SAN DIEGO – IPC Apex Expo 2013 brought 4,568 conference and exhibit attendees from 42 countries, compared to 4,915 in 2012.

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LEATHERHEAD, SURREY, UK -- Flex circuit production has gained share against rigid printed circuit boards, rising to 16% of all PCB production compared to 9% 15 years ago.

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AURORA, CO -- Printed circuit board fabricator Advanced Circuits reported 2012 net sales rose 7.5% year-over-year to $84.1 million.

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TOKYO -- The head of Japan's leading aviation workers union said it is unclear whether faulty circuit boards were responsible for a series of battery fires that led All Nippon Airways to ground its Boeing 787 aircraft.

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