IC substrate makers saw weak performance in December 2008 due to a sharp decline in demand for consumer electronics, handsets and PC products. Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) has...
IC substrate makers' utilization rates in December have dropped due to declining orders. Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC)'s utilization rate for flip-chip (FC) substrates has fallen...
Taiwan-based equipment maker Usun Technology has reported November revenues of NT$244.7 million (US$7.54 million), up 18% from NT$206.4 million in October, and up 23.4% on year. The...
November sales of Siliconware Precision Inudstry (SPIL) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) declined significantly because of order shrinkage since the end of October, and market...
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has forecast PCB industry sales are to fall 15-25% in the fourth quarter due to decreased retail demand for IT and communications products in the...
A double-digit decline in fourth-quarter demand for packaging and testing products is expected due to weak orders for IC substrates. Institutional investors forecast Nan Ya Printed...
According to Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), demand for traditional PCBs and wire-bonding substrates is falling but shipments of flip-chip (FC) substrates remains relatively strong...
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) is planning to reduce prices by 3-5% in Taiwan and up to 10% in China from October, which will put pressure on the sales of other copper clad laminate...
Taiwan investors forecast that sales for IC substrate makers in the third quarter will have only single-digit growth due to weak demand for wire bonding substrates and PCBs, which...
The two-year long patent dispute between Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) over plastic ball-grid array (PBGA) substrates has reached a temporary...
Having already identified flip-chip (FC) substrates as a key sales driver in 2008, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) plans to relocate its low-margin production to China in order...
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) reiterated its strong sales guidance for the third quarter, indicating that it anticipates the utilization rate for its flip-chip (FC) substrate...
Intel recently issued a notice that its Centrino 2 notebook platform (Montevina) will launch on July 15 in Taiwan. Industry players that form the platform's supply chain in Taiwan...
Nvidia's Taiwan-based graphics chip contract makers are being low-key after the US chip designer informed investors on July 3 that will take a charge of US$150-$200 million related...
