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Friday 18 February 2011
TXC to start production of sapphire substrate wafers
Quartz crystal component maker TXC has acquired 10 sets of equipment for slicing monocrystalline sapphire ingots and will begin production soon, with monthly shipments expected to...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Sapphire substrate price drop to expand to 15% on quarter in 1Q11
Prices of sapphire substrates are expected to drop 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, an increase from a previous 5-10% quarterly decrease in 2010, but the decrease...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Sapphire ingot demand strong, no signs of price retreat yet
Though the first quarter is typically considered the annual low season, sapphire ingot makers are currently seeing strong demand due to sapphire substrate clients moving up procurement...
Wednesday 5 January 2011
NPC to ramp up capacity for HDI boards and flip chip substrates, says paper
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) plans to ramp up its combined capacity for HDI boards in Taiwan and China by 66% to 500,000 square feet by the end of first-quarter 2011, according...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
LED sapphire substrate prices remain flat in 4Q10
LED sapphire substrate suppliers are expected to keep prices flat in the fourth quarter of 2010 despite dropping demand from the end market and seasonality, and expect prices to increase...
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Taiwan focuses on flexible substrate technology
Taiwan's government-sponsored research organizations and companies including AU Optronics and E Ink Holding are bullish on next-generation flexible substrate display technologies...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Wafer Works announces investment in Formosa Epitaxy
Wafer Works on November 15, 2019 announced a US$600,000 investment for a 1% equity interest in Formosa Epitaxy's new subsidiary in Jiangsu, China. Although the acquisition is merely...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Corning 3Q10 sales, profits drop sequentially
Corning has announced sales of US$1.6 billion for the third quarter of 2010, a 6% decrease sequentially but an 8% increase on year. Earnings per share were US$0.50. Excluding special...
Thursday 21 October 2010
Nanya PCB to get more FC substrate backend orders from Intel on better yields
Nanya PCB (NPC) is actively improving its production yield rates for CPU-use flip-chip (FC) substrate packaging in order to gain a larger share of orders from Intel, according to...
Wednesday 20 October 2010
DTF Taiwan LED Supply Chain Technology Forum: Development of thermal substrate technology and LED applications
Thermal issue has always been a key part in the development of the LED industry. Polytronics Technology offers aluminum substrates as the best solution for edge-lit LED TVs. Yi-An...
Thursday 7 October 2010
NPC, Kinsus September revenues down on month
IC substrate makers Nanya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw revenues decrease sequentially in September 2010, according to data released by the...
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Taiwan IC substrate makers cautious about 4Q10
Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have expressed caution about their business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2010, due to a continued slowdown in demand from the PC secto...
Monday 4 October 2010
Excise tax for thin touch-panel glass substrates exempted, says report
In order to support industrial development, Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has agreed to exempt the 10% excise tax for glass substrates that are used for touch panels thinner than 1.1mm...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Ceramic thin-film substrate maker Tong Hsing ramping output
Ceramic substrate maker Tong Hsing Electronic Industries (THEIL) expects sales of its LED thin-film ceramic substrates to continue on a growth track, and plans to add more production...
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Kinsus to commence operation of China plant
Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology revealed that construction of a new plant in Suzhou, China is near completion, and production will kick off in the fourth...