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ESCONDIDO, CA – U.S. Circuit has received International Traffic and Arms Regulation (ITAR) certification.

Awarded by the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, ITAR controls the export and import of defense-related articles and services on the United States Munitions List. The certification can also be required for commercial electronics.

U.S. Circuit fabricates PCBs for both commercial and military/aerospace markets.

MURRYSVILLE, PA – There’s a new fabricator in town, Circuits LLC. The company will focus primarily on providing flex PCBs to the defense, industrial and medical markets.

Read more: Circuits LLC Open for Business

BEAVERTON, OR – Merix Corp. reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.4 million, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million last year.

Read more: Merix Posts Dismal Q4

WEST HAVEN, CT– Enthone Inc. has acquired select assets of Westbrook Technologies including exclusive rights and knowledge to all surface finishing IP, the company said today. Terms were not disclosed.

Read more: Enthone Acquires Westbrook Tech Assets

TAIPEI -- Flextronics is upping the ante in the notebook PC wars, as the EMS firm reportedly is set to add 1,500 workers to its Taiwan-based unit.

Read more: Flextronics Quadrupling Notebook Workforce

ST. LOUIS and SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO – Laird Technologies Inc. has signed a fabrication agreement with Milplex Circuit Inc.

Under terms of the agreement, the St. Louis-based company will allow Milplex to manufacture PCBs using its products. These include: the T-preg line of thermally conductive, electrically insulating pre-preg; the T-lam PP thermally conductive pre-preg and the T-lam SS single-sided insulated metal PCB substrate.

Laird designs and supplies customized performance-critical products, including EMI shielding, wireless antennae solutions and RF modules and systems. Milplex specializes in quick turn prototypes and production for double side through multilayer technologies.