IC substrate suppliers to see mixed performance in 2Q13

May 7, 21:54

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while fellow companies Unimicron Technology...

PCB maker Unimicron remains cautious about 2Q13 prospects

May 2, 22:31

PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology still remains cautious about its business outlook for the second quarter of 2013 after its revenues dropped 14% on quarter and 11% on year to...

PCB maker Unimicron 1Q13 sales fall more than 10%

Apr 10, 19:07

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology registered decreases of 16.5% sequentially and 10.7% on year in the first quarter of 2013.

Unimicron shipping any-layer HDI boards to Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 14, 16:09

PCB maker Unimicron Technology reportedly has landed orders for any-layer HDI boards from Samsung Electronics, HTC and BlackBerry for their latest smartphone models, according to...

Taiwan PCB makers to raise 2013 capex

Feb 5, 12:30

Major Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers including Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board have all set higher capex budgets for 2013, according to...

PCB firm Unimicron cautious about 1Q13

Jan 31, 21:38

PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology has expressed caution about its business outlook for the first quarter of 2013, citing a seasonal slowdown in orders. All of its product segments...

Unimicron sees profits improve in 3Q12

Oct 31, 11:39

PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology has reported net profits of NT$1.11 billion (US$37.91 million) for the third quarter of 2012, up 14.2% from the previous quarter. EPS for the...

IC substrate makers develop coreless substrates for thin-profile mobile devices

Oct 26, 13:59

Major Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, including Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology, have developed coreless IC substrates for use in thin-profile mobile devices, and already...

MEMS firm Domintech expects to make profits in 2012

Oct 18, 21:50

Taiwan-based Domintech expects to swing to profits in 2012, buoyed by growing shipments of MEMS accelerometers (g-sensors) to China's white-box tablet market.

FC CSP substrate supply may be affected by explosion at Nippon Shokubai

Oct 4, 01:20

The supply of a chemical raw materials for producing ink used in the production of FC CSP (flip chip-chip scale package) substrates may be affected after a recent explosion and fire...

Taiwan makers begin to ship FPCBs, HDI boards for new iPhone

Sep 13, 01:10

Taiwan-based Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology Holding have begun shipments of flexible PCBs (FPCBs) for use in the new iPhone, while Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology,...

FCCL maker ThinFlex to see revenues hit high in 3Q12

Aug 6, 15:18

FCCL (flexible copper-clad laminate) maker ThinFlex is expected to see its revenues to hit a new high in the third quarter of 2012 as the company has recently entered the supply chain...

Unimicron optimistic about 2H12 markets for FPCB, HDI boards

Aug 3, 01:10

Unimicron Technology has enjoyed high utilization rates for its flexible PCB capacity, and expects the positive performance to carry on in the second half of 2012. Meanwhile, the...

Unimicron sees profits up 47% in 2Q12

Newswatch - Jul 26, 15:48

PCB maker Unimicron Technology has announced net profits of NT$927 million (US$30.69 million) for the second quarter of 2012, increasing 47% from the previous quarter. The earnings...

Unimicron to invest over NT$10 billion to build IC substrate plant, says report

Newswatch - Jun 22, 15:12

Unimicron Technology plans to invest more than NT$10 billion (US$334 million) to build a new plant to produce IC substrates, with volume production expected to kick off in the third...

Unimicron conservative about 1Q12

Feb 20, 11:03

Unimicron Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of PCBs and IC substrates, holds a conservative outlook for the first quarter of 2012 due to uncertainty about market demand, cost of materials,...

Backend firms gearing up for new MediaTek solution

Dec 23, 01:05

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are...

Unimicron, Chin-Poon deny enforcement of leave without pay

Nov 2, 12:10

Unimicron Technology and Chin-Poon Industrial have denied reports they have begun enforcing compulsory leave without pay, a temporary measure to reduce operating costs, because of...

Unimicron posts higher sales, profits for 3Q11

Oct 28, 12:05

Unimicron Technology has reported sequential growth in both revenues and profits for the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by strong shipments of flexible PCBs (FPCBs) and HDI boards.

Fire strikes Unimicron Taoyuan IC substrate plant

Oct 3, 13:12

A fire broke out at a PCB/substrate plant operated by Unimicron Technology in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan at 2.00 am in the morning of October 2. No employees have been reported harmed...

Unimicron lands orders from TI and Apple, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 9, 11:54

Unimicron Technology will soon begin to ship its FC CSP (flip-chip chip-scale-packaging) substrates to Texas Instruments (TI) for the production of ARM-based OMAP3 CPU lineups, according...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Unimicron expects mild sequential growth in 3Q11 revenues

Jul 12, 14:00

PCB maker Unimicron Technology has posted revenues of NT$15.53 billion (US$536 million) for the second quarter of 2011, increasing 1.68% sequentially, which was in line with the company's...

Foxconn reportedly hires Unimicron executive to expand substrate business

Jun 24, 01:10

The Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group has hired Chu-Ching Hu, who in May resigned as head of Unimicron Technology's IC substrate division, to lead the substrate business unit of Foxconn Advanced...

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...

PCB suppliers ramping up output to meet increasing demand from HTC

May 23, 11:34

Taiwan-based PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Compeq Manufacturing all plan to ramp up their capacities for any layer HDI boards in 2011 to cope...

Unimicron to raise PCB and substrate prices 10-20%

Apr 29, 11:15

Unimicron Technology plans to raise prices for PCBs and some of its substrate products by 10-20% to reflect rising raw material costs, according to company CFO Tsai-Sheng Shen.

Supply of BT resin for IC substrate products remains steady

Apr 20, 01:30

The supply of bismaleimide-triazine (BT) resin, a major raw material in the production of IC substrates, has been steady recently. But IC substrate makers expect their revenues to...

Handset PCB makers to post 5-10% growth in 2Q11 sales

Apr 15, 01:00

Handset PCB manufacturers including Compeq Manufacturing, Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board are expected to report sequential growth of 5-10% in consolidated...

Unimicron to spend NT$6-7 billion for capacity ramp in 2011

Jan 31, 11:45

Unimicron Technology will invest NT$6-7 billion (US$207-241 million) to ramp up its capacity for HDI boards and flip-chip chip-scale packaging (FC CSP) substrates in 2011 to meet...

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...

Strong smartphone sales to ease PCB makers sales decline in 1Q11

Jan 18, 01:20

With strong sales for high-end smartphones, Taiwan-based PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Wus Printed Circuit are expecting...