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Friday 26 March 2021
FPCB, SiP substrate makers readying mass production for new AirPods
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of AirPods are prepared to kick off mass production of flexible PCB (FPCB) and SiP substrates for the third-generation AirPods slated to be...
Friday 26 March 2021
Semiconductor suppliers prepare for Intel Whitley
Suppliers 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.
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Wire-bonding capacity to sustain full utilization throughout 2021
IC backend houses are expected to run their mainstream wire-bonding packaging lines at full capacity through the end of the year to meet strong demand for automotive and consumer...
Friday 19 March 2021
LG Innotek reportedly bracing for ABF substrate production
IC substrate maker LG Innotek is bracing for production of ABF-based FCBGA substrates, according to Korean media reports, but industry sources believe it would be a hard job to venture...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan ABF substrate suppliers to land handsome profits in 1Q21
Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are upbeat about their revenue and profit results for first-quarter 2021 due to rising...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Shennan Circuits shifts focus to automotive PCBs, IC substrates
Shennan Circuits has focused more on automotive PCBs and IC substrates following shrinkages in shipments for 5G infrastructure applications in 2020, according to the China-based PCB...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Unimicron to lease land for IC substrate capacity expansion
Taiwan's IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology has decided to lease a land lot in northern Taiwan to prepare for further capacity expansions beyond those already underway, expecting...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Taiwan ABF substrate makers to gain from China homegrown CPU development
Taiwan's IC substrate makers with their strong technological prowess are in pole position to explore business opportunities from China's ongoing homegrown CPU development campaign,...
Monday 8 March 2021
Tight ABF substrate supply may ease in 2023 at earliest
Tight supply for ABF substrates may ease in 2023 at the earliest if makers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea can smoothly commercialize their new capacity with stable yield rates in 2022...
Friday 5 March 2021
Nan Ya to spend NT$8 billion on IC substrate capacity expansion
Nan Ya PCB has disclosed plans to spend at least NT$8 billion (US$287.5 million) in 2021, compared to a capex of NT$7.35 billion for 2020, for capacity expansions at its plants in...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
ABF substrates to be in short supply by at least 25% in 2021
The global supply of ABF substrates may fall short of demand by at least 25% in 2021, due mainly to limited capacity expansions despite increasing demand, according to industry sou...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
BGA packaging for memory controller ICs hits snag on ABF substrate shortages
Backend demand for memory controller ICs has been increasingly strong promising clear order visibility for BGA and FC-BGA packaging processes at OSAT firms, but their operations are...
Thursday 25 February 2021
Unimicron eyeing ABF substrate as major growth driver in 2021
IC substrate and PCB maker Unimicron Technology expects ABF substrates to remain its major growth driver in 2021 and will maintain high capacity utilization for the product line throughout...
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Contract PCB drilling service: Q&A with Key Ware CEO Chen Po-ying
Taiwan suppliers of high-end IC substrates, HDI boards, rigid PCBs with high layer counts and flexible PCBs are expected to have another busy year in 2021 after benefiting from pandemic-induced...
Tuesday 23 February 2021
IC testing service providers benefit from surging demand for cryptocurrencies
Surging prices of Ethereum has boosted demand for graphics cards used to mine the cryptocurrecny, which is benefiting Taiwan-based IC testing services providers, according to sources...