What Merix does

Merix is described in firmographic records as a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced, multilayer, rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) intended for sophisticated electronic applications. The firm is headquartered in Forest Grove, United States, and reports a workforce of 1,001–5,000 employees, consistent with a mid-to-large specialty manufacturing operation. Historical inorganic activity — specifically the April 2005 acquisition of Eastern Pacific Circuits for approximately $115 million — points to M&A-driven capacity and capability expansion in the rigid PCB segment during the mid-2000s.

The firm's current public surface is materially degraded: the merix.com domain currently serves only a Plesk Obsidian 18.0.78 default hosting page, with no published product catalog, pricing, certifications, patents, customer references, distribution channels, funding history, leadership roster beyond a single named Vice President (Jay Dweck), or operating geographies. No revenue figures, headcount trends, or post-2005 strategic actions are disclosed in available sources. This absence of observable corporate information represents a substantial diligence gap; any conclusions about current business model mechanics, customer mix, or operating health must be treated as inferences from the legacy firmographic description rather than from verifiable current signals.

Name

Merix

Legal name

Merix

Website

https://merix.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Printed Circuit Boards (PCB Manufacturing)

NAICS

Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

Keywords

• Printed circuit boards
• Multilayer PCBs
• Rigid PCB fabrication
• Electronic interconnect products
• PCB manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Merix manufactures technologically advanced multilayer rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) used as the interconnect backbone in sophisticated electronic products. Its offerings target electronic equipment makers requiring high-complexity rigid PCB fabrication. The company's own web domain (merix.com) does not currently publish detailed product specifications, pricing, or technical content.

Product overview

Merix does not have a public product offering at this time. The domain merix.com currently displays a default Plesk web server page, indicating no active website or published product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multilayer Rigid Printed Circuit Boards

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• SigmaTron International: US-based EMS provider offering complex PCB assembly for industrial, medical, and consumer OEMs. Comparable as a North American sophisticated-electronics manufacturing peer with multilayer PCB exposure, though smaller in scale and breadth than Merix.
• SMTC Corporation: Mid-tier North American EMS and PCB assembly provider serving aerospace, defense, industrial, and clean-tech OEMs. Comparable as a sophisticated-electronics manufacturing peer with multilayer PCB exposure, though operating at smaller scale than Merix.

Broad incumbents

• Celestica: EMS and PCB supplier serving aerospace, defense, communications, and industrial OEMs with complex multilayer board assembly. Comparable as a sophisticated-electronics manufacturing peer with multilayer PCB capability, although broader in services than Merix.
• Jabil: Large global EMS and PCB manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, networking, and computing OEMs. Comparable to Merix as an advanced electronics manufacturing peer supplying sophisticated end products, but with vastly greater scale and a much broader service mix.
• Benchmark Electronics: US-based EMS provider with complex PCB assembly capability serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial OEMs. Comparable in customer profile and US manufacturing footprint to Merix, though focused on full system assembly rather than bare PCB fabrication.
• Sanmina: Global EMS provider that also manufactures complex multilayer rigid and backplane PCBs as part of an integrated end-to-end electronics manufacturing services portfolio. Comparable in scale and in serving sophisticated electronics OEMs, though much broader in scope than Merix.
• Flex (Flextronics): Global electronics manufacturing services and rigid PCB provider. Comparable to Merix in serving sophisticated OEMs across communications, enterprise, and industrial end-markets, though operating at significantly larger scale and with a broader product portfolio.
• Kimball Electronics: EMS provider serving automotive, medical, industrial, and public safety end-markets with complex PCB assembly. Comparable to Merix as a sophisticated-electronics manufacturing peer for regulated, high-reliability end-markets, though primarily an assembly specialist rather than bare PCB manufacturer.

Direct peers

• TTM Technologies: One of the largest North American manufacturers of multilayer rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs and backplane assemblies. Directly comparable to Merix in product type, advanced multilayer capability, and US-based defense/aerospace/communications customer base.
• IEC Electronics: US-based provider of complex PCB assembly and electronic manufacturing services primarily for aerospace, defense, and medical OEMs. Comparable as a smaller-scale, US-based, sophisticated-electronics manufacturing peer to Merix, though IEC emphasizes full box-build more than bare board fab.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Merix