HannStar Board to lower notebook PCB sales in 2013

Jan 21, 11:27

HannStar Board, the world's largest maker of notebook PCBs, aims to lower the ratio of notebook PCBs to 55-59% of its total sales in 2013 compared to 59% in the previous year amid...

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...

Demand for notebook PCBs remains weak in 4Q12

Nov 19, 22:41

Demand for notebook PCBs still remains weak in the fourth quarter of 2012 despite the launch of Windows 8, making 2012 a year in which total sales of notebook PCBs will be lower than...

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...

HannStar Board strengthening production of server and networking boards

Sep 17, 14:42

Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board has shifted more of its production lines to the production of PCB boards for servers and networking devices due to a decline in demand for notebook...

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...

PCB maker HannStar Board 2Q12 profits jump

Aug 30, 01:10

HannStar Board saw its net profits jump in the second quarter of 2012, thanks to growth in its core business and non-operating income. Gross margin for the quarter climbed to 8.9%...

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...

Fire breaks out at GCE PCB plant in China

Apr 20, 11:19

Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) has halted production at one of its Changshu, China factories after a fire broke out at the facility in the early hours of April...

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...

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...

HannStar Board privatizes Hong Kong-listed subsidiary HBI

Aug 9, 01:10

Taiwan-based PCB maker HannStar Board on August 8 announced it has had its subsidiary HannStar Board (BVI) Holdings [HSB (BVI)] acquire 329.2 million shares, equivalent to a 25.01%...

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...

Walsin Group to set up PCB production base in western China with five-year investment of US$600-800 million

Jun 21, 01:30

The PSA (passive system alliance) Business Group under the Taiwan-based Walsin Group has signed with the local government of Yongchuan Area under Chongqing City, western China, to...

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,...

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 HannStar, GCE to see growth in 2Q11 despite slow season

May 11, 11:49

HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics, both of whom mainly make notebook PCBs, expect their sales and shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to outperform those in the first...

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...

HannStar Board to hike PCB prices starting April, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 10, 16:33

Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer HannStar Board plans to raise its prices by 8-12% starting April 2011, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) cited company COO Yeh...

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...

Notebook PCB orders rebound in November

Nov 3, 01:10

PCB orders from notebook makers have rebounded in November, prompting a more positive outlook for December and early 2011, according to notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold...

PCB makers see demand for notebooks pick up

Oct 8, 01:05

PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) have both indicated that notebook OEMs began to step up their pace of orders at the end of September 2010, resulting in...

PCB maker HannStar Board to elect new chairman

Oct 4, 14:11

The board of directors of PCB maker HannStar Board is expected to elect Chiao Yu-heng to serve as new chairman after completing the integration of two subsidiaries – Global...

HannStar Board remains cautious about 3Q, 4Q10

Sep 30, 02:00

Notebook PCB supplier HannStar Board now expects its shipments for the third quarter of 2010 to decline 5-9% from the 22.9 million units shipped in the second quarter. Order visibility...

PCB makers lower notebook PCB shipment outlook for 3Q10

Sep 3, 11:15

PCB maker HannStar Board has revised its shipment guidance for notebook PCBs from growth to decline for the third quarter of 2010, while peer companies including Gold Circuit Electronics,...

HannStar to increase CF capacity

Aug 18, 15:28

TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to spend NT$4.724 billion (US$148 million) increasing monthly color filter (CF) capacity by 50,000 sheets at its 5.3G plant in order to...

Notebook PCB maker HannStar expects orders to pick up in August

Aug 12, 14:25

PCB maker HannStar Board expects orders from notebook ODMs to pick up again in August after slow sales in July. Market sources also expect HannStar Board's revenues to grow 5% sequentially...

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...

HannStar Board expects modest growth in 3Q10

Jul 7, 15:14

Taiwan-based notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects shipments to grow 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter compared to a 20% growth recorded in the same quarter of past years,...

PCB makers HannStar Board, GBM secure syndicated loans

Jul 6, 13:55

HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) have received NT$4.8 billion (US$149.09 million) and NT$2.4 billion, respectively, in loans from banks. Both PCB makers said the...

HannStar Board and Gold Circuit positive about June notebook PCB sales but uncertain for 3Q10

Jun 18, 15:33

Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics both expect to post sequential revenue gains in June 2010 but are conservative about the outlook for the third quart...