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TAIPEI -- Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) reported consolidated revenues rose 13.2% year-over-year to NT$382.6 billion ($13 billion) in October. Revenue was up 13.3% sequentially on higher demand for new iPhones and the iPad Air PC, the company said.

Read more: Foxconn's October Revenues Jump

ATLANTA -- Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with commodity inkjet printers and off-the-shelf materials. For about $300 in equipment costs, anyone can produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.

Read more: Working PCBs, in 60 Seconds

ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, UK -- The ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative has rolled out new software for capturing data for the purposes of tracking raw minerals ultimately used in electronics manufacturing. The new tool is designed to help track minerals as part of iTSCi's due diligence program.

Read more: New ITRI Software Automates Conflict Mineral Tracking

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems reported net sales in its printed circuit boards segment for the third quarter of $256.8 million, down 4.7% from last year. The operating profit was $5.7 million, up from $3 million a year ago.

Read more: Viasystems' PCB Sales Down YoY

LEOBEN, AUSTRIAAT&S posted fiscal first-half 2014 revenue of EUR 300 million, a year-over-year improvement of 18%.

Read more: AT&S Posts H1 Revenue Up 18%

LIMBURG, GERMANY -- PCB fabrication equipment supplier Gardien has established an in-house quality assurance and test facility here, the company said today. The new facility gives Gardien "much needed room" to expand its business and will support global delivery of new equipment as well as local offering of quality assurance services to the PCB manufacturers.

Read more: Gardien Adds German R&D, Service Site

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