Career, Flexium expect sales boosted by orders for touch panels

Aug 16, 16:18

Career Technology and Flexium Interconnect, two major Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers, both expect shipments for touch screen devices including smartphones and tablets...

Supply of flexible PCB to fall short of demand in 2H10

Aug 9, 12:08

Supply of flexible PCB boards may fall short of demand for the first time in six years in the second half of 2010 due to strong demand from the smartphone, tablet PC, LCD panel and...

Smartphones to drive revenues for flexible PCB and CCL makers

Jul 13, 14:24

With handset vendors launching smartphones to tap seasonal demand in the latter half of the year, major Taiwan-based flexible PCB and copper-clad laminate (FCCL) makers have seen...

Global flexible PCB production to grow 8-10% in 2010, says Flexium chairman

Jun 10, 11:55

The global production of flexible PCBs is expected to grow by 8-10% in 2010, the first growth in the last three calendar years, according to Walter Cheng, chairman of Flexium Inter...

Flexible PCB makers look to strong profits for 2Q10

May 24, 12:03

Most Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers, including Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Ichia Technologies, are expected to see their gross margin rates reach over 25% in second-quarter...

Ichia to double flexible PCB capacity by year-end 2010

May 14, 15:52

Handset keypad and flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Ichia Technologies plans to double its FPCB capacity to 100,000 square feet a month by the end of 2010 as compared to a year earlier,...

Brisk sales of smartphones boosting demand for FPCBs, say sources

Apr 6, 15:00

Flexible PCB (FPCB) makers have seen their order visibility extend from 4-6 weeks to more than seven weeks thanks to strong sales of smartphones, according to industry sources.

FPCB maker Ichia lowers 1Q10 guidance

Mar 3, 15:21

Button and flexible PCB maker (FPCB) Ichia Technologies has revised its first-quarter 2010 revenue guidance from a single-digit decline to a 10-15% decline due to worse-than-expected...

Touch screen devices to help push demand for flexible PCBs in 2010

Feb 12, 11:17

Most Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) makers, including Career Technology, Ichia Technologies and Taiflex Scientific, are optimistic about the outlook for the FPCB industry in 2010,...

Ichia posts sequential revenue growth in November 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 4, 15:01

Handset keypad and flexible PCB maker Ichia Technologies saw consolidated revenues increase 15.5% sequentially to NT$706 million (US$21.99 million) in November 2009, although the...

FPCB maker Career swings to profit in 2Q09

Aug 26, 16:51

Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Career Technology posted a net profit of NT$20.14 million (US$611,790) for the second quarter of 2009, compared to a loss of NT$16.60 million for the same...

Career Technology expected to see 3Q09 sales up 10-15% on smartphone demand

Jul 15, 16:22

Taiwan flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Career Technology is expected to see third-quarter revenues grow 10-15% sequentially, thanks to increased demand from smartphone makers, according...

Five Taiwan-based PCB makers begin shipments for new iPhone, say Taiwan makers

Newswatch - May 26, 13:59

Taiwan-based PCB makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board, Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology have been selected as suppliers of HDI (high-density interconnect) boards for the new...

Flexible PCB shipment book-to-bill ratio drops to 0.87 in North America in March, says IPC

May 8, 09:47

Rigid PCB shipments were down 30.5% and bookings were down 39.8% in March 2009 from March 2008, according to IPC. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were down 24.6% and bookings were...