Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [63 news items]
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Jun 18, 21:45
Nan Ya PCB (NPC) will invest most of its targeted capex of NT$2 billion (US$67 million) on FC CSP (chip scale package) substrates in 2013, acknowledging brisk demand coming from the...
Nanya PCB posts heavy losses for 2012
Newswatch - Mar 27, 15:36
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) has reported net losses of NT$2.06 billion (US$69.08 million) for 2012, reversing from a net profit of NT$3.17 billion recorded in the...
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...
Fire breaks out at NPC PCB plant
Oct 17, 15:21
A fire broke out at one of Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board's (NPC) factories in Kunshan, China, in the early hours of October 15. The fire was extinguished quickly with no major damage...
Taiwan PCB makers to benefit from Amazon tablet launch
Sep 30, 10:55
Some Taiwan-based PCB makers will benefit from Amazon's launch of its 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet PCs, and shipments from the makers are likely to increase significantly in the fourth...
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...
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.
NPC expects double-digit growth in 3Q11 revenues
Jun 24, 01:05
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nanya PCB (NPC) expects revenues to increase by a double-digit rate sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, according to company chairman CJ Wu, adding...
NPC to ramp up CPU-use FC substrate output
May 20, 01:10
Nan Ya PCB (NPC) will be able to grow its output of flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's x86 CPUs later in the second quarter of 2011, on the strength of improved yields, according...
Nan Ya PCB sampling FC substrates for new Intel platform
Jan 10, 11:33
Taiwan's Nan Ya PCB (NPC) has begun sampling six- to 12-layer flip-chip (FC) substrates for Intel's recently-announced Sandy Bridge processors, as well as Japan-based Ibiden Electronics...
Nanya PCB to slash capex in 2011
Jan 7, 01:05
Nanya PCB (NPC) plans to drop its capital spending from NT$5 billion (US$171 million) in 2010 to less than NT$1 billion in 2011, as most of its investment for expanding capacity for...
NPC to ramp up capacity for HDI boards and flip chip substrates, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 5, 16:07
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) plans to ramp up its combined capacity for HDI boards in Taiwan and China by 66% to 500,000 square feet by the end of first-quarter 2011, according...
NPC November revenues highest for 2010
Dec 6, 13:29
Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues of NT$3.35 billion (US$110.51 million) for November 2010, an increase of 6.07% sequentially. The monthly figures were also...
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...
Nanya PCB to get more FC substrate backend orders from Intel on better yields
Oct 21, 01:10
Nanya PCB (NPC) is actively improving its production yield rates for CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrate packaging in order to gain a larger share of orders from Intel, according to...
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...
Taiwan PCB makers receive more windfall orders from Japan
Sep 29, 01:25
Taiwan-based PCB makers, including Unimicron Technology and Tripod Technology, have received more windfall orders from Japan-based PCB vendors due to the appreciation of the Japanese...
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...
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,...
IC substrate maker NPC beats December revenue guidance
Jan 5, 16:21
Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$84.99 million) for December 2009, slightly better than its estimated NT$2.5-2.6 billion. The IC substrate...
NPC sees on-month drop in November 2009 revenues
Dec 4, 14:56
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has announced revenues of NT$2.65 billion (US$82.36 million) for November 2009, down slightly by 1.37% on month. The company expects its December...
NPC likely to receive FC substrate backend orders from Intel after NGK stops its supply
Nov 3, 16:15
IC substrate supplier Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) may see weaker order volumes in the short term because its Japan-based strategic partner NGK Spark Plugs has announced that...
NPC expects strong revenues from FC CSP substrates in 2010
Oct 26, 10:22
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) may see its revenues from flip-chip chip scale packaging (FC CSP) substrates double in 2010 because of significant demand from the handset segment,...

NPC sees 12-month revenues high in September 2009
Oct 7, 16:46
Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) generated revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$83 million) in September 2009, up 3.16% on month, mainly due to growing...
Sep 15, 17:03
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has raised its prices of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) to reflect the increased average copper price, according to industry sources.
IC substrate makers 3Q09 revenues expected to rise 10-15%
Aug 6, 14:42
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% sequentially in the third...
Taiwan market: Japan gaming PC vendor DosPara enters online retail channel
Jul 17, 15:34
Japan-based gaming PC vendor DosPara has announced plans to enter Taiwan's online retail channel and will initially push its gaming PC brand, Galleria.
NPC kicks off FC substrate capacity ramp
Jul 16, 12:31
Taiwan-based Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has kicked off its expansion plans aiming to ramp up its monthly output of flip-chip (FC) substrates to 40 million units by the end...
Nanya PCB expects strong 2H09 on CE demand
Jun 24, 14:42
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has forecast its revenue ratio between the first and second halves of 2009 may be between 30:70 and 40:60, according to company president Otto Chang...

IC substrate makers see mixed growth in May
Jun 10, 14:59
IC substrate maker Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues for May down 1% on month to NT$2.18 billion (US$67 million), while Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Phoenix...

IC substrate makers to post weak June
May 27, 16:12
Kinsus Interconnect Technology, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) have seen fewer orders in the latter half of May, and limited order visibility,...
Unimicron tops HDI capacity among Taiwan PCB makers
May 15, 16:04
Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology took the lead in shipping HDI boards for CULV notebooks in April.
Nan Ya PCB begins shipments of HDI boards for CULV notebooks
May 14, 15:31
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) began shipments of high-density interconnect (HDI) boards for CULV notebooks this month and expects shipment volumes to increase progressively throughout...
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 2min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 4min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 1h 4min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 1h 19min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 21:08
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:04
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Releases
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- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.
















