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FRANKFURT -- February orders at German printed circuit board fabricators fell 13% year-over-year, a local trade group says.

Read more: Germany PCB Orders Lagging Last Year's Record

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA -- Arlon Electronic Materials reported first-quarter revenue rose 23.5% from last year to $22 million on higher demand for printed circuit board materials for telecommunications infrastructure in China.

Read more: Arlon's Q1 Sales up 24% YoY

ROMULUS, MI -- Saturn Electronics Corp. is developing a pair of calculators for designing printed circuit boards with LEDs.

Read more: Saturn to Launch 2 LED Design Tools

OSAKA -- Panasonic Electronic Devices will set up a new plant in Taiwan as part of its plan to "significantly" increase its overseas production of ALIVH multilayer boards.

Read more: Panasonic to Quadruple Offshore ALIVH Capacity

TAIPEI – Mitsubishi Electric reportedly plans to increase its printed circuit board laser drill output by 50% in the second half of the year, but laser drill supply is likely to remain tight through the end of 2011, the company said.

Read more: Report: Laser Drill Capacity Tight Through Year End

BANNOCKBURN, IL – An estimated one-third of all printed circuit boards for US defense or military systems are produced outside North America, according to recent IPC data.

Read more: Report: One-Third of PCBs for US Defense Produced Outside N. America

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