The global supply of ABF substrates may fall short of demand by at least 25% in 2021, due mainly to limited capacity expansions despite increasing demand, according to industry sou...

IC 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...

As 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...

Components 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...

A 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...

Taiwan's IC substrates makers including Unmicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to embrace new business opportunities arising from MediaTek stepping up its...

IC 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...

Taiwan-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-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)...

PCB 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...

The 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...

PCB 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...

IC 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...

Taiwan'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...

Demand 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,...

Demand 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...

Taiwan-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 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...

Taiwan'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...

IC 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...

Demand 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-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 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.

Handset 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 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...