In which we highlight the top news and product stories from various printed circuit and printed electronics sites around the web. Today's HOT item: Carbon nanotubes detect toxins in drinking water

There's so much going on in the world today that it can be difficult to keep on top of it all. So – in addition to the blogs and articles and "tales of daring do" posted right here in the TechBites PCB Design Community, here's a compilation of the latest and greatest stories from various PCB-centric sources scattered around the Internet (please let me know if there are any other sources you think I should add).

I'm doing this on a daily basis (only on week days... I'm not promising anything on Saturdays and Sundays [grin]), so all you need to do is to come here once a day to see what's hot (and what's not).

Circuits Assembly

• NEW: Vitronics Cuts Advanced Technology Group
• NEW: IPC, Canon Collaborate on Electronics Trade Show
• NEW: Foxconn's December, 2009 Sales Off
• NEW: Viasystems' Sales Up 8% in Q4
• EPE Opens Larger NH Facility
• Consumer Electronics Market to Rise in 2010
• Chase EMS' Backlogs Up 26% in Nov. Quarter
• '6 Straight': Component Orders Up Again
• Celestica Acquires Invec Solutions

PCB 007

• NEW: IPC and Canon Collaborate to Produce Electronics Midwest
• NEW: Dr. Nakahara Takes on Printed Electronics
• NEW: Graphic PLC Invests in Orbotech Sprint-8 Inkjet Legend Printer
• NEW: MFLEX Expects 1Q Record Net Sales of $229 Million
• NEW: HannStar Eyes 50% Market Share of PCBs for NB PCs
• NEW: Macer Sweden Names New Sales Representative
• NEW: PCB Material Prices to Increase
• NEW: Letter Re: Is it Time to Create Real Awards for Our Industry?
• NEW: Viasystems Posts 8% Revenue Growth in 4Q09
• NEW: Silver Bullet Process Merges PE and PCB Technologies
• NEW: It's Only Common Sense: Snap Out of It!
• NEW: EIPC Holds EBFRIP Workshop January 21, 2010
• ISU Petasys Receives ITAR Registration
• TTM Suffered from Recession in 2009; Cuts Jobs & Working Hours
• Supply Chain Opportunities in High Speed/Optoelectronics
• EIPC Speednews: European Institute of Printed Circuits
• Is it Time to Create Real Awards for Our Industry?

PCB Design 007

• NEW: Zuken Launches Free Evaluation Software for CADSTAR 12.0
• NEW: International Engineering Consortium Names 2010 DesignVision Awards Finalists
• NEW: Strategies For Thriving in Design Engineering
• NEW: Silver Bullet Process Merges PE and PCB Technologies
• Register For Mentor Graphics, Xilinx Multi-GHz Webinar
• Is it Time to Create Real Awards for Our Industry?
• Rogers Features Advanced Materials Solutions at DesignCon
• GOEPEL Electronics to Run New Technology Days in UK
• Rapid Recovery for China's Engineering Software Market

Printed Circuit Design and Fab

• NEW: Rogers to Showcase Materials Solutions at Designcon 2010
• NEW: Foxconn's December, 2009 Sales Off
• NEW: Viasystems' Sales Up 8% in Q4
• NEW: ISU Petasys Receives ITAR Registration
• '6 Straight': Component Orders Up Again
• Rogers Up Q4 Guidance, Predicts 2010 Gains
• ISU Petasys Receives ITAR Registration
• PhotoMachining Receives US Air Force Grant
• Flexible Circuits Inc. Installs IPS Plating Bath

Printed Electronics World

• NEW: Sharp, EGP and STM to produce innovative thin film photovoltaics
• NEW: Carbon nanotubes detect toxins in drinking water
• QUE pro-Reader aimed at the business professional
• Printed RFID in 2010
• Light emitting transistors for lab-on-chip
• Printed Electronic Circuit process for LED interconnection
• PVI, HYDIS Technologies and LG Display launch co-operation

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