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Wednesday 3 February 2021
Taiwan CCL makers to raise prices to reflect rising materials costs
Taiwan-based CCL makers including Elite Material, Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology and Ventec International are set to raise their quotes soon to reflect rising costs for copper foil...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Prices to rise 5-10% for automotive power module leadframes
Taiwan leadframe makers are likely to raise quotes for leadframes for packaging automotive chips and power modules by 5-10% to reflect increased material costs amid increasing demand...
Thursday 14 January 2021
Automotive PCB makers guardedly optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based automotive PCB makers including Chin-Poon Industrial, Unitech and Dynamic Electronics are guardedly optimistic about their sales prospects this year after seeing revenues...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
PCB makers to see copper foil shortage in 1H21
Taiwan's PCB industry is expected to face shortages of upstream materials in first-half 2021, particularly copper foils for both general and high-end applications, according to industry...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
EMC to acquire fellow CCL company for US$28.7 million
Taiwan-based copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has announced plans to fully acquire fellow US firm EMD Specialty Materials for a total of US$28.73 million.
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Taiwan backend houses see more demand for consumer power chips
Taiwan-based power IC backend specialists including Greatek Electronics, GEM Services and Lingsen Precision Industries have seen a ramp-up in packaging demand for consumer devices...
Wednesday 9 December 2020
FCCL makers expect new capacity, offerings to boost 2021 revenues
Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific and Asia Electronic Material (AEM), dedicated in supplying FCCL and other flexible PCB materials, are enjoying a strong fourth-quarter 2020 and expect...
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...
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