However, Merry’s subsidiary in April 2009 filed with Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China to demand compensation of 31.16 million yuan (US$4.56 million) from Career for a claimed defect in the FPCBs, the PCB supplier said.
Germany’s printed circuit board (PCB) market in January 2009 grew slightly over the previous month, but according to ZVEI, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, volume was just 60% of the volume reached in the previous year.
Incoming orders, although higher, were attributed to the fact that December has fewer working days due to the [...]
Printed Circuits, Inc. has received certification under the U.S. and Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP), which provides access to unclassified technical information that may be used to bid and/or build hardware used in military and aerospace applications.
Both the U.S. and Canada have laws that provide for security of technical information and technologies that are required for defense [...]
Current order visibility of PCBs has extended to 3-4 weeks from 2-3 weeks previously due to increased orders from the notebook and TFT LCD segments, while utilization rates have also risen, according to PCB makers.
PCB maker HannStar Board has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.65 billion (US$48.7 million) for March 2009, an increase of 32.17% on [...]
Taiwan’s PCB makers expect the shift to high-density interconnect (HDI) boards to help raise the ASPs of notebook PCBs, and are looking forward to the upcoming launch of ultra-thin notebooks based on Intel’s CULV (consumer ultra low votage) CPUs.
Upcoming notebooks incorporating CULV CPUs are expected to spur demand for HDI boards, said the makers, adding [...]
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced the February findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.
PCB Industry Growth Rates and Book-to-Bill Ratios Announced
Rigid PCB shipments are down 23.2% and bookings are down 35.5% in February 2009 from February 2008. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments are down 21.1% and bookings are [...]
The upcoming launch of Intel’s consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) CPUs, which target ultra-portable notebooks priced between US$699-899, will help significantly increase demand for high-density interconnect (HDI) boards, according to Taiwan’s PCB makers. Companies including Unimicron Technology, HannStar Board, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Dynamic Electronics have been vying for HDI board orders for new ultra-thin [...]
For years, Chinese capacity build-up has fueled sales of new equipment. As new equipment sales become more difficult to attain, capital equipment companies have to adjust to a stark new reality in a bleak economic climate.
PCB007 visited with several companies last week at the CPCA Show in Shanghai and discovered that many of them [...]
Orbotech Ltd. today announced its highlighted program aimed at helping bare PCB manufacturers to expand their business opportunities in today’s challenging environment.
Featuring field-proven results for maximizing market share, minimizing costs and extending capabilities to advanced product manufacturing, the “Expand Your Business Opportunities” program highlights solutions for PCB manufacturers to achieve greater levels of productivity and [...]
Germany’s printed circuit board (PCB) market is showing no signs of recovery: in December 2008, sales were down 34.6% compared with the previous month, according to the German Printed Circuit Association (VdL) and the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association (ZVEI). December’s incoming orders likewise suffered, reaching only 27% of incoming orders in October.
However, industry [...]
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