Second wave of approved PCB suppliers for iPad 2 confirmed

Jan 21, 01:50

Apple has increased the number of PCB suppliers for iPad 2 from three to seven, industry sources have claimed. The newly-added contract makers, Compeq Manufacturing, Gold Circuit...

Fire breaks out at Compeq plant in Taiwan

Newswatch - Jan 10, 12:04

A fire broke out at a PCB plant in Dayuan, northern Taiwan operated by Compeq Manufacturing on January 8. The fire was put out quickly and no injuries were reported. The cause of...

Nanya PCB to slash capex in 2011

Jan 7, 01:05

Nanya PCB (NPC) plans to drop its capital spending from NT$5 billion (US$171 million) in 2010 to less than NT$1 billion in 2011, as most of its investment for expanding capacity for...

NPC to ramp up capacity for HDI boards and flip chip substrates, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 5, 16:07

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) plans to ramp up its combined capacity for HDI boards in Taiwan and China by 66% to 500,000 square feet by the end of first-quarter 2011, according...

PCB maker Wus announces stock buyback

Stockwatch - Dec 29, 14:33

Wus Printed Circuit plans to buy back 28 million shares of common stock, about 7.37% of its outstanding shares, in a price range of NT$14.21 (US$0.48) to NT$30.42 per share between...

PCB maker Compeq announces NT$134 million in November net income

Dec 28, 01:05

PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing on December 27 announced self-evaluated net income of NT$134 million (US$4.5 million) or NT$0.11 a share for November. With strong shipments for handset...

Compeq secures NT$5 billion syndicated loan

Dec 23, 01:00

Compeq Manufacturing, a major Taiwan-based PCB supplier, on December 22 announced it has completed a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$167 million) with a 19-member banking consortium...

HDI supply chain to see shortages in 2011

Dec 22, 01:15

With strong demand from the smartphone and tablet PC sectors, HDI board supply has shown signs of shortage since the third quarter of 2010, according to PCB makers. Laser drilling...

PCB maker GCE to ramp up HDI board capacity, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 14, 14:39

PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) plans to ramp up its production capacity for HDI boards from 200,000 square feet a month currently to 350,000 square feet in the first quarter...

NPC November revenues highest for 2010

Dec 6, 13:29

Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues of NT$3.35 billion (US$110.51 million) for November 2010, an increase of 6.07% sequentially. The monthly figures were also...

PCB drilling service provider Eva to raise capex for equipment purchases

Nov 25, 01:50

Taiwan's Eva Technologies, which provides OEM PCB drilling services for HDI boards and IC substrates, has said its capex is targeted at US$20 million for 2011. The number is far higher...

Laser drill supply to tighten further in 2011

Nov 23, 01:15

As PCB manufacturers are scaling up their purchases of laser drills for HDI PCB production to meet rising demand from the smartphone and tablet PC markets, manufacturers of the equipment...

Sources reveal some PCB suppliers for iPad 2

Nov 19, 01:30

Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies have been named as the initial PCB suppliers for a second-generation Apple tablet PC, which is expected to be launched in the first...

Unimicron 3Q10 gross margin slips on higher costs, strong NT dollar

Oct 28, 10:25

PCB supplier Unimicron Technology has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$17.45 billion (US$568 million), up 5% sequentially. But gross margin for the quarter slid...

Unitech sees rising HDI board production utilization in 4Q10

Oct 22, 01:40

PCB supplier Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects its HDI board capacity utilization to rise from 85-88% in the third quarter of 2010 to 95% in the fourth, buoyed by strong demand...

Any-layer HDI board supply may tighten

Oct 22, 01:25

Demand for any-layer HDI boards has strengthened, encouraging PCB suppliers to scale up their purchases of new equipment for capacity expansions. However, delivery lead times for...

Taiwan PCB makers set to improve yield rate for any-layer HDI boards starting 4Q10

Oct 12, 15:24

Taiwan-based PCB makers, including Unimicron Technology, Tripod Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), will be able to improve their yield...

