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ANSEONG, SOUTH KOREA -- A massive fire has laid waste to a printed circuit board factory here that was building multilayer boards for Samsung's next-generation smartphone. The fire also caused millions of dollars in damage to equipment and took hundreds of firefighters some six hours to contain, according to media reports.
TAIPEI -- Hon Hai (Foxconn) will hire up to 15,000 new workers this year, primarily in Taiwan, according to published reports. The new hires won't be for the company's traditional manufacturing positions, however, a company spokesman told Reuters today.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board shipments decreased 7.5% year-over-year in January. Orders came in at 3.7% below the same month last year, says IPC.
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