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BANGKOK -- Huizhou China Eagle Electronic Technology will invest CNY550 million ($79 million) to build a printed circuit board fabrication facility here, the company announced.

Read more: Eagle Electronic to Expand PCB Fab to Thailand

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — After seeing declines in three straight quarters, incoming orders in Germany's printed circuit board industry increased by 5.7% in the second quarter, according to ZVEI. Sales also saw an increase for the sixth quarter in a row.

Read more: German PCB Orders Increase, but Businesses Remain Pessimistic

SCHRAMBERG, GERMANY — Schweizer Electronic AG has concluded negotiations to sell around 57% of the shares in Schweizer Electronic (Jiangsu) Co., the company's subsidiary located in Jintan, China, to WUS Printed Circuit.

Read more: Schweizer Reorganizes China Business

SHENZHEN, CHINA — Chinese PCB manufacturer Fastprint Circuit Tech will be acquiring a Chinese subsidiary of Ibiden, a Japanese PCB maker, at a price of JPY 17.7 billion (US $129 million).

Read more: Fastprint to Buy Ibiden’s Beijing Unit

BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND — Cicor Technologies has acquired German electronic components manufacturer AFT Microwave.

Read more: Cicor Acquires AFT Microwave

BATU KAWAN, MALAYSIA – Simmtech Holdings is set to expand its production line in Penang, Malaysia through its Malaysia-based subsidiary, Sustio.

The $50 million expansion is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2023, and will double the facility's high-density interconnect (HDI) printed circuit boards (PCB) production capacity while creating an additional 400 full-time jobs.

Read more: Simmtech to Fast-track Penang Production Line Expansion