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WALLINGFORD, CT -- Amphenol reported second-quarter net income of $154.9 million, up from $141.9 million a year ago.

Read more: Broad-Based Demand Drives Amphenol's Q2 Growth

SUZHOU, CHINA -- Isola Group has expanded its manufacturing facility here, increasing capacity by some 70,000 sheets of printed circuit laminate per month.

Read more: Isola to Expand Suzhou Site

FRANKFURT - Orders at German printed circuit board fabricators rose 4% year-over-year in April and 2.4% sequentially, the trade group ZVEI said.

Read more: Strong Orders for PCBs in Germany in May

ENDICOTT, NY -- Endicott Interconnect Technologies sustained operating losses of nearly $100 million over the four-year span ending in 2012, the company said. The printed circuit board manufacturer recently filed for protection under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws while it tries to find a buyer.

Read more: Staggering Losses Doomed EI Technologies

ENDICOTT, NY -- Endicott Interconnect Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday and plans to sell its assets.

Read more: EI Technologies Files for Bankruptcy Protection

YAVNE, ISRAEL -- Orbotech has restructured into two new corporate units aimed at better recognizing new opportunities and leveraging its existing technology.

The company's Strategy and Business Development unit will focused on capitalizing on growth opportunities in new areas that are complementary to the company’s manufacturing equipment for printed circuit board, flat panel display and other electronic components. This unit will be managed by Richard Klapholz, executive vice president for Strategy and Business Development. Klapholz has been with Orbotech for 15 years, serving in senior management positions, including most recently as executive vice president Electronics Business and prior to that as president of the PCB division.

The company’s research and development activities will be reorganized under its Global Product Organization unit. This unit will focus on developing and implementing short- and long-term R&D strategy and on better positioning Orbotech to pursue new business opportunities. Yovav Sameah has been named to manage the unit, as corporate vice president and chief product officer. He has been with Orbotech for 14 years on the company's AOI side.