296 news items tagged Unimicron
Unimicron eyeing ABF substrate as major growth driver in 2021
Thursday 25 February 2021IC substrate and PCB maker Unimicron Technology expects ABF substrates to remain its major growth driver in 2021 and will maintain high capacity utilization for the product line throughout...
Chipmakers placing extra orders for BT substrates amid tight supply
Monday 22 February 2021As supply of high-end BT substrates has turned tight in the first quarter of 2021, major chipmakers including Qualcomm and MediaTek are moving aggressively to secure more capacity...
Highlights of the day: Unimicron plant fire may worsen components shortages
Friday 5 February 2021Components and materials have been in short supply for the IT upply chain, and the shortages may have been further compounded by a fire that hit Unimicron's...
Fire strikes again at Unimicron plant
Friday 5 February 2021A fire broke out February 4 at Unimicron Technology's PCB and IC substrate manufacturing complex in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, where its BT substrate plant had been just damaged by...
Unimicron, Kinsus set to gain from MediaTek mmWave chips
Wednesday 3 February 2021Taiwan's IC substrates makers including Unmicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to embrace new business opportunities arising from MediaTek stepping up its...
Kinsus swings to profit in 2020 on robust BT, ABF substrates sales
Tuesday 2 February 2021IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology swung to net profit of NT$541 million (US$19.3 million) in 2020 from loss of NT$2.025 billion a year earlier, mainly driven by...
ABF substrate suppliers see clear order visibility stretch into 2H21
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan-based IC substrate providers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen the visibility of orders for ABF substrates extend to second-half...
Taiwan IC substrate makers see promising demand for SiP, AiP designs
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan-based IC substrate makers are generally cautious about expanding BT-based substrate capacity. Nevertheless, with demand for SiP (system-in-package) and AiP (antenna-in-package)...
Unimicron to further boost ABF substrate capacity
Wednesday 20 January 2021PCB maker Unimicron Technology is likely to rebuild and transfer its fire-damaged BT substrate plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, to the production of ABF substrates, according to...
High-end ABF substrates in increasingly short supply for HPC, server chips
Tuesday 19 January 2021The supply of more lucrative high-end ABF substrates for use in HPC, server and 5G networking chips has been increasingly short of demand due partly to insufficient yield rates at...
Unimicron posts record revenues for 2020
Wednesday 13 January 2021PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has reported its 2020 revenues spiked 6.5% on year to a new high of NT$87.89 billion (US$3.14 billion) mainly driven by strong shipments...
Nan Ya, Kinsus see 4Q20 revenues peak on strong IC substrate demand
Friday 8 January 2021IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their fourth-quarter 2020 revenues hit the year's peak, bolstered by higher prices offered by clients...
HDI PCB makers see strong shipments to Chinese handset vendors
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan's major HDI board makers have seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese handset vendors since fourth-quarter 2020, with the momentum expected to persist through at least the...
ABF substrate demand simmering for high-end EV chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Demand for high-performance chips solutions for EV and autonomous vehicles is expected to gradually gain momentum, which will generate a new outlet for Taiwan's ABF substrate makers,...
ABF substrates supply tightened amid resurging crypto mining fever
Tuesday 5 January 2021Demand for mining ASICs has been regaining momentum in China along with sharp increases in cryptocurrencies' value, further lengthening the queue of clients seeking capacity support...
IC equipment maker GP optimistic about 2021
Friday 18 December 2020Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), which specializes in PCB dry process and other semiconductor equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021 and...
Unimicron may resume fire-disrupted shipments of FCCSP substrates in 1Q21
Thursday 17 December 2020Unimicron Technology expects to resume shipments of BT-based FCCSP substrates for processing handset SoCs in first-quarter 2021 at the earliest, with the shipments to be delivered...
Unimicron, Kinsus to embrace 5G handset sales boom in 2021
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect are poised to benefit significantly from 5G handset sales boom expected in 2021 as they reportedly have secured...
Kinsus 4Q20 revenues to peak on strong shipments for handset applications
Tuesday 8 December 2020IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has reported November revenue climbed 24.7% on year to a record high of NT$2.56 billion (US$90.7 million), and is expected to see...
HDI board demand for notebooks to rise robustly in 2021-2022
Thursday 3 December 2020Demand for notebook-use HDI PCBs will be rising robustly in the next one to two years, and the server and networking segments will also see mounting penetration for such boards with...
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers gearing up for mmWave AiP modules
Wednesday 25 November 2020Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers including Kinsus Interconnect and Unimicron Technology are expected to gain growth momentum from increasing demand for AiP (antenna in packages)...
Tight ABF substrate supply pushing up prices, lead times
Tuesday 24 November 2020Tight ABF substrate supply has not only pushed up prices by 30-40% but also prolonged delivery lead time to a maximum of three quarters, according to industry sources.
Concerns rising over tight BT substrate supply for handset SoCs
Friday 20 November 2020Handset application processor vendors have expressed concerns about the supply of BT substrates that may fall due to the suspension of production at Unimicron Technology's fire-hit...
Apple may rely more on Taiwan PCB suppliers in 2021
Thursday 19 November 2020Apple is expected to ramp up flexible PCB (FPCB) demand for its 2021 devices, and is looking to work more closely with its Taiwan-based suppliers including Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq...
SLP and CCL suppliers for new iPhone to enjoy strong 4Q20
Tuesday 17 November 2020Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron Technology, suppliers of substrate-like PCBs for Apple's iPhone 12, and Elite Material (EMC), which provides related SLP CCL...