In this week's PCB Asia Week, the PCB industry looks very active, with companies such as TECHWISE Circuits increasing their technical know-how, while others, including TUC, ramp up their exports. Chunghong, on the other hand, is raising capital through a listing on the TSE.

HannStar Board has revised its shipment guidance for notebook PCBs from growth to decline for the third quarter of 2010, while peer companies, including Gold Circuit Electronics, Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics, also expressed conservative views over third-quarter shipment outlooks.

"Since no positive conclusion has been reached in its attempts to renegotiate its debts and finance its last investments, Cire Group had to be filed for insolvency on August 3, 2010."

Flex shipments in July rose 38.2%, and bookings were up 28.8% compared to July 2009. Year-to-date, flexible circuit shipments increased 5.8% and bookings were up 17.5%. Compared to the previous month, flex circuit shipments went up 4.6% but bookings declined 4.9%. The North American flexible circuit book-to-bill ratio in July 2010 remained positive, but slipped to 1.06.

"By leveraging our years of experience in the printed circuit board label market, we are able to use our coated polyimide film that has established success in the surface mount and reflow process" notes Tom Rogers, Marketing Director at Polyonics.

Atotech will present "Potential Low-Cost Palladium-Alternatives for Activating Electroless Copper Deposition" during this year's show.

Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, has introduced ENTEK OM. The patented Organic Metal process delivers a visible, highly conductive PWB final finish that offers both ease of inspection and in-circuit testing (ICT).

Flexible PCB makers both in Taiwan and Japan recorded strong performance in the second quarter indicating that the global FPCB industry is moving forward in a positive direction, according to industry sources.

In her new role at P. D. Circuits, Lingley will manage the staff of Customer Service Representatives to ensure that the department meets or exceeds the expectations and requirements of P. D. Circuits' customers.

Jay Trott of dBm Marketing has recently joined DYCONEX's sales force; the company is a corporate sponsor of the upcoming 2010 Medical Electronics Symposium at Arizona State University.