PCB maker Tripod Technology expects its sales to grow in a small range in the fourth quarter as demand for related PCBs for new ultrabooks and Windows 8 models will remain limited, according to the company.
Tripod posted revenues of NT$9.87 billion (US$335.71 million) in the third quarter, down 1.6% from the previous quarter. For September alone, revenues reached NT$3.11 billion, up 1.8% on month but down 5.6% on year. Sales for first nine months of 2012 totaled NT$29.24 billion, decreasing 6.7% from a year earlier.
Sales of HDI boards for handsets, and PCBs for in-car devices, servers and networking devices were stable in the third quarter, while those for PCs, LCD TVs and monitors were affected by adverse market conditions, Tripod revealed.
Article translated by Steve Shen
