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IPC: Slump in PCB Sales and
Orders is Typical for July
"July is typically a slow month for the PCb indus-
try and this year is no exception," said sharon
starr, iPC's director of market research. "the PCb
book-to-bill ratio has been hovering around 1.00
since february, which explains the flat year-to-
date sales growth we are seeing," she added.
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Molex Dongguan China
Earns FDA Registration
molex incorporated announced that the molex
dongguan, China facility is now registered with
the u.s. fda as a compliant manufacturer of
Class i medical devices. Part of an ongoing pro-
cess improvement plan by the molex printed
circuit products group, registration confirms the
dongguan China site's adherence with fda in-
spections, tracking, and traceability criteria.
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Global PCB Market to
Increase to $74.3B in 2018
industryarC forecasts the global PCb manufactur-
ing market to increase its market size from around
$62.3 billion in 2013 to around $74.31 billion in
2018, growing at a Cagr of 3.6%.
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Murrietta, eSurface
Ink Technology Licensing
Agreement
the executed technology license agreement
between the two companies provides murri-
etta the right to manufacture PCbs using esur-
face's patented technology, receive implemen-
tation and marketing support from esurface,
and to be acknowledged as an esurface autho-
rized facility.
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