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for October, down by 3.62% year-on-year, and
down by 5.97% from the previous month.
Taiflex EM Revenues Up 6.5% YoY
for Jan-Nov E
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific Co. Ltd, a
manufacturer of flexible printed circuit mate-
rials such as flexible copper clad laminates
(CCLs) and coverlays, has announced consoli-
dated revenue of NT$690 million ($24.88 mil-
lion at $1:NT$27.73) for November 2021, up
by 5% from the previous month but down by
11.7% year-on-year.
Nan Ya PCB Jan–Nov Sales Up
36% YoY E
Taiwan-based Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board
Corp. has posted unaudited sales of NT$4.76
billion ($171.8 million at $1=NT$27.72) in
November 2021, down by 6.6% from the pre-
vious month but up by 30% year-on-year.
Technique Speeds Up Thermal Actuation
for Soft Robotics E
Researchers from North Carolina State Uni-
versity have come up with a new design for
thermal actuators, which can be used to create
rapid movement in so robotic devices.
A New Platform for Controlled Design of
Printed Electronics with 2D Materials E
A study, published in Nature Electronics, led
by Imperial College London and Politecnico
di Torino researchers reveals the physical
mechanisms responsible for the transport of
electricity in printed two-dimensional (2D)
materials.
Flexible Thinking: A Brief Retrospective
of 50 Years in the PCB Industry E
Columnist Joe Fjelstad reflects on his 50th year
in the printed circuit industry. "It was a bit of a
shock when I looked at the calendar and real-
ized that I have been kicking around this indus-
try for a half-century. I was fortunate enough to
find my way into the PCB industry through the
analytical lab of a PCB company in Mountain
View, Calif., in the early days of Silicon Valley.
e name of the company was Printex and it
was one of the premier PCB fabricators in the
United States."
Women in Electronics Founder Jackie
Mattox to Keynote Women in Electronics
Reception at IPC APEX EXPO 2022 E
Does a disruptive climate help or hinder women
in the workplace? Has diversity improved in
electronics? What's the electronics manufac-
turing industry doing and what else can be
done?
ThinFlex Posts Lower October Sales E
Flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) man-
ufacturer inFlex Corp. has registered
sales of NT$155.22 million ($5.58 million at
$1=NT$27.81) for October, down by almost
25.8% from the previous month, and down by
34% from the previous year.
Compeq Posts Slight Growth in
Jan-Oct Sales E
Taiwan-based Compeq Manufacturing Co.
Ltd—a manufacturer of HDI, rigid-flex PCBs,
and flex PCBs—has posted unaudited sales of
NT$6 billion ($215.8 million at $1:NT$27.80)
