1)      Dai Nippon to Make PC Boards Embedded with Passive Devices
Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Dai Nippon Printing Co. said Tuesday that it
will begin in April mass-producing printed circuit boards embedded with
passive devices, such as capacitors and resistors.
The first domestic mass production of parts-embedded PC boards is in
response to the need for smaller digital devices, such as mobile phones,
notebook computers and digital still cameras.
The new product, for instance, can reduce the size of a fingerprint
identification module by 20 pct, the company said.
The company will initially produce 20 million units a month at its Kuki
plant in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. It is targeting sales of one
billion yen for fiscal 2006 starting in April.