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News Highlights
Murrietta Circuits Nets Raytheon
Five Star Supplier Award
Andrew Murrietta, CeO and co-owner of Murriet-
ta Circuits, announced that his company has been
awarded Raytheon's Five star supplier Recognition
Award for the second year in a row. he says, "This is
truly overwhelming for me and the rest of the Mur-
rietta team. i know we have all worked hard to make
this happen and we are so pleased and proud we
were recognized again this year."
IPC Lauds U.S. Rule on
Military-related PCBs
Following years of advocacy work to clarify the treat-
ment of printed circuit boards (PCBs) under interna-
tional Traffic in Arms Regulations (iTAR), iPC is ap-
plauding the u.s. Department of state's final rule
for Category Xi for Military electronics of the united
states Munitions list (usMl). Published today, the
new rule states that PCBs "specially designed" for
defense-related purposes will be controlled under
usMl Category Xi. Additionally, any designs or digi-
tal data related to "specially designed" PCBs will be
controlled as technical data.
FTG's Aerospace Segments Show
Dramatic Q2 Improvements
"FTg's momentum has continued through the first
half of 2014 with strong results across the compa-
ny, particularly at our two new aerospace facilities in
Tianjin and Chatsworth where we continued to see
progress on qualification activities, strong orders, and
increased shipments," stated Brad Bourne, president
and CeO.
Merlin Flex Earns SC21 Bronze Award
Flexible and flex-rigid PCB manufacturer Merlin Flex
ltd., based in the northeast of england, has been
awarded a prestigious sC21 Bronze award. The sC21
programme has become a benchmark for supply
chain excellence evaluating current business practic-
es against rigorous international standards in quality,
service, and business management.
Multilayer Technology Completes
AS9100 Audit
Multilayer Technology of irving, Texas is pleased to
announce it has successfully completed a scheduled
As9100C + isO9001: 2008 conducted in May 2014.
FTG Tianjin China Ships 10,000th
Flight Deck Product
Firan Technology group Corporation has shipped its
10,000th aircraft flight deck product from its facil-
ity in Tianjin, China. "it has been amazing to watch
the development and growth of our new facility in
Tianjin. The team there has learned so much and has
developed world-class skills in illuminated cockpit
products," stated Brad Bourne, president and CeO,
FTg Corporation.
NASA Launches Mission to Monitor
Earth's Breathing
nAsA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2)
aims to locate earth's sources of and storage places
for atmospheric carbon dioxide, the leading human-
produced greenhouse gas responsible for warming
our world and a critical component of the planet's
carbon cycle.
DoD Spending Driven by Geospatial
Tech Innovation
The DoD is leveraging innovations in geospatial tech-
nologies to ensure commanders at every level have
a deeper understanding of evolving operational en-
vironments. "After engineering and integration, im-
provements in dissemination and targeting will com-
mand the most attention, with spending in 2018
likely to stand at $712.6 million and $579.4 million,
respectively," said industry Analyst John hernandez.
Power GaN Market to See 80%
CAGR through 2020
Overall, 2020 could see an estimated device market
size of almost $600 million, leading to approximate-
ly 580,000 x 6 wafers to be processed. Ramp-up will
be quite impressive starting in 2016, at an estimated
80% CAgR through 2020, based upon a scenario
where ev/hev begins adopting gan in 2018–2019.
Global Commercial Satellite Imaging
Market Forecast
This report analyzes the commercial satellite imag-
ing market on a global basis, with further breakdown
into various sub-segments. it provides thorough
analysis and market growth forecast of the global
commercial satellite imaging market, based on its
applications, end-use industry, and geography for
the period from 2013–2019.
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