286 news items tagged CCL
Copper foil shortages to continue into 2Q21
Wednesday 21 April 2021More suppliers of copper foils, the crucial materials for making copper clad laminates (CCL) and PCBs, are raising prices, signaling that the ongoing shortages of copper foils will...
Taiwan CCL vendors post impressive revenue increases for 1Q21
Wednesday 7 April 2021Taiwan's CCL makers have reported double-digit on-year increases for their first-quarter 2021 revenues, with notebook and automotive applications being two main growth engines, and...
CCL price hikes extending to higher-end applications
Wednesday 7 April 2021Japan's Sumitomo Chemical has joined Taiwan's CCL makers including Nan Ya Plastics and Iteq in raising quotes by 10-15% starting this week to reflect increased costs for upstream...
PCB makers seeking CCL supply from more sources
Tuesday 6 April 2021Taiwan PCB makers are moving to diversify the sources of CCLs in a bid to secure supply to meet increasing demand from clients and abate risks of further price hikes for the materials,...
Taiwan CCL makers to raise quotes by 15-20% in April
Tuesday 30 March 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers including Nan Ya Plastics, Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) will raise their quotes by 15-20% starting April in response to increased costs of copper...
Semiconductor suppliers prepare for Intel Whitley
Friday 26 March 2021Suppliers of semiconductor components and materials, such as CCL and PCBs, have all geared up for the upcoming release of Intel's Whitley next-generation server CPU platform.
CCL maker Iteq expects revenue growth through June
Thursday 25 March 2021CCL maker Iteq expects to enjoy sequential revenue increases through June, driven by a pick-up in demand for servers and 5G base stations.
CCL makers asked to ready shipments for China 5G infrastructure despite uncertainty
Wednesday 24 March 2021Overall components shipments for 5G infrastructure construction in China remain in low gear, but Taiwan's CCL makers are still being asked by Chinese clients to prepare for possible...
TUC to embrace strong high-end CCL applications starting 2Q21
Tuesday 23 March 2021Taiwan's CCL maker Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) is expected to gradually resume normal growth momentum from growing shipments of high-speed/frequency applications starting second-quarter...
Copper foil shortage worsens
Friday 19 March 2021Shortages of copper foils for making copper clad laminates (CCL) and PCBs have become severe, according to industry sources.
Notebook PCB makers consider raising quotes
Friday 12 March 2021Notebook PCB manufacturers are in talks with their customers about upward price adjustments due to rising copper costs and other expenses, according to industry sources.
PCB makers suffering short supply of upstream materials
Tuesday 9 March 2021PCB makers face growing difficulty in stockpiling inventory of both direct upstream materials including CCLs and indirect materials, which are increasingly in short supply due to...
Taiwan CCL makers post brisk sales results for February
Tuesday 9 March 2021Taiwan-based CCL suppliers Elite Material, Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology and Ventec International all saw their February revenues register significant on-year increases despite falling...
PCB maker Apex expects strong 1H21 amid challenges
Friday 5 March 2021Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-half 2021, but it is facing challenges from tight...
CCL maker EMC to enhance profits with better product mix in 2021
Wednesday 3 March 2021Taiwan-based CCL manufacturer Elite Materials (EMC) expects to further enhance its product mix in 2021 for profit growth, after seeing its net earnings rise 13.85% on year to a record...
Ventec forms strategic alliance with BizLink, Footprintku
Tuesday 2 March 2021Niche-type CCL supplier Ventec International has formed a strategic alliance with interconnect solutions vendor Bizlink and online EDA library and digital transformation services...
CCL prices may rise further later in 1H21
Wednesday 24 February 2021Rising copper foil prices will likely prompt Taiwan-based CCL makers to further raise their quotes later in the first half of this year, according to industry sources.
CCL makers to see strong shipments throughout 2021
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan CCL suppliers are expected to see their supply capacity become tighter in 2021 than 2020 amid increasing demand for both general and high speed/frequency applications, and...
PCB supply chain guardedly optimistic about Whitley-induced server replacement demand
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan's PCB supply chain players are guardedly optimistic about business opportunities to arise from replacement demand for servers adopting Intel's new Whitley server processors,...
Taiwan CCL makers to raise prices to reflect rising materials costs
Wednesday 3 February 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers including Elite Material, Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology and Ventec International are set to raise their quotes soon to reflect rising costs for copper foil...
CCL equipment maker Asia Metal sees order visibility through 2021
Wednesday 27 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL equipment supplier Asia Metal Industries (AMI) has seen clear order visibility for its main product lines - vertical CCL treating machines and horizontal laminating...
CCL makers ramping up shipments for 5G base stations in 1Q21
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan CCL suppliers are expected to see shipments of high-frequency, high-end offerings for 5G base stations ramp up through at least the first-quarter of 2021, as clients are turning...
Niche-type CCL maker Ventec optimistic about 1Q21
Thursday 21 January 2021Taiwan-based Ventec International, which specializes in specialty CCL and automotive thermal materials, has expressed optimism that its revenue performance for first-quarter 2021...
PCB supply chain to gain from mass production of new Intel server processors
Wednesday 13 January 2021Taiwan's PCB supply chain is poised to embrace a new wave of growth momentum in 2021 from Intel entering volume production of its latest 10nm Ice Lake Xeon scalable server processors...
Taiwan CCL makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) are guardedly optimistic about their 2021 sales prospects after ending 2020 with single-digit...