially.

Read more: Flex Reports Fiscal Q2 Net Sales Down 3.2% YoY

HONG KONG -- Computers and handheld devices make up the majority of end-products for PCBs, a new report details.

Read more: PCs Still Drive PCB Consumption, HKPCA Says

LONDON -- A UK government agency is committing more than $6 million toward the establishment of a consortium to re-imagine how high frequency circuit boards are created.

Read more: UK Gov't Funds High-Frequency PCBs Project

HONG KONG -- Convergence of manufacturing and information technology will trigger a profound restructuring of industrial manufacturing and lead to a new production mode, industrial patterns, business model and economic growth.

Read more: ‘Made in China 2025’ Propels the Development of Electronics Manufacturing Sector