Each electronic component, he decided, could be made of the same type of material and integrated into a whole.

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In fact, while I was standing around pelting Sorger with questions a box of parts from electronic component supplier Digikey was delivered.

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Rubicon Technology reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 94% as weak demand continued to hurt the electronic-component supplier's sales.

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Dunne pointed to the increase in demand for printed circuit boards--a component used in many electronic products.

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Last month, Fujitsu announced a whole new line of WiMax products covering every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions.

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