Last update: Wednesday 27 March 2013 [62 news items]
Nanya PCB posts heavy losses for 2012
Newswatch - Mar 27, 15:36
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has reported net losses of NT$2.06 billion (US$69.08 million) for 2012, reversing from a net profit of NT$3.17 billion recorded in the...
Oct 25, 21:38
IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has expressed caution about its sales performance during the fourth quarter of 2012, citing limited visibility for the remainder of the year...
Fire breaks out at NPC PCB plant
Oct 17, 15:21
A fire broke out at one of Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board's (NPC) factories in Kunshan, China, in the early hours of October 15. The fire was extinguished quickly with no major damage...
Taiwan PCB makers to benefit from Amazon tablet launch
Sep 30, 10:55
Some Taiwan-based PCB makers will benefit from Amazon's launch of its 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet PCs, and shipments from the makers are likely to increase significantly in the fourth...
NPC, Unimicron 2Q11 profits beat market estimates
Aug 25, 01:35
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have both reported double-digit sequential growth in net profits for the second quarter of 2011, beating...
IC substrate suppliers post mixed June results
Jul 7, 01:20
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) saw a sequential decline in June revenues, while Kinsus Interconnect Technology's June figures enjoyed growth and hit a record high.
NPC expects double-digit growth in 3Q11 revenues
Jun 24, 01:05
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) expects revenues to increase by a double-digit rate sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, according to company chairman CJ Wu, adding...
NPC to ramp up CPU-use FC substrate output
May 20, 01:10
Nan Ya PCB (NPC) will be able to grow its output of flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's x86 CPUs later in the second quarter of 2011, on the strength of improved yields, according...
Nan Ya PCB sampling FC substrates for new Intel platform
Jan 10, 11:33
Taiwan's Nan Ya PCB (NPC) has begun sampling six- to 12-layer flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's recently-announced Sandy Bridge processors, as well as Japan-based Ibiden Electronics...
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...
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...
Nanya PCB October sales grow 6% on month
Newswatch - Nov 5, 01:50
Buoyed by rising demand for PCBs used in consumer electronics products, and CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrates, Nanya PCB (NPC) saw October 2010 revenues increase 6.04% sequentially...
Nanya PCB to get more FC substrate backend orders from Intel on better yields
Oct 21, 01:10
Nanya PCB (NPC) is actively improving its production yield rates for CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrate packaging in order to gain a larger share of orders from Intel, according to...
NPC, Kinsus September revenues down on month
Oct 7, 02:20
IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw revenues decrease sequentially in September 2010, according to data released by the...
Taiwan IC substrate makers cautious about 4Q10
Oct 5, 01:10
Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have expressed caution about their business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a continued slowdown in demand from the PC secto...
Taiwan PCB makers receive more windfall orders from Japan
Sep 29, 01:25
Taiwan-based PCB makers, including Unimicron Technology and Tripod Technology, have received more windfall orders from Japan-based PCB vendors due to the appreciation of the Japanese...
Kinsus and NPC report strong June sales
Jul 14, 11:13
IC substrate makers Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) have posted strong revenues for June 2010, with Kinsus's monthly figures hitting a record...
IC substrate vendors NPC and Kinsus post strong revenues for May
Jun 7, 13:45
IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their revenues increase in a range of 37-38% on year in May due to strong demand...
IC substrate supply may tighten in 2H10 on strong demand from PC and handset segments
Apr 6, 14:47
The supply of IC substrates is expected to become tight, or even fall short of demand, in the second half of 2010 due to strong market demand for handset and graphics card chips,...
IC substrate maker NPC beats December revenue guidance
Jan 5, 16:21
Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$84.99 million) for December 2009, slightly better than its estimated NT$2.5-2.6 billion. The IC substrate...
NPC sees on-month drop in November 2009 revenues
Dec 4, 14:56
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has announced revenues of NT$2.65 billion (US$82.36 million) for November 2009, down slightly by 1.37% on month. The company expects its December...
NPC likely to receive FC substrate backend orders from Intel after NGK stops its supply
Nov 3, 16:15
IC substrate supplier Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) may see weaker order volumes in the short term because its Japan-based strategic partner NGK Spark Plugs has announced that...
NPC expects strong revenues from FC CSP substrates in 2010
Oct 26, 10:22
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) may see its revenues from flip-chip chip scale packaging (FC CSP) substrates double in 2010 because of significant demand from the handset segment,...

NPC sees 12-month revenues high in September 2009
Oct 7, 16:46
Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) generated revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$83 million) in September 2009, up 3.16% on month, mainly due to growing...
Sep 15, 17:03
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has raised its prices of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) to reflect the increased average copper price, according to industry sources.
IC substrate makers 3Q09 revenues expected to rise 10-15%
Aug 6, 14:42
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% sequentially in the third...
Taiwan market: Japan gaming PC vendor DosPara enters online retail channel
Jul 17, 15:34
Japan-based gaming PC vendor DosPara has announced plans to enter Taiwan's online retail channel and will initially push its gaming PC brand, Galleria.
NPC kicks off FC substrate capacity ramp
Jul 16, 12:31
Taiwan-based Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has kicked off its expansion plans aiming to ramp up its monthly output of flip-chip (FC) substrates to 40 million units by the end...
Nanya PCB expects strong 2H09 on CE demand
Jun 24, 14:42
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has forecast its revenue ratio between the first and second halves of 2009 may be between 30:70 and 40:60, according to company president Otto Chang...

IC substrate makers see mixed growth in May
Jun 10, 14:59
IC substrate maker Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues for May down 1% on month to NT$2.18 billion (US$67 million), while Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Phoenix...

IC substrate makers to post weak June
May 27, 16:12
Kinsus Interconnect Technology, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) have seen fewer orders in the latter half of May, and limited order visibility,...
Unimicron tops HDI capacity among Taiwan PCB makers
May 15, 16:04
Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology took the lead in shipping HDI boards for CULV notebooks in April.
Nan Ya PCB begins shipments of HDI boards for CULV notebooks
May 14, 15:31
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) began shipments of high-density interconnect (HDI) boards for CULV notebooks this month and expects shipment volumes to increase progressively throughout...
Increasing graphics IC orders to benefit Taiwan backend companies in 2Q09
May 12, 17:11
Sales of Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing companies and IC substrate makers are expected to receive a boost for second-quarter performance, driven by improving orders for graphics...
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- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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