201 news items tagged Kinsus
ABF substrate prices likely to rise
Tuesday 23 February 2021ABF substrate prices are likely to rise later in the first half of 2021, driven by rebounding demand for crypto mining chips and a sharp rise in demand for server applications starting...
Chipmakers placing extra orders for BT substrates amid tight supply
Monday 22 February 2021As supply of high-end BT substrates has turned tight in the first quarter of 2021, major chipmakers including Qualcomm and MediaTek are moving aggressively to secure more capacity...
Kinsus expects new ABF substrate capacity to come online in 2H21
Tuesday 9 February 2021Kinsus Interconnect Technology has stepped up its pace of capacity expansion for ABF substrates, and expects the additional output to come online in the second half of 2021.
Robust ABF substrate sales buoy Nan Ya revenues for January
Friday 5 February 2021Nan Ya PCB has reported revenues surged 58.1% on year and 5.1% sequentially to NT$3.92 billion (US$140.24 million) in January 2021, buoyed by strong sales of ABF substrates.
Unimicron, Kinsus set to gain from MediaTek mmWave chips
Wednesday 3 February 2021Taiwan's IC substrates makers including Unmicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to embrace new business opportunities arising from MediaTek stepping up its...
Kinsus swings to profit in 2020 on robust BT, ABF substrates sales
Tuesday 2 February 2021IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology swung to net profit of NT$541 million (US$19.3 million) in 2020 from loss of NT$2.025 billion a year earlier, mainly driven by...
ABF substrate suppliers see clear order visibility stretch into 2H21
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan-based IC substrate providers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen the visibility of orders for ABF substrates extend to second-half...
BT substrate shipments for 5G handset SoCs may slow down in 2Q21
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan's IC substrate suppliers will continue to enjoy robust shipments of BT-based FCCSP substrates for handset SoCs throughout first-quarter 2021, but may see off-season impacts...
Kinsus to expand ABF substrate capacity by 30% in 2021
Friday 22 January 2021Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology plans to restore a fire-hit flexible PCB (FPCB) plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, and convert it to produce ABF substrates...
Taiwan IC substrate makers see promising demand for SiP, AiP designs
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan-based IC substrate makers are generally cautious about expanding BT-based substrate capacity. Nevertheless, with demand for SiP (system-in-package) and AiP (antenna-in-package)...
High-end ABF substrates in increasingly short supply for HPC, server chips
Tuesday 19 January 2021The supply of more lucrative high-end ABF substrates for use in HPC, server and 5G networking chips has been increasingly short of demand due partly to insufficient yield rates at...
Taiwan PCB output value hits record high in 2020
Friday 15 January 2021The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...
Nan Ya, Kinsus see 4Q20 revenues peak on strong IC substrate demand
Friday 8 January 2021IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their fourth-quarter 2020 revenues hit the year's peak, bolstered by higher prices offered by clients...
Taiwan IC substrate makers doing well in China market
Friday 25 December 2020Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unmicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB, and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen their production lines in China running at full capacity to serve Chinese...
ABF substrate shortages may dent 2021 shipments of new CPU, GPU chips
Monday 14 December 2020The worsening shortages of ABF substrates are expected to become one of the major woes affecting shipments of new CPU and GPU products at chipmakers in 2021, according to industry...
Unimicron, Kinsus to embrace 5G handset sales boom in 2021
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect are poised to benefit significantly from 5G handset sales boom expected in 2021 as they reportedly have secured...
Kinsus 4Q20 revenues to peak on strong shipments for handset applications
Tuesday 8 December 2020IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has reported November revenue climbed 24.7% on year to a record high of NT$2.56 billion (US$90.7 million), and is expected to see...
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers gearing up for mmWave AiP modules
Wednesday 25 November 2020Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers including Kinsus Interconnect and Unimicron Technology are expected to gain growth momentum from increasing demand for AiP (antenna in packages)...
Tight ABF substrate supply pushing up prices, lead times
Tuesday 24 November 2020Tight ABF substrate supply has not only pushed up prices by 30-40% but also prolonged delivery lead time to a maximum of three quarters, according to industry sources.
Concerns rising over tight BT substrate supply for handset SoCs
Friday 20 November 2020Handset application processor vendors have expressed concerns about the supply of BT substrates that may fall due to the suspension of production at Unimicron Technology's fire-hit...
IC substrate quotes rising 20-40% amid tight supply
Wednesday 11 November 2020A new wave of price hikes for high-end IC substrates, ranging from 20-40%, has emerged following a recent fire damaging a plant of Taiwan's Unimicron Technology, with clients rushing...
IC substrate maker Kinsus to see revenue peak in 4Q20
Thursday 29 October 2020IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is set to see its revenues peak for 2020 in the fourth quarter, buoyed by shipments for new iPhones, according to market sources.
Taiwan makers urged to build high-end IC substrate ecosystem
Monday 26 October 2020A sound ecosystem for high-end IC substrates has to be built in Taiwan as such substrates will still have a big role to play in backend services despite the growing demand for substrate-free...
TSMC as top HPC foundry to benefit Taiwan ABF substrate vendors
Monday 19 October 2020TSMC as a top-choice foundry partner for HPC (high performance computing) chips vendors will significantly benefit Taiwan suppliers of ABF substrates for processing such chips, according...
Pegatron, Kinsus expect little impact from fire-hit JV plant
Tuesday 13 October 2020Pegatron and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have issued respective company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) saying they expect no material impact from a fire hitting...