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...

PCB makers Tripod and Unimicron post slight revenue declines in October

Nov 10, 01:10

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology reported modest sequential declines in October 2010 . With a strong third quarter and the peak season coming to an end, both...

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...

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...

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...

PCB maker Unimicron increases investment in Maruwa

Oct 4, 12:21

Having invested in a LED lighting plant in China, PCB maker Unimicron Technology and its IC substrate subsidiary Subtron Corporation have jointly invested an additional 230 million...

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...

MEMS firm Domintech begins small-volume shipments of accelerometers

Aug 27, 11:28

Domintech, a subsidiary of Unimicron Technology, has begun small-volume shipments of own-branded accelerometers (g-sensors) to clients in the handset and games console sectors, and...

Handset PCB makers see sales growth in July

Aug 11, 14:50

Handset PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, have posted strong revenue gains for July 2010 due to strong demand for HDI boards...

PCB maker Unimicron posts quarterly records in sales and profits in 2Q10

Jul 29, 15:56

Unimicron Technology in the second quarter of 2010 posted revenues of NT$16.626 billion (US$519.214 million) and after-tax profits of NT$2.318 billion or NT$1.48 a share, both new...

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,...

Unimicron and Tripod June revenues hit record highs

Jul 12, 11:54

PCB makers Unimicron Technology and Tripod Technology both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in June due to increasing shipments to Apple, according to industry...

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...

PCB maker Unimicron raises 2Q10 revenue guidance

Jun 21, 11:49

PCB and IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology has revised upward its second-quarter revenues guidance to a sequential 15-20% growth from a 10% growth projected previously thanks...

PCB makers Tripod and Unimicron post all-time high in May revenues

Jun 11, 12:21

PCB makers Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in May 2010, at NT$3.48 billion (US$107.24 million) and NT$5.57 billion,...

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...