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

LONDON – element14 will provide printed circuit boards through an unusual partnership with PCB manufacturer Pentalogix.

Pentalogix, a quickturn board fabricator, will offer its PCBs through element14’s component distribution channel. The relationship is unusual in that most catalog distributors offer only components to be assembled to a circuit board, not the PCB itself.

element14 is part of the Premier Farnell distribution organization, which includes Newark.

WESTPORT, CT -- Compass Diversified Holdings narrowed its net loss for the quarter ended March 31 to $6.6 million from $15.3 million a year ago.

Read more: Compass Cuts Loss on Sales Surge