HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods

Oct 13, 01:25

HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...

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...

Min Aik subsidiaries in Thailand suffer loss of over US$32 million due to flooding

Oct 12, 14:06

Min Aik Technology, a Taiwan-based hard drive component maker, on October 11 indicated that its two subsidiaries in Thailand, Min Aik Technology (Thailand) and MU Technology (Thailand),...

Flexible PCB makers in Taiwan and Japan expanding capacities

Jul 8, 11:56

While Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers including Flexium Interconnect, Career Technology, and Ichia Technologies have already undertaken expansion projects for capacity ramps, Japan-based...

Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact

Mar 17, 01:55

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...

Kingston partners with Synnex in Thailand

Newswatch - Oct 12, 14:55

Kingston Technology has said it is partnering with Synnex Technology International for the Thailand market, and has set up an authorized service center for repair and after-sales...

PCB maker APCB to take up Thailand-based CKL Electronics

Jul 22, 12:35

PCB maker Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) has announced that it plans to take over Thailand-based PCB maker CKL Electronics for US$6.76 million in order to expand its capacity...

More Japan IT makers switching PCB orders to Thailand

Jan 28, 16:33

More Japan-based IT companies are switching their PCB orders from makers in Japan to Thailand, as PCB makers in Thailand have become more competitive recently by utilizing government...

Thailand-based Apex to apply for listing in Taiwan

Jan 27, 14:05

Thailand-based PCB maker Apex Circuit International has said it will apply for listing on Taiwan's emerging stock market on February 3, and on the over-the-counter (OTC) stock market...

STATS ChipPAC moves copper wire bonding process to volume production

Nov 25, 11:23

STATS ChipPAC has ramped production on its copper wire bonding process, joining rivals Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).

Taiwan IT makers not affected by Thailand protests

Nov 28, 16:43

Although protesters have paralyzed Bangkok's air transportation, several Taiwan-based IT companies who have operations in Thailand have reported that their businesses remain unaffe...

Cal-Comp says operations unaffected by Thailand turmoil

Sep 3, 01:05

Cal-Comp Electronics, the Thailand-based EMS subsidiary of Taiwan's Kinpo group, has reported that its operations remain unaffected by the ongoing political turmoil that has prompted...

Toshiba aims to grab back 15% worldwide notebook market share in 2010

Jun 27, 12:23

Toshiba has set a goal to achieve a worldwide notebook market share of 15% in 2010. The company will focus on targeting emerging markets including China, Vietnam and Thailand, which...