ROGERS, CT - Rogers Corp. has filed suit in U.S. district court claiming a larger competitor is infringing on a pair of patents through the manufacture of one of its high frequency laminates.

In the suit, Rogers alleges Isola Laminate Systems is infringing by making, using, selling and importing a material known as IS640, a low-loss circuit board laminate.

Isola responded that it will vigorously defend itself against the claims.


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OYSTER BAY, NY - Telematics remains a North American dominated technology, a new research report says.

"Telematics efforts outside North America have faltered for several reasons," says Frank Viquez, director of automotive research at ABI Research. "In Europe, for example, a main factor is that consumers have much less of a propensity to pay for the advanced safety capabilities common to North American telematics services, such as automatic crash notification. Additionally, the main features that most European motorists demand -- navigation and traffic -- are commonly available as standalone services."

Telematics weds computers and telecommunications systems on a car. Read more ...

NEWTON, MA -- Outsourcing of electronics manufacturing will rise 113% over the next five years, to $294 billion in 2008, according to a new report.

ODMs (original design manufacturers) will outpace electronics manufacturing services providers (EMS), Reed Business said.

Overall, outsourced products will reach 23% of all electronics built by 2008, up eight points from 2003, Reed said. Read more ...

ROCKLIN, CA -- International DisplayWorks has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market System. The company is scheduled to begin trading on Feb. 8 under the ticker symbol IDWK.

IDW designs and builds LCDs, modules and assemblies for OEMs.

IDW operates 410,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing plants in China and employs more than 2,200 people. Read more ...