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Monday 26 August 2019
CCL, IC substrate and flexible PCB demand to boom in 5G era
Chip and component demand for 5G related applications, including network equipment, and antennas for handsets and IoT devices, is set to grow robustly starting 2020. In the PCB industry...
Thursday 22 August 2019
ABF substrate demand to stay robust through 2020
ABF substrates have seen robust demand for processing 5G networking chips and high-performance computing chips since the start of 2019, but shipments of BT substrates for mobile chips...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Unimicron to boost capex in 2020 to deepen ABF substrate deployment
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex of approximately NT$16.2 billion (US$514.5 million) for 2020, up from NT$9.2 billion for 2019, to strengthen...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
PCB makers increasing ABF substrate capacity
IC substrate suppliers are moving to allocate part of their substrate-like PCBs (SLP) capacity to support production of ABF substrates that see robust demand, according to industry...
Wednesday 17 July 2019
PCB maker Dynamic denies report it will sell Taiwan plant
Rigid-flexible PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has dismissed a recent Chinese-language report indicating the company plans to sell its factory site in Taiwan to a fellow Taiwan-based...
Friday 14 June 2019
Unimicron to build new IC substrate plant
Unimicron Technology is scheduled to break ground for a new plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan in July followed by equipment move-in a year later. The new facility is designed for...
Monday 10 June 2019
Shennan Circuits expanding IC substrate market presence
China's Shennan Circuit has managed to generate profits from its IC substrate business, and has expanded its IC substrate offerings to include those for handset-use application processors...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Unimicron, Kinsus to expand additional ABF substrate capacities
Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both have plans to expand additional new capacities for ABF (ajinomoto build-up film) substrates judging from robust demand...
Wednesday 15 May 2019
ABF substrate supply remains tight
The supply of ajinomoto build-up film (ABF) substrates has been tight, and will continue to fall short of demand in the second half of 2019, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 May 2019
Nan Ya PCB posts smaller loss in 1Q19
PCB and IC substrate maker Nanya Printed Circuit Board saw its net loss improve to NT$278 million (US$8.9 million) in the first quarter from loss of NT$677.9 million during the same...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Unimicron to spend 60% of 2019 capex on IC substrates
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology expects about 60% of its capex this year to be spent on IC substrate production.
Friday 29 March 2019
Nan Ya PCB eyeing return to profit
PCB and IC substrate maker Nan Ya PCB, which managed to cut its losses substantially in 2018, is eyeing a return to profitability in 2019.
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Machvision posts revenue growth in February
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialist Machvision saw its consolidated revenues for February 2019 increase 14.2% on year and 2.9% sequentially to NT$212 million (US$6.87...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
China PCB maker Shennan lands orders for 5G applications
China PCB maker Shennan Circuits Company has reportedly landed orders from network equipment vendors such as ZTE and Ericsson for 5G base station applications, indicating its efforts...
Monday 28 January 2019
Unimicron raises capex budget for 2019
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has decided to increase its capex budget this year by NT$2.32 billion (US$75.5 million) to total NT$8.3 billion, according to a...