GBM expects auto and handset PCB demand to drive company growth in 2013

Feb 1, 14:24

Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which makes PCBs and provides PCB assembly services, expects brisk demand coming from the handset and automotive electronics sectors to drive its...

Notebook PCB makers concerned about Dell buyout talks

Jan 17, 13:51

Notebook-use PCB makers are paying attention to the outcome of buyout talks reportedly being held between Dell and private-equity firms as the future development of the world's third-largest...

GBM to open new plant in China

Nov 26, 22:06

PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) is scheduled to inaugurate a new plant in Chongqing, western China on November 28, according to the company. Capacity at the facility...

Taiwan PCB makers ramping up capacity

Nov 19, 14:17

A number of new production lines run by Taiwan-based PCB companies in China and Thailand will come online by the end of 2012 or in the first half of 2013, according to industry sou...

GBM begins trial PCB production at new plant in Chongqing

Nov 7, 14:14

PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has begun trial production at its new PCB plant in Chongqing, China with plans to hold an official opening ceremony at the end of...

GBM to ramp new China plant in November

Sep 11, 15:03

PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will soon commence commercial operations at its new plant in Chongqing, central China in November 2012 with monthly capacity of 600,000...

Asustek outsources 50% of motherboard shipments to Taiwan-based GBM

Aug 21, 15:34

Asustek Computer has recently raised its motherboard outsourcing volume to Taiwan-based Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) to about one million units per month, allowing the maker to...

PCB maker GBM posts sequential drop in July sales

Aug 9, 16:02

PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.01 billion (US$101 million) for July 2012, down 11.1% on month but up 6.6% from a year...

HannStar Board, GBM see record revenues in May, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 8, 14:48

HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), two Taiwan-based PCB makers, saw their May consolidated revenues hit monthly records at NT$5.921 billion (US$200 million) and NT$3.668...

GBM to start production at new China plant in July-August

Jan 13, 12:23

Notebook PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will start volume production at its new plant in Chongqing, China in July-August 2012, with plans to ramp up the monthly capacity...

Tripod, GBM, Apex post mixed on-month growth in December revenues

Jan 11, 01:25

Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), two Taiwan-based PCB makers, saw December consolidated revenues decrease by 3.9% and increase by 27.4% on month respectively,...

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

Normal HDD supply to resume in 1Q12, says GBM

Dec 16, 16:34

The global supply for hard disk drives is expected to return to normal as early as the first quarter of 2012, according to Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which makes PCBs and also...

Ultrabooks to spur demand for HDI PCB

Nov 28, 14:57

PCB manufacturers generallly believe that ultrabooks will help stimulate demand for high-density interconnect (HDI) boards, when the new category of computer enjoys widespread adoption...

HDD supply disruption to impact 4Q11 revenues, says GBM

Nov 1, 16:15

Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which makes PCBs and also provides assembly services for the boards, has warned that its fourth-quarter revenues will be dragged down by sales of...

HannStar Board and GBM notebook PCB orders unlikely to be affected by HP spin-off

Aug 23, 14:20

Sales of notebook-use PCBs at HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) are unlikely to be affected by Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plans to spin-off its PC unit, according to...

GBM extends PCBA into LED light bars, SSDs

Aug 23, 01:15

Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), a Taiwan-based maker of PCBs and provider of PCBA (PCB assembly) service, has extended PCBA into LED light bars used for lighting and SSDs (solid-state...

PCB maker GBM profits up over 60% on year in 1H11

Aug 22, 14:54

PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has announced net profits of NT$410 million (US$14.1 million) for the first half of 2011, up 60.4% on year. The first-half earnings translated...

Unimicron PCB subsidiary in China building new factory

Jul 22, 14:09

Trendtronic Technology, a PCB subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology in China, has begun construction of its second-phase expansion project which will be completed in two...

PCB prices set to hike 7-10% in 3Q11

Jun 16, 11:53

Faced with rising raw material and labor costs and appreciating currency exchange rates, Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers, led by Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) and HannStar Boards,...

PCB maker GBM expects higher 3Q11 profits, revenues

Jun 16, 01:40

Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) expects its profits to enjoy sequential growth in the third quarter of 2011, driven by higher product ASPs and seasonal demand, according to company...

HannStar Board capacity fully booked; to transfer orders to GBM

Jun 13, 13:28

Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects its capacity to be fully booked in June and in the third quarter as well, but the company has no plans to expand its production capacity...

PCB makers Tripod and GBM look to increased revenues for 2Q11

May 11, 14:02

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have seen their revenues slip sequentially but increase on year for April 2011. Despite sequential declines,...

GBM profits nearly double on year in 1Q11

May 3, 12:07

Taiwan-based PCB maker and EMS provider Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has reported net profits of NT$178 million (US$6.22 million) for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of...

GBM new PCB plant in Chongqing to come online in November

Apr 13, 15:40

PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will realize its plan to build a PCB plant in Chongqing, western China slated for volume production in November 2011, according to the com...

HannStar Board and GBM raise notebook PCB prices

Apr 13, 01:10

PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have raised their quotes for notebook PCBs by 8% recently, and indicated that prices for notebook- and motherboard-use...

Taiwan-based PSA Group to build new PCB production base in Chongqing

Feb 14, 11:32

Taiwan-based Passive System Alliance (PSA) Group plans to build a new production base in Chongqing, China in order to cope with changes of the labor costs and movement of industry...

PCB makers hiking product prices to reflect rising production costs

Jan 24, 15:10

PCB makers including Unimicron Technology, HannStar Board and Global Brand Manufacture (GBM) have reportedly raised prices for some of their products, and the price hikes have also...

Hannstar Board and GBM bullish on orders for notebook PCB

Jan 11, 01:00

Though PCB makers Hannstar Board and Global Brand Manufacture (GBM) both saw December revenues decline sequentially due to clients adjusting inventory at year's end, the companies...

PCB makers looking to raise quotes

Jan 10, 15:30

Faced with price increases in copper clad laminate (CCL), Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are now negotiating with clients to raise quotes by at least 5% to maintain reasonable profits,...

Passive component maker Walsin revenues down 5% sequentially in November

Dec 9, 10:45

Passive component maker Walsin Technology has announced revenues for November slid 5.1% on month to NT$1.28 billion (US$42 million), citing customers' ongoing inventory adjustments...

PCB maker GBM to build new production base in western China

Dec 9, 01:55

Taiwan-based Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has said it recently signed an investment MOU with the government of Chongqing City, western China, planning to set up a production base...

PSA Group consolidates PCB assembly capability

Jul 26, 12:22

HannStar Board International Holdings and Walton Chaintech, two fellow companies under the Passive System Alliance (PSA) Group, will together release a total of 17.312 million shares...