Last update: Monday 15 April 2013 [40 news items]
TPT to ramp up notebook board shipments in 2013
Apr 15, 14:26
PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has been delivering notebook-use PCBs rolled out from its new plant in Suining, Sichuan province, China to clients for verification as the company...
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...
GBM begins trial PCB production at new plant in Chongqing
Nov 7, 14:14
PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has begun trial production at its new PCB plant in Chongqing, China with plans to hold an official opening ceremony at the end of...
TPT expects optoelectronic board orders to peak in November
Sep 26, 14:55
PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has seen order visibility for its optoelectronic boards become clear recently and expects orders to reach a peak in November 2012 before dropping...
Tripod to add new production capacity in November-December
Sep 19, 15:33
New production capacity for PCB maker Tripod Technology in Hubei, China will come online in November-December 2012. The Hubei plant will have a capacity of one million square feet...
PCB makers TPT, APCB entering iPad mini supply chain, say sources
Sep 18, 14:58
PCB makers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) have reportedly entered into the supply chain of the much speculated iPad mini, with TPT offering main...
PCB maker TPT posts record monthly revenues
Sep 11, 01:00
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has announced revenues of NT$1.94 billion (US$65 million) for August 2012, up 8.4% on month and 40.3% on year. The figure also hit the highest monthly level...
TPT 3Q12 consolidated sales likely to hit record high
Aug 14, 11:14
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, will likely report record high revenues for the third quarter of 2012 buoyed by strong orders for tablet PC...
PCB maker TPT sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Jan 17, 01:45
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, expects its first-quarter revenues to register flat growth sequentially beating seasonal patterns.
TPT, Tripod expect order receiving to rebound as early as February
Dec 21, 16:17
PCB manufacturers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology, which mainly supply optoelectronics boards for LCD TV, monitor and notebook applications, both agree that orders...
Unimicron, Chin-Poon deny enforcement of leave without pay
Nov 2, 12:10
Unimicron Technology and Chin-Poon Industrial have denied reports they have begun enforcing compulsory leave without pay, a temporary measure to reduce operating costs, because of...
TPT sees increasing orders for TFT-LCD boards from South Korea
Oct 12, 01:00
Taiwan-based PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has been receiving increasing orders for TFT-LCD PCBs from South Korea, with revenues rising to 38% of total currently, according...
Unimicron PCB subsidiary in China building new factory
Jul 22, 14:09
Trendtronic Technology, a PCB subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology in China, has begun construction of its second-phase expansion project which will be completed in two...
China market: White-box handset makers takes 4-layer PCBs for 2G handset production
May 30, 17:07
White-box handset makers in China have recently consumed a large volume of 4-layer PCBs in through-hole structure instead of using HDI boards for their entry-level 2G handset production,...
PCB supplier TPT ramping up capacity
May 27, 01:10
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, has revealed plans to expand capacity for its other PCB products used in mobile phones and notebooks.
Rising demand for 3D TV in 2H11 to benefit PCB makers, says TPT
May 25, 13:49
The impact of the off-season effect on sales of PCB products in the second quarter of 2011 will not be strong, and the rising demand for 3D TVs will increase panel sales in the second...
Taiwan PCB makers TPT, T-Flex to jointly set up plant in Suining
May 24, 13:40
Taiwan-based PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and its subsidiary T-Flex Techvest PCB will jointly set up a PCB production plant in Suining, a city located between Chengdu City...
PCB maker TPT expects flat or slight growth in 1Q11 revenues
Dec 29, 01:45
Taiwan-based PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) expects revenues to stay flat or grow slightly on quarter in the first quarter of 2011, judging from current order visibility. Demand...
Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT expects flat revenue growth in 4Q10
Oct 19, 14:26
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) expects its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to stay flat at the level recorded in the third quarter, and are unlikely to be affected by seasonality,...
PCB maker Yeu Hwan to issue new shares after planned capital cut
Sep 16, 02:30
The board of directors at Yeu Hwan Technology has approved plans to downsize the company's paid-in capital by 11.67% to NT$694 million (US$21.8 million), and to then issue up to two...
TPT subscribes to additional shares in Yeu Hwan
Sep 14, 02:10
Optoelectronics PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) is increasing its stake in peer company Yeu Hwan Technology through a subscription of additional shares. TPT has raised its stake...
PCB maker TPT to take up 51% share in peer company Yeu Hwan
Aug 27, 11:23
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) plans to take up a 51% stake in peer company Yeu Hwan Technology for NT$280 million (US$8.74 million), or NT$9.50 per share, through an open tender to be...
PCB maker TPT expects demand to pick up in September
Newswatch - Aug 25, 15:11
PCB maker Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which focuses on optoelectronics boards, expects demand from customers to start picking up in mid-September. Orders have recently slowed down,...
TPT and Tripod look to strong orders for optoelectronics PCBs in 3Q10
Jul 15, 14:18
PCB makers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology have both revealed that orders for optoelectronics boards from the LCD TV sector will remain strong in the third quarter,...
Makers of optoelectronics PCBs raise prices by 5-10% in May
May 12, 11:34
Some optoelectronics board vendors such as Tripod Technology have raised their quotes by 5-10% in May due to increased material costs and tight capacity, according to industry sour...
Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to report strong January
Feb 10, 16:31
With demand from panel and DRAM module customers picking up, Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) stands a good chance of reporting double-digit sales growth sequentially for January, according...
Optoelectronics PCB makers see strong orders for 1Q10
Dec 31, 12:21
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), Tripod Technology and Dynamic Electronics, have all reported that orders for optoelectronics PCBs remain strong for the first quarter of 2010 driven by...

Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to increase capacity; aims to become top-5 PCB maker in Taiwan
Dec 16, 14:13
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) expects to see its monthly capacity of optoelectronics PCBs reach six million square feet in two years on strong growth of LED TVs and to become the top-five...
Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to see strong 1Q10
Nov 11, 14:07
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) estimates revenues for the first quarter of 2010 to remain flat sequentially, bucking seasonal trends, according to the company. TPT saw October 2009 revenues...
Taiwan PCB makers expect strong 4Q09 shipments
Oct 5, 17:05
Most Taiwan PCB makers are optimistic about the fourth quarter, during which shipments may reach the peak of 2009.
PCB capacity to be tighter in 4Q09
Sep 11, 15:59
Taiwan-based PCB makers are seeing tight capacity mainly due to increasing demand for notebook and optoelectronics boards, and the situation is expected to become even more serious...

Optoelectronics PCB makers seeing full utilization rates
Sep 4, 15:48
Optoelectronics PCB makers, Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology, have both seen an influx of orders since August, bringing utilization rates to full. TPT has expanded...
LCD panel supply chain benefiting from strong demand in China
Jun 8, 16:21
LCD SMT production solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$2.6 billion (US$79.19 million) for May, while optoelectronics...
Optoelectronic PCB makers seeing high utilization rates
May 5, 17:11
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), Dynamic Electronics and Tripod Technology have seen increasing demand for optoelectronic PCBs from China, Europe and the US. TPT and Dynamic are running...
Opto-electronics makers to see on-month sales growth in 1Q09
Mar 2, 16:46
TFT opto-electronics makers and surface-mount technology (SMT) companies have seen orders recovering recently thanks to the China government's subsidy program for rural areas. Taiwan...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
- 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

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- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















