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Wednesday 11 May 2011
PCB makers HannStar, GCE to see growth in 2Q11 despite slow season
HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics, both of whom mainly make notebook PCBs, expect their sales and shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to outperform those in the first...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Nan Ya PCB looks to strong performance in 2Q11
Nan Ya PCB expects its second-quarter 2011 performance to be stronger than the first-quarter's due to a pick-up in orders from the IT segment as well as an improvement of yield rates...
Monday 18 April 2011
PCB makers facing longer lead times for laser drills
The already-tight supply of laser drills, which are used to make equipment used in the production of high-end PCBs such as any-layer HDI boards, may worsen in the near future due...
Friday 15 April 2011
Handset PCB makers to post 5-10% growth in 2Q11 sales
Handset PCB manufacturers including Compeq Manufacturing, Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board are expected to report sequential growth of 5-10% in consolidated...
Monday 11 April 2011
Unitech new PCB plant to begin volume production in November
PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board will begin to install production lines at its new plant in Ilan, northeast Taiwan in August with the commercial run of the plant slated for...
Friday 21 January 2011
Second wave of approved PCB suppliers for iPad 2 confirmed
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...
Monday 10 January 2011
Fire breaks out at Compeq plant in Taiwan
A fire broke out at a PCB plant in Dayuan, northern Taiwan operated by Compeq Manufacturing on January 8. The fire was put out quickly and no injuries were reported. The cause of...
Friday 7 January 2011
Nanya PCB to slash capex in 2011
Nanya PCB (NPC) plans to drop its capital spending from NT$5 billion (US$171 million) in 2010 to less than NT$1 billion in 2011, as most of its investment for expanding capacity for...
Wednesday 5 January 2011
NPC to ramp up capacity for HDI boards and flip chip substrates, says paper
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) plans to ramp up its combined capacity for HDI boards in Taiwan and China by 66% to 500,000 square feet by the end of first-quarter 2011, according...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
PCB maker Wus announces stock buyback
Wus Printed Circuit plans to buy back 28 million shares of common stock, about 7.37% of its outstanding shares, in a price range of NT$14.21 (US$0.48) to NT$30.42 per share between...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
PCB maker Compeq announces NT$134 million in November net income
PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing on December 27 announced self-evaluated net income of NT$134 million (US$4.5 million) or NT$0.11 a share for November. With strong shipments for handset...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Compeq secures NT$5 billion syndicated loan
Compeq Manufacturing, a major Taiwan-based PCB supplier, on December 22 announced it has completed a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$167 million) with a 19-member banking consortium...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
HDI supply chain to see shortages in 2011
With strong demand from the smartphone and tablet PC sectors, HDI board supply has shown signs of shortage since the third quarter of 2010, according to PCB makers. Laser drilling...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
PCB maker GCE to ramp up HDI board capacity, says paper
PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) plans to ramp up its production capacity for HDI boards from 200,000 square feet a month currently to 350,000 square feet in the first quarter...
Monday 6 December 2010
NPC November revenues highest for 2010
Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has reported revenues of NT$3.35 billion (US$110.51 million) for November 2010, an increase of 6.07% sequentially. The monthly figures were also...