TORONTO – Ontario will provide FTG Circuits – Toronto with more than $5 million in financial support for investments in advanced technology products and processes.

FTG will receive up to $5.1 million in loans from the province, part of a total investment of $17 million in R&D and capital over a five-year period to retain and create jobs in Ontario.

FTG will use the funds to increase its bare board fabrication capabilities in materials, buried passives, high-density interconnects, and thermal management.

The firm will improve manufacturing processes in all aspects of PCB production, including innerlayers, outerlayers, scaling, plating and solder mask. The company also plans to reduce water and power consumption, and will invest in the necessary systems to support advanced manufacturing in high-mix, low-volume applications.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IEEE members will soon vote on two proposed standards that set criteria for environmentally preferable electronic equipment, and a competing trade group is expressing concerns over the ramifications.

Read more: IPC ‘Concerned’ Over Proposed IEEE Environmental Standards

SHANGHAI -- Pegatron-Unihan cited Dow Electronic Materials with its 2009 Best Partner Award for performance in technology, support, quality, and logistics.

Read more: Pegatron-Unihan Cites Dow Electronic Materials for Performance

TORONTO -- Top 5 global EMS provider Celestica recognized Viasystems Group as an honoree of its 2009 Total Cost of Ownership Supplier Award.

Read more: Viasystems Wins Celestica Supplier Award