The output value of Japan's PCB industry dropped 6.9% from a year earlier to JPY219.79 billion (US$2.06 billion) in the first half of 2019, with that of the flexible PCB sector experiencing...

Semiconductor materials distributors Wahlee Industrial and Topco Scientific are both optimistic that strong demand for high-end engineering plastics, silicon wafers and photoresist...

Demand for high multilayer PCB products for the production of 400G switches for 5G networks in China is expected to emerge in 2020 when China Mobile starts switching its non-standalone...

HannStar Board has disclosed plans to invest about NT$1.5 billion (US$47.8 million) in its factory site in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan where the PCB manufacturer will build additional...

HDI PCB orders for automotive applications have picked up recently, and major makers Tripod Technology and Chin Poon Industrial are moving to increase their production ratio for such...

Orders for the iPhones slated for launch in September have thus far been weaker compared to the momentum in previous years, according to sources at PCB makers.

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has decided to sell its factory site in northern Taiwan and shift all its production capacity there to the firm's Kunshan plant in China, according to...

Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2019 surge 77.62% on year to NT$1.785 billion (US$56.85 million) on revenues of NT$23.08...

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...

With the ongoing adoption of Industry 4.0 initiatives, manufacturers are endeavoring to equip their production machinery with network connectivity, providing highly precise, efficient...

PCB maker Apex International has reported record high revenues and profit for the second quarter of 2019, buoyed by an influx of new orders and effective production cost control.

PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has seen short lead-time orders from customers ramp up recently, and expects the pull-in of orders to carry on until later in the third quarter...

PCB firm Compeq Manufacturing has said its order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2019 remains unclear, although the pull-in of orders from clients still maintains a robust pace...

Among Taiwan IC substrates makers, Unimicron and Na Ya PCB are expected to benefit the most from AMD release of its EPYC Rome 7002 server CPU adopting TSMC 7nm node and supporting...

The new tariffs set to be imposed by the US government on imports from China will encourage device vendors to request chip and component deliveries in advance, according to sources...

PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology has seen orders for 5G base station equipment start generating revenues, and expressed optimism about its performance in the third quarter of...

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...

PCB manufacturer Unitech Printed Circuit Board has reported net profit hiked 147% sequentially and 423% from a year earlier to NT$505 million (US$16.1 million) in the second quarter...

Flexible PCB specialist Flexium Interconnect has reported net profit surged 64.4% on year and 108.7% sequentially to NT$240 million (US$7.72 million) in the second quarter of 2019...

HannStar Board plans to acquire a 16% stake in fellow Taiwan-based PCB company Career Technology through a private placement, and obtain another 8% stake in Career Tech via a share...

AUO expects its sales to remain flat sequentially in the third quarter despite the period being the traditional strong...

Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers have seen orders for Huawei's smartphones pull in rapidly, particularly those for high-end models, according to industry sources.

PCB firm Zhen Ding Technology through its subsidiary Avary Holding (Shenzhen) has made CNY350 million (US$50.9 million) worth of investment to fund HongQiSheng Precision Electronics...

China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits (SCC) has estimated its net earnings for the first half of 2019 at CNY420-470 million (US$61.06-68.33 million) for an annual growth of 50-70%,...

Taiwan PCB makers, boasting a significant presence in the supply chain of Apple, are quietly gearing up for specs upgrades on their products to support 5G smartphones, according to...