BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PWB shipments in December increased 13.3% year-over-year and orders rose 2.9% compared to the same month in 2009.

SMYRNA, GA — UP Media Group today announced the opening of Printed Circuit University, the industry’s first online e-learning and training resource for professionals involved in the engineering and design of printed circuit boards and related technologies.

HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology Holdings, a top 50 EMS company, reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of HK$27.4 million ($3.5 million), more than twice its loss of a year ago.

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The United States PTO Jan. 25 has issued a patent for an electrical PCB connector to Lotes Co. of Taiwan.