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Tuesday 3 September 2013
Copper foil supplier Co-Tech posts shipment rise in August, says report
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, saw its August shipments rise by about 300 tons sequentially buoying company revenues for the month,...
Friday 23 August 2013
Copper foil market likely to face oversupply in 2014
Capacity expansions at China-based copper foil suppliers might cause an oversupply in the market in 2014, according to market sources.
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech posts flat performance in July
Copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil has reported revenues of NT$279 million (US$9.32 million) for July, up 2.8% sequentially but down 33.7% on year. For the first seven months,...
Friday 2 August 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech cautious about 2H13
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, now expects its sales ratio between the first and second halves of 2013 to be 50:50. The firm previously...
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech reports sequential revenue decline for June
Co-Tech Copper Foil has reported consolidated revenues of NT$270 million (US$8.9 million) for June, down 37.6% sequentially but up 17.4% on year. For the first half of 2013, revenues...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Co-Tech strives to maintain price stability
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, is striving to keep its quotes stable in the third quarter of 2013 amid falling copper prices and...
Thursday 27 June 2013
ASE lands pull-in of copper wirebonding orders
IC backend service company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has seen its Europe- and US-based fabless clients adopting copper wire to package their products since the beginning...
Monday 10 June 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech May sales rise
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil registered a 23.34% sequential rise in May 2013 hitting the highest monthly level in one year.
Wednesday 24 April 2013
PCB makers likely to ask for CCL price cuts on copper price falls
Taiwan-based rigid and flexible PCB makers have reduced CCL (copper-clad laminate) procurement temporarily due to expected price drops arising from continual decreases in international...
Monday 8 April 2013
Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil saw its March revenues slip 12.3% on month and 33.7% on year to a 9-month low at NT$321 million (US$10.72 million). For the first quarter of 2013,...
Thursday 14 March 2013
Co-Tech looks for return to profitability in 2H13
Co-Tech Copper Foil, which supplies copper foil used to manufacture CCLs and PCBs, expects to return to profitability during the second half of 2013.
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Greatek looks to improved profitability on copper wire bonding lines
Logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics has revealed that copper wire bonding packaging lines are currently contributing more than 50% to its total revenues, which will further...
Thursday 31 January 2013
ASE, SPIL to stop ramping copper wirebonding capacity
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both stated that they will stop ramping up capacity for copper wire-bonding. Instead, raising...
Thursday 17 January 2013
UMC rolls out thick-plated copper process for PWM ICs
United Microelectronics (UMC) has developed a thick-plated copper process, in collaboration with packaging house Chipbond Technology, for power management IC applications.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Copper foil prices up in January
Quotes for copper foil have stayed at US$2.80/kg recently compared to US$2.50/kg in the fourth quarter of 2012, thanks to limited capacity ramps by makers, according to industry so...