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GOTEBORG, SWEDEN -- FlexLink reported net profits rose 32% year-over-year to $25 million.

Read more: FlexLink's Profits, Sales Up Big in 2010

SANTA ANA, CA – Printed circuit board manufacturer TTM Technologies today said fourth-quarter 2010 net sales increased 152% year-over-year and 6% sequentially to a record $377.9 million.

Read more: TTM Posts Q4 Record Sales of $378M

LONDON – Printed circuit board distributor Holders Technology swung to a profit of £490,000 for the fiscal year ended November 30.

For the year, revenues grew 26% over 2009 to £16.3 million. Last year, Holders reported a net loss of £408,000.

The company, which distributes equipment and materials for the PCB fabrication industry in Europe, said strong growth in Germany offset a flat year in the UK.

MILWAUKEE — RBP Chemical Technology has named Ernest Litynski vice president of operations of its manufacturing facility here.

Read more: RBP Names Litynski to Run Ops

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems Group today reported fourth-quarter on higher demand for automotive products, partially offset by softness in telecommunications.

Read more: Viasystems' Q4 PCB Sales Down 6%

BOSTON -- Kenneth Olsen, the Digital Equipment Corp. cofounder who famously said he couldn't imagine why a person would want a computer in their home,  died Sunday. He was 84.

Read more: DEC Founder Olsen Dies

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