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LAS VEGAS – PCD&F today announced winners of the 2011 New Product Introduction Award for printed circuit design tools and fabrication equipment.

Read more: PCD&F Announces Annual NPI Award Winners

BUTTERWORTH, MALAYSIA -- Ibiden will invest up to RM1 billion ($330.5 million) to expand capacity at its local printed circuit board fabrication site.

Read more: Ibiden to Build 2d Malaysia Site

ST. LOUIS – Viasystems Group said it expects only minor impacts on the direct flow of supplies as a result of the Japan disasters; however, the possible impacts on its customers’ future order patterns are more difficult to assess.

Read more: Viasystems: Japan Tragedy Could Affect Customer Orders

ILAN, TAIWAN -- Unitech Printed Circuit Board will begin the build-out of its newest fabrication plant here in August, the company said this week.

Read more: New Unitech Plant to Come Online in November

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported first quarter sales rose 34% year-over-year as the world's largest electronics manufacturing services provider brushed off sourcing problems stemming from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Read more: Foxconn's March Sales Up 34% YoY

TIANJIN, CHINA -- Printed circuit board fabricator Tianjin Printronics Circuit reported a loss of 19.3 million yuan ($2.56 million) in 2010, the third straight year its earnings fell.

Read more: Tianjin Printronic's Profits Down Again