POWAY, CA – Hallmark Circuits Inc., one of the top fifty PCB suppliers in the US,recently attained ISO 9001:2008 and
AS9100:2004 certification.
ISO 9001:2008 is a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS)
that requires a company to consistently provide product that meets customer and
regulatory requirements, and enhances customer satisfaction through the
effective application of the system.
AS9100:2004 is a QMS standard specific to the aerospace
industry.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), the second-largest chip maker worldwide,reported second-quarter revenue fell 10.3% from last year to NT$22.63 billion (US$690 million).
ANAHEIM, CA – Multi-Fineline Electronix reported third-quarter net sales rose 4.1% from last year to $174.5 million on increased sales of flex assemblies for consumer electronics.
CLEVELAND – OM Group Inc.reported second-quarter net sales plunged 60% from
last year to $203.4 million as lower cobalt prices affected prices in its
Advanced Materials segment.
By segment, Advanced Materials saw sales fall from $359.1
million last year to $104 million; Specialty Chemicals had $100.3 million in
sales for the quarter, compared to $152.5 million last year. Despite the
year-over-year drops, volume did improve over last quarter.
“Volume in many of our end markets, most notably printed
circuit board and semiconductor, improved sequentially from the first quarter
of 2009 to the second quarter, and continue to do so in the third quarter,”
says Joseph Scaminance, chairman and CEO.
OMG is the parent company of Electrochemicals.
For the first half of the fiscal year, net sales were $395.1
million, down from $991.6 million last year.
For the quarter ended June 30, net loss was $35.3 million,
compared to net income of $56.2 million last year. First-half net loss was
$43.6 million, down from net income of $111.5 million year-over-year.
The company reported second-quarter gross profit slipped
from $126 million last year to $34.4 million on lower sales prices and volume.
For the first six months, gross profit was $61 million, compared to $262.7
million in 2008.
ROGERS, CT – Rogers Corp. reported second-quarter sales fell 27% from last year to $67.4 million. For the first half of the year, sales slipped 30% to $132.8 million.
Read more: Rogers' Q2 PCB Materials Sales Down 16.9% YoY
GIFU, JAPAN – Ibiden Co., the largest PCB fabricator worldwide,reported first-quarter net sales dropped 32.5% from last year to 61.7 million yen (US$645,844).
Sales to Japan were the highest at 53.5 million yen (US$559,983), with Asia sales totaling 12 million yen (US$125,714). Europe accounted for 9 million yen (US$94,448) and North America had 6.7 million yen (US$70,331) in sales.
For the quarter ended June 30, net income dove 73.5% to 2.3 million yen (US$24,394) year-over-year. Gross profit was 13.9 million yen (US$145,310) compared to 23.3 million yen (US$243,977) last year.
