Utilization rates at PCB makers are dropping with some dipping below 50% since orders have been frozen in the fourth quarter. Some PCB makers expect to cover parts of their capacity by concentrating on white-box handset PCBs.

Plotech has taken the lead in securing handset PCB orders from China-based customers.

Taiwan’s main handset PCB makers Compeq Manufacturing, Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board get most of their orders from major vendors which haven recently been clearing inventory, and as a result delaying shipments which impacted PCB makers’ sales in November.

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