84 The PCB Magazine • November 2015
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TTM Technologies
Consolidates Manufacturing
operations
ttm technologies Inc., a major global printed cir-
cuit board manufacturer, today announced that it
plans to close three facilities in order to improve
total plant utilization, operational performance
and customer focus.
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The re-industrialisation
of europe
With an inquisitive mind and a head for challeng-
es, besides the ability to think outside the box
and the courage to dare to be different and strive
to be first, Spirit circuits mD Steve Driver can
be relied upon to grab the attention of an audi-
ence of PcB professionals. as keynote speaker at
the Institute of circuit technology hayling Island
Seminar, he lived up to his reputation with a mo-
tivational presentation, the two themes of which
exemplified his latest entrepreneurial venture.
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Inaugural Boards, Chips and
Packaging IMPACT Conference
Adds 15 Industry experts to
Presentation List
Isola group and Semico research announced to-
day that the inaugural event, "Board, chips and
Packaging: Designing to maximize results con-
ference" is garnering significant interest from the
embedded design community with the addition
of 15 industry experts added to the agenda.
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World PCB Production in
2014 estimated at $60.2B
the world market for PcBs reached an estimat-
ed $60.2 billion in value in 2014, growing just
0.7% in real terms, according to IPc's World PcB
Production report for the Year 2014. Production
growth in china, thailand and Vietnam compen-
sated for declining PcB production in most other
regions.
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