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TTM Receives Foreign
Approvals to Acquire
Viasystems
ttM technologies, Inc. has received the approvals
of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's repub-
lic of China, the Federal Cartel Office of Germany,
and the Estonian Competition Authority to proceed
with the acquisition of Viasystems Group, Inc.
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Saturn Electronics Opens
Doors for PCB Tours
Saturn Electronics is opening its doors to custom-
ers this January as part of its "Open house" initia-
tive, where PCB experts from the company will be
on hand to answer any questions regarding the
fabrication process of the PCB and Saturn Electron-
ics' capabilities at its romulus, Michigan facility.
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IPC: N.A. PCB Order Growth
Bolsters Book-to-Bill Ratio
"Although PCB sales in north American contin-
ued below last year's level in november, orders
again came in above last year," said Sharon Starr,
IPC's director of market research. "Strong orders
in the fourth quarter have driven the book-to-
bill ratio into positive territory, which offers hope
that year-on-year PCB sales growth will turn
positive in 2015."
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AT&S Offers Embedded
Power Electronics
due to constant technology development and
strong partnerships, At&S has achieved outstand-
ing results in the field of power electronics. this
solution provides a significant increase in efficien-
cy and performance for industrial and automotive
applications.
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MFLEX Concludes Solid
Q4 Financial Results
reza Meshgin, Chief Executive Officer of MFLEx,
commented, "we generated another quarter of
solid profitability during the december quarter.
Strong demand, including continued contribu-
tion from our group of eight newer customers,
supported an anticipated 21 percent sequential
increase in net sales."
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IPC Establishes Local
Presence in Korea
the Standards Committee of IPC korea will help
members to develop and revise global standards,
educate and train workers, provide technology
consultation, hold technology development fo-
rums, standardize electronics terminologies in ko-
rean, and hold networking events. this will help
establish a collaborative relationship among the
government, electronics industry, and academia.
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