Last update: Tuesday 5 February 2013 [73 news items]
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...
Unitech to consolidate PCB, solar cell plants in Yilan
Dec 19, 21:30
Unitech Printed Circuit Board has decided to consolidate its PCB and solar cell plants in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan into a single subsidiary in order to help stem losses from the...
Unitech expects to break even in 4Q12
Nov 27, 12:06
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board is looking to break even in the fourth quarter of 2012, thanks to rising sales of high-margin products such as any-layer HDI boards and rigid-flex...
Shanghai Unitech swings to profits in 1H12
Aug 3, 01:25
Shanghai Unitech Electronics, a PCB-making subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board, has said it managed to return to profitability in the first half of 2012 with...
Chin-Poon, Unitech land orders shifted from KCE
Dec 6, 16:13
Taiwan-based Chin-Poon Industrial and Unitech Printed Circuit Board have obtained orders for automotive PCBs shifted from Thailand's KCE Electronics since November, according to industry...
Unitech sees revenue rebound starting March
Dec 1, 01:45
Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects revenues to start rebounding as early as March 2012, as roll-outs of new smartphones will stimulate demand for HDI boards, according to company...
Unitech says HDI board expansion on schedule
Nov 28, 13:42
Unitech Printed Circuit Board ramped up new capacity for any-layer HDI boards at its production site in Ilan, northeast Taiwan, in November, and will continue to expand the output...

PCB industry to rebound in 2Q12
Nov 10, 10:41
Career Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board both expect demand for PCBs to rebound in the second quarter of 2012. End-market demand has been disappointing in the fourth quarter...
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...
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...
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...
Unitech inks cooperation with China Telecom subsidiary
Aug 3, 13:32
Unitech Electronics, a maker of automatic data capture devices, has signed an MOU with China Telecom's subsidiary in Fujian Province, southeastern China, for cooperation to develop...
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...
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...
Rugged handheld computer maker Unitech looks to strong sequential revenue growth in 2Q11
Jun 17, 15:19
Rugged handheld computer maker Unitech Electronics is expected to post revenues of NT$599 million (US$20.78 million) in the second quarter of 2011, up 27.9% sequentially, buoyed by...
PCB maker Shanghai Unitech sees seasonal demand pick up
May 13, 01:15
Shanghai Unitech Electronics, a China-based subsidiary of Unitech Printed Circuit Board, has said it is seeing a seasonal boost in demand which has arrived earlier than usual. Shanghai...
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...
Unitech new PCB plant to begin volume production in November
Apr 11, 14:44
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board will begin to install production lines at its new plant in Ilan, northeast Taiwan in August with the commercial run of the plant slated for...
PCB maker Unitech to issue 100 million new shares, says paper
Stockwatch - Mar 4, 14:20
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board plans to issue 100 million new shares for a capital increase project with each share priced at NT$15 (US$0.508), which will represent a discount...
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...
PCB maker Unitech looks to strong sales in 4Q10 and 2011
Nov 15, 11:03
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects its revenues to grow over 10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010 with the growth momentum to continue into 2011.
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...
Unitech expects revenues to grow through November
Sep 30, 01:40
PCB supplier Unitech Printed Circuit Board has indicated that demand for smartphone-use PCBs has been strong since the third quarter of 2010. Revenues for September are likely to...
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...
PCB maker Unitech to see monthly revenues top NT$1 billion by December
Aug 3, 14:17
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board (Unitech PCB) is expected to see its consolidated monthly revenues top NT$1 billion (US$31.45 million) by year-end 2010, according to industry...
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,...
Handset PCB maker Unitech projects flat-to-modest shipment growth for 3Q10
Jul 14, 14:59
Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects flat-to-modest growth for handset PCB shipments in the third quarter of 2010 after posting a double-digit on-quarter growth in the second quarter,...
PCB maker Unitech sees orders decline for first half of 3Q10
Jun 24, 14:00
Unitech Printed Circuit Board (Unitech PCB) has seen its orders decline for the first half of the third quarter due to inventory adjustments at clients. However, it expects orders...
Taiwan PCB makers venturing into automotive PCB segment
Jun 24, 13:56
A number of Taiwan-based PCB makers, including Chin-Poon Industrial, Unimicron Technology, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Tripod Technology, are venturing into the production of...
Taiwan handset companies at Computex 2010
Jun 4, 01:00
With the rise of various consumer electronics exhibitions, Computex Taipei is no longer the time and place for handset companies to release their annual main attractions.

PCB maker Unitech gets approval to spin off solar cell unit
May 27, 14:39
Shareholders of PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board (Unitech PCB) have approved plans to spin off its solar cell business unit to form a new company, Unitech Solar. The spin-off,...
PCB maker Unitech asked to postpone June shipments
May 27, 11:41
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board has received requests from its clients to tentatively postpone June shipments due to weakening demand resulting from the debt crisis in Europe,...
Strong smartphone PCB orders boost Unitech and Unimicron revenue growth in 2Q10
Apr 16, 13:50
PCB makers Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Unimicron Technology are expected to register sequential revenue growth of more than 30% and at least 10-15%, respectively in the second...
PCB maker Unitech to spin off PV module unit in August
Apr 7, 12:07
Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board has decided to spin off its photovoltaic (PV) module business unit to form a new subsidiary. The spin-off is expected to take...
Unitech expects handset PCB orders to recover in March
Feb 24, 12:16
Unitech Printed Circuit Board has seen order momentum of handset PCBs slow down for the first quarter but expects demand to recover in March. Additionally, the company said orders...
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
IT + CE | 5min ago
Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
Displays | 25min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
IT + CE | 32min ago
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Displays | 55min ago
MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
Bits + chips | 1h ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 1h 45min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 2h ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 2h 23min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 2h 36min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 2h 40min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 3h 40min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 4h 20min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 4h 22min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 5h 22min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 5h 37min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















