Drill bit maker Topoint sees net profits up over 27% on year in 1Q13

May 15, 12:28

Drill bit maker Topoint Technology has reported net profits of NT$59 million (US$1.98 million) for the first quarter of 2013, down 34.8% sequentially but up 27.2% on year. First-quarter...

Drill bit maker Topoint April sales up

May 8, 14:47

Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, has announced that consolidated revenues for April 2013 increased 10.9% sequentially...

IC substrate suppliers to see mixed performance in 2Q13

May 7, 21:54

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while fellow companies Unimicron Technology...

Chipbond to buy COF substrate supplier

May 2, 22:28

Chipbond Technology has said it will acquire Simpal Electronics, a Taiwan-based COF substrate supplier, through a share swap.

PCB maker Unimicron 1Q13 sales fall more than 10%

Apr 10, 19:07

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology registered decreases of 16.5% sequentially and 10.7% on year in the first quarter of 2013.

Drill bit maker Topoint posts EPS of NT$1.75 for 2012

Mar 19, 22:22

Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, has reported net profits of NT$274 million (US$9.21 million) for 2012, down 9.6% from...

Drill bit maker Topoint reports record revenues for October

Nov 8, 10:38

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, climbed to a record NT$231 million (US$7.9 million)...

Unimicron sees profits improve in 3Q12

Oct 31, 11:39

PCB manufacturer Unimicron Technology has reported net profits of NT$1.11 billion (US$37.91 million) for the third quarter of 2012, up 14.2% from the previous quarter. EPS for the...

IC substrate makers develop coreless substrates for thin-profile mobile devices

Oct 26, 13:59

Major Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, including Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology, have developed coreless IC substrates for use in thin-profile mobile devices, and already...

NPC cautious about 4Q12

Oct 25, 21:38

IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has expressed caution about its sales performance during the fourth quarter of 2012, citing limited visibility for the remainder of the year...

Kinsus looks to increasing shipments of FC CSP substrates in 4Q12

Sep 20, 13:59

Kinsus Interconnect Technology has entered the supply chain of Apple's iPhone 5 and is expected to see robust shipments of its FC CSP (chip scale package) substrates for Qualcomm's...

Unimicron to invest over NT$10 billion to build IC substrate plant, says report

Newswatch - Jun 22, 15:12

Unimicron Technology plans to invest more than NT$10 billion (US$334 million) to build a new plant to produce IC substrates, with volume production expected to kick off in the third...

Kinsus nets NT$6.28 per share in 2011

Feb 8, 15:29

IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology has announced NT$2.8 billion (US$94.9 million) in net profits and an EPS of NT$6.28 for 2011. The firm's board of directors decided...

Kinsus sees 2011 revenues up 15% on-year

Jan 19, 01:10

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology reported 2011 total revenues of NT$16.871 billion (US$563 million), up 15.05% on year. Kinsus' fourth-quarter 2011 revenues...

Backend firms gearing up for new MediaTek solution

Dec 23, 01:05

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are...

Fire strikes Unimicron Taoyuan IC substrate plant

Oct 3, 13:12

A fire broke out at a PCB/substrate plant operated by Unimicron Technology in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan at 2.00 am in the morning of October 2. No employees have been reported harmed...

NPC, Unimicron 2Q11 profits beat market estimates

Aug 25, 01:35

Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have both reported double-digit sequential growth in net profits for the second quarter of 2011, beating...

Kinsus Interconnect reports strong IC substrate orders for July-August

Jul 20, 11:11

IC-packaging substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has stated that it has landed sufficient orders for July and August with order momentum to further strengthen onward month...

IC substrate suppliers post mixed June results

Jul 7, 01:20

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) saw a sequential decline in June revenues, while Kinsus Interconnect Technology's June figures enjoyed growth and hit a record high.

Foxconn reportedly hires Unimicron executive to expand substrate business

Jun 24, 01:10

The Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group has hired Chu-Ching Hu, who in May resigned as head of Unimicron Technology's IC substrate division, to lead the substrate business unit of Foxconn Advanced...

Taiwan market: Korea-based Simmtech to raise IC substrate quotes

Jun 10, 14:19

Korea-based memory module substrate vendor Simmtech is likely to raise its quotes during June 2011 with the increase rates marching those offered by rival companies in Taiwan, according...

Supply of BT resin for IC substrate products remains steady

Apr 20, 01:30

The supply of bismaleimide-triazine (BT) resin, a major raw material in the production of IC substrates, has been steady recently. But IC substrate makers expect their revenues to...

Major BT resin producers recovering from Japan earthquake, say IC substrate makers

Apr 7, 01:55

Major producers of bismaleimide-triazine (BT) resin, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and Hitachi Chemical, are recovering faster than expected from the suspension of operations caused...

Nanya PCB October sales grow 6% on month

Newswatch - Nov 5, 01:50

Buoyed by rising demand for PCBs used in consumer electronics products, and CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrates, Nanya PCB (NPC) saw October 2010 revenues increase 6.04% sequentially...

NPC, Kinsus September revenues down on month

Oct 7, 02:20

IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw revenues decrease sequentially in September 2010, according to data released by the...

Taiwan IC substrate makers cautious about 4Q10

Oct 5, 01:10

Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have expressed caution about their business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a continued slowdown in demand from the PC secto...

Kinsus to commence operation of China plant

Sep 28, 01:00

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology revealed that construction of a new plant in Suzhou, China is near completion, and production will kick off in the fourth...

Kinsus looks to strong demand for FC CSP and base station substrates in 3Q10

Jul 28, 11:57

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its revenues to grow 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter with flip-chip chip-scale packaging (FC CSP) and base station...

Kinsus and NPC report strong June sales

Jul 14, 11:13

IC substrate makers Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) have posted strong revenues for June 2010, with Kinsus's monthly figures hitting a record...

IC substrate vendors NPC and Kinsus post strong revenues for May

Jun 7, 13:45

IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their revenues increase in a range of 37-38% on year in May due to strong demand...

Kinsus revises upward 2Q10 revenue guidance

Newswatch - May 26, 10:39

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has revised upward its revenue guidance for the second quarter of 2010 to a 20-25% sequential growth from the 10-15% projected earlier,...

Nanya PCB to expand capacity for FC substrates and HDI boards

May 25, 15:40

Nanya PCB has revealed plans to boost its flip-chip (FC) substrate capacity by 5-7 million units for a total of 35-37 million units a month by the end of June 2010, and also expand...

Unimicron to ramp up FC substrate capacity by 15-18% in 3Q10

Apr 29, 14:12

Unimicron Technology plans to ramp up its capacity for flip-chip (FC) substrates by 15-18% in the third quarter to meet increasing demand, company spokesman Shen Tsai-sheng said at...

Nanya PCB and Kinsus to see revenues soar in 2Q10

Apr 22, 12:20

IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (Nanya PCB) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are expected to see their revenues grow 5-10% and 10-15%, respectively, in the second...

IC substrate supply may tighten in 2H10 on strong demand from PC and handset segments

Apr 6, 14:47

The supply of IC substrates is expected to become tight, or even fall short of demand, in the second half of 2010 due to strong market demand for handset and graphics card chips,...