Last update: Thursday 9 May 2013 [85 news items]
PCB maker Tripod reports flat performance for 1Q13
May 9, 15:58
PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported revenues of NT$3.43 billion (US$116.27 million) for April, up 1.4% sequentially and 0.03% on year. For the first four months of 2013, revenues...
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.
Tripod, Chin-Poon look to steady shipments of telematics boards in 2013
Apr 2, 22:24
PCB makers Tripod Technology and Chin-Poon Industrial are expected to see their shipments of telematics boards grow steadily in 2013 as global sales of automobiles are estimated to...
PCB maker Tripod posts EPS of over NT$5 for 2012
Newswatch - Feb 26, 14:44
PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported net profits of NT$2.93 billion (US$98.94 million) for 2012, decreasing 30.3% from a year earlier. For 2012, EPS reached NT$5.58 and gross...
Notebook PCB makers concerned about Dell buyout talks
Jan 17, 13:51
Notebook-use PCB makers are paying attention to the outcome of buyout talks reportedly being held between Dell and private-equity firms as the future development of the world's third-largest...
Demand for notebook PCBs remains weak in 4Q12
Nov 19, 22:41
Demand for notebook PCBs still remains weak in the fourth quarter of 2012 despite the launch of Windows 8, making 2012 a year in which total sales of notebook PCBs will be lower than...
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...
Tripod looks to flat performance in 4Q12
Nov 9, 12:11
PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.47 billion (US$118.84 million) for October, up 4.5% sequentially and 9.5% on year. For the first 10 months of...
PCB maker Tripod heads for slow growth in 4Q12
Oct 11, 14:03
PCB maker Tripod Technology expects its sales to grow in a small range in the fourth quarter as demand for related PCBs for new ultrabooks and Windows 8 models will remain limited,...
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...
Tripod posts 1H12 net EPS of NT$3.10
Stockwatch - Aug 16, 12:13
Tripod Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of TFT-LCD PCBs, on August 15 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.10.
PCB maker Tripod sees revenues up in July
Aug 9, 01:50
PCB maker Tripod Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.31 billion (US$110.48 million) for July 2012, up 7% sequentially and 3% on year. For the January-July period,...
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,...
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...
Ultrabooks to spur demand for HDI PCB
Nov 28, 14:57
PCB manufacturers generallly believe that ultrabooks will help stimulate demand for high-density interconnect (HDI) boards, when the new category of computer enjoys widespread adoption...
PCB industry unlikely to see upturn until 2Q12
Nov 22, 14:08
PCB and flexible PCB (FPCB) manufacturers including Career Technology, Tripod Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, and upstream material providers such as CCL maker Iteq...
Tripod, Iteq building factories in China
Nov 9, 16:18
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology and Iteq, a producer of copper clad laminates (CCL), have both unveiled plans to construct plants in Hubei Province, central China with new capacities...
Tripod conservative about 4Q11 outlook
Nov 8, 11:50
PCB supplier Tripod Technology has expressed caution about the company's business outlook for the rest of 2011, citing supply chain disruptions caused by Thailand's floods.
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...
Tripod Technology adjusts capacity for automotive PCBs
Sep 6, 01:00
Taiwan-based PCB maker Tripod Technology, in view of fast growing demand for automotive PCBs, has increased the production capacity for the product line through appropriating a portion...
PCB maker Tripod breaks ground for new plant in China
Jun 30, 01:05
Tripod Technology has recently begun construction of a new plant in Hubei Province, central China, according to the Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer. The new facility is scheduled to...
PCB makers Tripod and GBM look to increased revenues for 2Q11
May 11, 14:02
PCB makers Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have seen their revenues slip sequentially but increase on year for April 2011. Despite sequential declines,...
Second wave of approved PCB suppliers for iPad 2 confirmed
Jan 21, 01:50
Apple has increased the number of PCB suppliers for iPad 2 from three to seven, industry sources have claimed. The newly-added contract makers, Compeq Manufacturing, Gold Circuit...
Sources reveal some PCB suppliers for iPad 2
Nov 19, 01:30
Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies have been named as the initial PCB suppliers for a second-generation Apple tablet PC, which is expected to be launched in the first...
PCB makers Tripod and Unimicron post slight revenue declines in October
Nov 10, 01:10
PCB makers Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology reported modest sequential declines in October 2010 . With a strong third quarter and the peak season coming to an end, both...
CCL maker Iteq to build new production base in central China
Oct 22, 09:45
Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq has signed an investment MOU with the economic development committee of Xiantao City in Hubei, China, planning to set up a production base capable...
Taiwan PCB makers set to improve yield rate for any-layer HDI boards starting 4Q10
Oct 12, 15:24
Taiwan-based PCB makers, including Unimicron Technology, Tripod Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), will be able to improve their yield...
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...
Unitech expects September revenues to grow double digits
Sep 21, 02:16
With orders for HDI boards from the handset segment continuing to climb, Unitech Printed Circuit Board expects its consolidated revenues for September 2010 to grow by double digits...
PCB maker Tripod revenues to hit new high in September on strong demand from handset sector
Sep 20, 12:28
PCB maker Tripod Technology has revealed that overall orders received for September 2010 have continued to grow, particularly for HDI boards from the handset segment in China. Orders...
PCB maker Tripod August revenues hit record high
Newswatch - Sep 8, 15:53
PCB maker Tripod Technology saw its consolidated revenues hit an all-time high of NT$3.83 billion (US$119.78 million) in August, buoyed by increasing shipments of HDI boards from...
PCB makers lower notebook PCB shipment outlook for 3Q10
Sep 3, 11:15
PCB maker HannStar Board has revised its shipment guidance for notebook PCBs from growth to decline for the third quarter of 2010, while peer companies including Gold Circuit Electronics,...
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,...
PCB maker Tripod sees 1H10 profits up 175% on year
Aug 18, 12:07
PCB maker Tripod Technology has announced after-tax profits of NT$2.28 billion (US$71.48 million) or NT$4.89 per share on revenues of NT$19.68 billion in the first half of 2010. The...
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,...
- 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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