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FORM 3UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lach Steven N.

(Last)(First)(Middle)
15725 SW GREYSTONE COURT, SUITE 200

(Street)
BEAVERTONOR97006

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERIX CORP [MERX]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
VP, North American Operations
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned 0
D
 
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
 
Remarks:
Exhibit�24.1:�Power�of�Attorney
/s/ Kelly E. Lang, attorney-in-fact for Steven N. Lach08/11/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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EX-24.1

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each 
of Michael D. Burger, Kelly E. Lang and Allen L. Muhich, signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's 
capacity as an officer and/or director of Merix Corporation (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder 
and a Form ID, Uniform Application for Access Codes to file on Edgar;

(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that 
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 
or Form ID and timely file such form including amendments thereto) and 
application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any 
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the 
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being 
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the 
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall 
contain such terms and  conditions as such attorney-in-fact may 
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority 
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or 
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if 
personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby 
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by 
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The 
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such 
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company 
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned agrees that such attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on 
information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such attorney-
in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company 
and such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities or
actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based on any untrue 
statement or omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the
undersigned to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, 
delivering and filing Forms 3, 4 or 5(including amendments thereto) or Form ID 
and agrees to reimburse the Company and such attorney-in-fact for any legal or 
other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending 
against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously executed by 
the undersigned regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof 
("Prior Powers of Attorney"), and the authority of the attorneys-in-fact named 
in any Prior Powers of Attorney is hereby revoked.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the 
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the 
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier (a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to 
the foregoing attorney-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power of attorney 
regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof as of a later date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be 
executed as of this 11th day of August, 2009.


/s/ Steven N. Lach
Signature

STEVEN N. LACH
Print Name
OHS West:260709440.1 



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