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Thursday 3 December 2020
PCB material prices rising with major impact on small makers
Prices for copper and other raw materials have been rising significantly, affecting negatively operations at small- and medium-size PCB and CCL manufacturers, with those in China...
Monday 30 November 2020
Co-Tech looks to new Intel server CPU for copper foil shipment growth in 2021
Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Development may see its shipments for high-frequency and high-speed CCL applications rise 20% on year in 2021, mainly driven by the launch of...
Monday 30 November 2020
Copper shortage expected in 2025
Due to fast growing development of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, global demand for copper will keep increasing and shortages are expected to begin in 2025,...
Monday 2 November 2020
EMC to invest CNY800 million to expand capacity in China
Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has disclosed plans to invest about CNY800 million (US$119.6 million) to build additional capacity at its factory site in China's...
Thursday 22 October 2020
Co-Tech expects high-frequency copper foil sales to rise in 2021
C-Tech Development, which produces electrolytic copper foil used to manufacture CCLs for PCBs, is expected to see its shipments of high-frequency and high-speed materials for server...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Vapor chamber demand for smartphones disappointing
Demand for vapor chambers (VC) from smartphone vendors has been disappointing so far in 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic deterring the launch of high-end models by non-Apple...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Chipbond, OSE form alliance for flash, 5G RF modules packaging
Display driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology and memory modules backend and EMS service provider Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) have formed a long-term strategic...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
CCL firm Iteq on track to ramp up capacity in China
Copper clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq is on track to complete the second-phase construction of its new plant in Jiangxi, China with the additional capacity set to come online...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Semiconductor packaging materials to see 3.4% CAGR during 2019-2024
The global semiconductor packaging materials market will expand from US$17.6 billion in revenue logged in 2019 to US$20.8 billion in 2024, a 3.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR),...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Co-Tech enjoys strong copper foil shipments for high-speed CCLs
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which produces copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, has enjoyed strong shipments for high-frequency and high-speed CCLs needed to support 5G and AI...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
CCL maker Iteq to maximize output at new China plant in August
Copper clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq will ramp up output at its new plant in in Jiangxi, China seeking to achieve full capacity utilization in August to meet strong demand...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
CCL maker Iteq to see 5G infrastructure drive 2H20 sales
Copper clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq stays positive about its business prospect for the second half of 2020, as demand for 5G and data center applications will surge further...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Eternal sees robust orders for dry-firm photoresist
Taiwan-based Eternal Materials currently sees full utilization of its dry-film photoresist production capacity, while that of its paper phenolic copper clad laminate is at between...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
China CCL firms to raise quotes
China-based CCL suppliers, including Kingboard Copper Foil and Shengyi Technology (Sytech), have announced plans to raise quotes for part of their products. Their fellow Taiwan-based...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Leadframe maker Jih Lin looks to return to growth track in 2020
Taiwan-based leadframe maker Jih Lin Technology expects its revenues to resume growth in 2020 on renewed demand for diverse leadframes from international IDMs for packaging automotive...