PCB equipment maker Chime Ball looking to strong sales in 4Q11

Sep 19, 11:45

Taiwan-based PCB manufacturing equipment maker Chime Ball Technology has revealed that its production capacity has been fully booked for the third quarter of 2011, and demand for...

PCB equipment makers seeing order visibility through year-end

Sep 16, 15:18

Ampoc Fareast has received orders that will keep production at full capacity through the end of 2011, as clients in China and Japan step up expanding their capacities for HDI boards,...

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...

Unitech expects sales rebound in August

Aug 25, 01:10

Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects August revenues to return to previous high levels as order momentum is picking up, according to the company. Production utilization will likely...

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...

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...

PCB maker Unitech reports sharp decline in 2Q11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 19, 15:41

PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board saw its net profits sink 74% sequentially to NT$74.88 million (US$2.58 million) in the second quarter of 2011 due largely to non-operating...

Thailand-based Apex Circuit expanding capacity for multi-layer PCBs

Aug 19, 14:05

Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has said it will continue expanding capacity to meet rising demand, in particular,...

FPCB maker Career Tech reportedly to take up Sunflex

Aug 19, 11:22

Flexible PCB maker Career Technology reportedly plans to acquire fellow maker Sunflex Tech through a share swap, in which one Sunflex share will be exchanged for 0.9 Career shares...

Taiwan handset PCB and chipset vendors hail Google acquisition of Motorola

Aug 17, 17:04

Taiwan-based handset PCB and chipsets makers have applauded Google's announcement of acquiring Motorola Mobility, expecting that a growing Android mobile device market will help boost...

Co-Tech to ramp up capacity for flexible PCBs

Aug 12, 13:56

Co-Tech Copper Foil has revealed plans to add an additional capacity of 150 metric tons of copper foil by the end of 2011. The new capacity will be allocated for the production of...

Motherboard makers reportedly reduce July and August PCB orders by 30%

Aug 8, 17:07

Taiwan-based motherboard makers have reportedly reduced their July and August PCB orders by about 30% from the previous month's despite being originally optimistic about their shipments...

Unimicron expects 3Q11 HDI-board shipments to rise 10-15%

Jul 29, 01:15

Unimicron Technology's HDI-board shipments will climb 10-15% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011 on brisk demand for smartphones, according to company CFO Tsai-Sheng Shen. Meanwhile,...

PCB makers Compeq, Unitech expect single-digit growth in 3Q11

Jul 26, 15:26

PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing is expected to see its shipments of HDI boards grow 5% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, while fellow company Unitech Printed Circuit Board...

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...

Equipment supplier TKK expects sales to rebound in 2H11

Jul 21, 01:20

Semiconductor equipment distributor Taiwan Kong King (TKK) has said that its sales performance during the first half of 2011 should have hit bottom, and the company expects a rebound...

PCB maker APCB looks to 5-10% sequential revenue growth for 3Q11

Jul 18, 17:07

PCB maker Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) expects its revenues to continue to grow 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011 after its revenues gained 27% on quarter to...

PCB material suppliers seeing orders slow

Jul 18, 15:52

Sources at Taiwan-based makers of fiber glass fabrics, one of the key raw materials for the production of PCBs, have revealed that orders landed for July were similar to those received...

Flexible PCB makers post mixed June results

Jul 11, 16:05

Flexium Interconnect has reported a 5% sequential increase in consolidated revenues for June 2011, while fellow flexible PCB companies Career Technology and Ichia Technologies saw...

Handset PCB makers bracing for slow 3Q11

Jul 11, 15:27

PCB manufacturers are likely to have only up to 5% sales growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, compared to 5-10% increases seen during the same quarter in previous years,...

Flexible PCB makers in Taiwan and Japan expanding capacities

Jul 8, 11:56

While Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers including Flexium Interconnect, Career Technology, and Ichia Technologies have already undertaken expansion projects for capacity ramps, Japan-based...

PCB maker Yu Fo sells Taiwan factory for NT$132 million

Jul 1, 01:05

Yu Fo Electronic, which specializes in motherboard-use PCBs, has announced the sale of a factory and related assets in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. The company also revealed plans to...

PCB maker Tripod breaks ground for new plant in China

Jun 30, 01:05

Tripod Technology has recently begun construction of a new plant in Hubei Province, central China, according to the Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer. The new facility is scheduled to...

Unitech HDI board capacity fully booked

Jun 29, 16:33

Unitech Printed Circuit Board has revealed that its capacity for HDI has been fully booked at present although overall demand for PCBs in the industry has weakened recently due to...

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...

PCB supplier Unimicron expects moderate growth in 3Q11

Jun 23, 01:25

The climate for the PCB industry in the second half of 2011 should outperform that in the first half, according to Unimicron Technology chairman Tze-chang Tzeng. The sector is expected...

Taiwan PCB makers lower quotes for Apple orders

Jun 21, 16:46

Despite the third quarter being a traditional peak season for the consumer electronics industry, Taiwan-based PCB suppliers have cut quotes for the quarter by 10% on average for their...

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,...

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...

Taiflex reports falling May revenues

Jun 14, 01:55

Taiflex Scientific reported May revenues of NT$404 million (US$14 million), a 32% decrease on month and 31% decrease on year. Taiflex stated the decrease in May revenues was due to...

Flexible PCB maker Career upbeat about 3Q11

Jun 10, 01:40

Career Technology, which makes flexible PCBs (FPCB) for use in smartphones and other consumer products such as tablet PCs, has said revenues are likely to grow sequentially through...

Nan Ya PCB, Kinsus look to strong sales in June and 3Q11

Jun 8, 13:58

IC substrate makers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect both are expected to see their revenues continue to move upward in June and the third quarter after posting strong gains in...

PCB material prices fall 3-5% in June

Jun 2, 13:49

Quotes for copper foils and fiber glass fabrics, key raw materials for the production of PCBs, have slid by 3-5% on average in June 2011 amid weakening demand and falling global commodity...