Last update: Friday 17 May 2013 [27 news items]
PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
May 17, 14:13
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the second quarter of 2013 on...
PCB maker Apex April revenues hit record high
May 8, 15:31
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, saw its revenues gain 12.4% on month and 43.6% on year to hit a record high of NT$577 billion (US$19.52...
Apr 11, 21:46
PCB manufacturers Tripod Technology and Apex Circuit International have reported sequential increases in March revenues of about 14% and 8%, respectively.
Apex to see sales grow 5-15% in 2013
Jan 21, 12:11
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, expects its revenues to top THB6.3-6.9 billion (US$211.69-231.85 million) in 2013, up 5-15% from...
Taiwan PCB makers ramping up capacity
Nov 19, 14:17
A number of new production lines run by Taiwan-based PCB companies in China and Thailand will come online by the end of 2012 or in the first half of 2013, according to industry sou...
PCB maker Apex reports flat performance for October
Nov 8, 16:14
PCB maker Apex International has announced consolidated revenues of NT$518 million (US$17.74 million) for October, down 1.9% sequentially but up 12.7% on year. For the first 10 months...
PCB maker Apex to increase investment in Thailand
Oct 19, 12:19
PCB manufacturer Apex Circuit International plans to increase total investment in its new plant in Thailand by 25% to THB5 billion (US$163.2 million), with the additional capex to...
PCB firm Apex looks to growth in 2013, says CEO
Oct 12, 13:58
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is looking to a growth in 2013 that will match its average annual growth in the past five years,...
PCB maker Apex to see capacity utilization rate drop to 80% in 4Q12
Oct 11, 14:34
Apex is expected to see its capacity utilization rate drop to 80% in the fourth quarter of 2012 and its revenues dip 10% sequentially in the quarter due to seasonality, according...
PCB maker Apex sees revenues up over 22% on year in August
Newswatch - Sep 5, 16:10
PCB maker Apex International has announced consolidated revenues of NT$547 million (US$18.29 million) for August, up 0.4% sequentially and 22.5% on year. For the first half of 2012,...
Apex looks to 20% on quarter sales growth in 3Q12
Aug 2, 13:45
Thailand-based PCB maker Apex International expects its sales to grow 20% sequentially to THB1.7 billion (US$53.82 million) in the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders from a number...
Apex Circuit tops listed PCB makers in 1Q12 EPS, says paper
Newswatch - May 15, 16:33
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed in the Taiwan stock market, posted net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.79 for the first quarter of 2012, the highest...
Apex Circuit breaks ground for new plant in Thailand
Mar 15, 13:51
PCB manufacturer Apex Circuit International held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new plant in Thailand on March 14, according to the company, adding that total investment for constructing...

Apex Circuit to step into production of LCD, automotive PCBs
Feb 1, 01:25
Apex Circuit International, a PCB maker headquartered in Thailand and listed in Taiwan, will extend its production of PCBs from use in set-top boxes (STBs), TVs, printers and hard...
Apex Circuit seeing 4-, 6-layer PCB orders rise
Jan 16, 16:41
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has disclosed that orders for 6-layer PCBs for set-top box (STB) applications ramped...
Tripod, GBM, Apex post mixed on-month growth in December revenues
Jan 11, 01:25
Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), two Taiwan-based PCB makers, saw December consolidated revenues decrease by 3.9% and increase by 27.4% on month respectively,...
Chin-Poon, Unitech land orders shifted from KCE
Dec 6, 16:13
Taiwan-based Chin-Poon Industrial and Unitech Printed Circuit Board have obtained orders for automotive PCBs shifted from Thailand's KCE Electronics since November, according to industry...
PCB maker Apex Circuit posts record revenues in November
Dec 5, 16:24
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has announced November sales hit a record high for the second straight month.
PCB maker Apex Circuit positive about 4Q11 outlook
Nov 3, 16:50
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, expects fourth-quarter revenues to enjoy similar sequential growth seen in the third...
Flooding in Thailand hits PCB, FPCB plants
Oct 19, 14:00
KCE Electronics, Thailand's largest PCB manufacturer, has announced that shipments to customers are being halted because of the country's ongoing floods. Japan-based flexible PCB...
Taiwan PCB makers say Thailand factories unaffected by floods
Oct 12, 16:34
Taiwan-based PCB makers Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) and Chin-Poon Industrial have noted that factories in Thailand continue normal operations and have not been impacted...
PCB maker Apex to allocate NT$4 billion for new plant
Sep 29, 15:39
Thailand-based PCB maker Apex International plans to invest NT$4 billion (US$132 million) to build a new plant to ramp up its capacity, according to the company.
Thailand-based Apex Circuit approved for listing on Taiwan OTC securities market
Aug 29, 15:46
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has obtained approval to be listed on Taiwan's OTC (over-the-counter) securities ma...
Thailand-based Apex Circuit expanding capacity for multi-layer PCBs
Aug 19, 14:05
Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has said it will continue expanding capacity to meet rising demand, in particular,...
Thailand-based Apex International to apply for listing on Taiwan OTC
May 25, 15:36
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by Taiwanese entrepreneurs, will apply for listing on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market in July 2011, according...
Siward increases stake in optical light filter subsidiary
Dec 15, 01:00
Quartz component maker Siward Crystal Technology has raised its stake in China-based optical light filter company Apex Optech to 69%, according to Siward.
Apex expects 30% revenue growth in 2010
Jan 28, 16:05
Apex Circuit International, a Taiwan-invested PCB maker in Thailand, expects its revenues to grow 30% to 4.5 billion Thai baht (US$135.16 million) in 2010, thanks to orders from a...
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
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Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 23min ago
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















