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...
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...
ABF 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...
As 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...
HDI PCB manufacturers have enjoyed a strong influx of orders for non-handset applications, with order visibility extended to April-May, allowing them to expect a strong first-half...
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are set to record a particularly strong first-quarter 2021, judging from their significant revenue increases for January and clear order visibility...
Components and materials have been in short supply for the IT upply chain, and the shortages may have been further compounded by a fire that hit Unimicron's...
A fire broke out February 4 at Unimicron Technology's PCB and IC substrate manufacturing complex in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, where its BT substrate plant had been just damaged by...
Taiwan's IC substrates makers including Unmicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to embrace new business opportunities arising from MediaTek stepping up its...
IC 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...
Taiwan-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...
Taiwan-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)...
PCB maker Unimicron Technology is likely to rebuild and transfer its fire-damaged BT substrate plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, to the production of ABF substrates, according to...
The 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...
The 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...
