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FULLERTON, CA -- PCB fabricator Cosmotronic will relocate its flex circuit production into excess manufacturing space here in a facility owned by its parent company, JR Controls.

Read more: Cosmotronic to Relocate Flex Ops

SANTA ANA, CA – Printed circuit board maker TTM Technologies reported first-quarter earnings more than doubled year-over-year on a sales increase of 16%.

TTM posted a profit of $27.1 million. Revenue more than doubled to $342.8 million, within earlier guidance.

The firm expects second-quarter revenue between $350 million and $370 million.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- AT&S forecasts sales to top 535 million euros ($775 million) this year, and possibly reach 550 million euros, on higher demand for HDI PCBs.

Read more: AT&S Sees Revenue Gains, New Plants Ahead

CLEVELAND -- OM Group's first-quarter revenue rose 9% over last year on broad volume end-market growth, particularly in semiconductors and printed circuit boards.

Read more: OMG Benefitting from Higher PCB Demand

ANAHEIM, CA -- M-Flex today reported its fiscal second quarter net income more than doubled to $11.6 million, up from $4.9 million a year ago.

Read more: M-Flex's Earnings, Sales Up in March Quarter

FRAMINGHAM, MA – First-quarter worldwide PC microprocessor shipments were up 7.4% year-over-year and 1.6% sequentially, says IDC.

IDC expects full-year 2011 shipments to rise 10.3% compared to 2010. 2011 revenue is expected to grow 17.6% to nearly $43 billion.

In the first quarter, Intel had 80.8% unit market share, while AMD had 18.9%, both flat sequentially.

Demand for the second half of 2011 looks good, the firm says. Japan’s “earthquake and tsunami had minor effects on the PC supply chain," said IDC’s Shane Rau. "However, the real near-to-mid term concern there is the effect on Japanese demand for PCs and so microprocessors."

By 2015, IDC expects that more than 13% of PC processors will be based on ARM architecture.