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ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems reported first-quarter sales dropped 31.6% from a year ago to $123.4 million as demand for automotive and telecom PCBs plunged.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new white paper attempts to clarify facts and misconceptions surrounding high-density interconnect and dispute the sentiment that the North American PCB industry cannot produce HDI boards.

BUENA PARK, CA -- A leading trade group of electronics component distributors has issued a set of more stringent standards to ensure the integrity of semiconductors and other key electronics components.

WASHINGTON -- A new House bill proposes to prohibit the manufacture after July 1, 2010 of “electroindustry products” that contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (“PBBs”), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (“PBDEs”) above the maximum concentration levels specified in the European Union’s RoHS Directive.

AUSTIN, TX -- Mobile phones are ringing up big sales for touch screen makers as about 220 million units were shipped for mobile phone applications in 2008. And the penetration rate in 2008 -- 16% -- will reach nearly 40% by 2015, says DisplaySearch.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – Despite optimistic remarks from EMS providers and ODMs, the global contract manufacturing industry is unlikely to experience a dramatic recovery in the near-term, says iSuppli Corp.