The bankruptcy filing in the fourth quarter of 2008 by Japan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) player Maruwa, and ongoing profit shrinkage by Japan’s two remaining players Nippon Mektron and Fujikura due to exchange rate losses, are expected to help stabilize FPCB supply and ASPs, according to Taiwan FPCB makers.
Maruwa’s average annual sales were 10 billion yen [...]