Unitech expects September revenues to grow double digits

Sep 21, 02:16

With orders for HDI boards from the handset segment continuing to climb, Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects its consolidated revenues for September 2010 to grow by double digits...

Fiber glass fabric market to remain steady in 2H10, says Baotek executive

Aug 4, 17:07

The market for giber glass fabric will remain steady in the second half of 2010 as capacity ramp by PCB and CCL (copper clad laminate) makers will help sustain demand for fiber glass...

Taiwan PCB makers see little threat from SEMCO Kunshan plant

Jul 27, 12:19

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) has recently kicked off volume production at its PCB plant in Kunshan, eastern China, raising concerns that the Korea-based company may pose a threat...

Plotech expects HDI board orders from handset vendors to buoy 3Q10 sales

Jul 27, 12:17

PCB maker Plotech Technology has revealed that its Kunshan, China plant has seen HDI board orders from several brand handset vendors growing. The orders will be its major growth driver...

Unimicron, Unitech ramping production for HDI boards

Jul 21, 09:39

PCB makers Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board are in the process of expanding their production capacity for HDI boards, to mainly satisfy growing demand for smartphones,...

Tripod, Unimicron to expand capacity for any-layer HDI boards

Jun 8, 11:55

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology both are set to expand their production capacity for any-layer HDI boards to meet increasing demand from Apple and other smartphone...

Nanya PCB to expand capacity for FC substrates and HDI boards

May 25, 15:40

Nanya PCB has revealed plans to boost its flip-chip (FC) substrate capacity by 5-7 million units for a total of 35-37 million units a month by the end of June 2010, and also expand...

Tripod and Unimicron to benefit from any-layer HDI board shipments for iPhone 4G

May 20, 10:48

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology are expected to see their profits increase significantly in the second half of 2010 buoyed by shipments of any-layer HDI boards...

Ampoc to step into biomedical equipment production

Mar 16, 16:24

Ampoc Fareast, which mainly makes equipment for PCB production, has said it plans to launch its first inspection tool for biomedical applications in the third quarter of 2010. The...

PCB maker Plotech begins volume shipments of handset HDI boards to Pantech, say sources

Feb 25, 16:54

PCB maker Plotech Technology has entered the handset component supply chain of Korea-based Pantech, expecting shipments of HDI boards to the vendor to start gaining momentum from...

Thailand-based Apex to apply for listing in Taiwan

Jan 27, 14:05

Thailand-based PCB maker Apex Circuit International has said it will apply for listing on Taiwan's emerging stock market on February 3, and on the over-the-counter (OTC) stock market...

PCB maker Tripod sees flat revenues in 4Q09

Dec 9, 15:29

Tripod Technology, which supplies PCBs for handsets, notebooks and DRAM modules, saw consolidated revenues slide 3% sequentially to NT$3.17 billion (US$98 million) in November 2009,...

Taiwan PCB makers not rushing to HDI boards for e-book readers

Nov 26, 16:49

With the exception of Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), most Taiwan PCB makers are still reluctant to enter the production of HDI boards for e-book readers as demand from the sector...

Notebook HDI board shipments expected to drop in 4Q09 due to weak sales of ultra-thin models

Nov 13, 12:38

PCB suppliers expect their fourth-quarter shipments of HDI boards used in ultra-thin notebooks to drop sequentially because sales of ultra-thin notebooks have been weaker than expected,...

HDI board supply may be tight in 2010 on strong smartphone demand, says Unitech exec

Sep 23, 12:15

Supply of HDI boards may become tight next year as handset vendors are aggressively expanding their smartphone product lines, according to Unitech Printed Circuit Board general manager...

PCB maker Tripod upbeat about demand for notebooks and panels

Sep 2, 11:31

Tripod Technology expects to see revenue growth of its notebook HDI boards and optoelectronics PCBs to outperform other segments in the second half of 2009, according to the company...

HannStar Board utilization to climb through 4Q09, says COO

Aug 26, 16:22

Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board has estimated its utilization to reach 95% in the third quarter, and climb further to approach 100% in the fourth, according to company COO Yeh Sh...