Circuit Components Inc. Acquires Bus Bar Product Line from Bussco Corp.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003

Circuit Components Inc. (CCI) of Tempe, Ariz., has acquired the bus bar business of Bussco Corp. of Torrance, Calif. The bus bar product line, now the Bussco Division of CCI, has been moved to CCI's 31,000-square-foot plant in Tempe, and the company is working closely with customers and suppliers to ensure a smooth transition so that bus bar needs will not be affected by the move.

Established as an independent company in 1992, CCI is the former Circuit Components Division of Rogers Corp., and is a leading manufacturer of printed circuit board bus bars and board stiffeners. Most of the management and technical staff of CCI have previous experience in the bus bar industry, with some having pioneered the use of bus bars in computers.

Together with CCI's technical group, the key Bussco sales and technical people who have joined CCI will enable the transferred operation to offer its customers greater depth of technical resources.

The bus bar product line will complement CCI's other electronic component products, which include printed circuit board bus bars and board stiffeners, surge protection (TVSS) devices, high-frequency interconnections, via-filled ceramic substrates and area-array connectors.

Sales inquiries can be addressed to Dan LeVantine, sales vice president, Bussco Division, at 310-371-1040 or [e-mail]; or to Bob Greenman, vice president, marketing, CCI, at 480-731-6205 or [e-mail].

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