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Handset PCB Makers Brace for Sales Decline |
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Written by Philip Buonpastore
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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Handset
PCB manufacturers are experiencing weaker-than-expected demand, and are bracing
for a low sales in the first-quarter, according to industry sources.
Orders
from Motorola remain low, while demand from other handset vendors such as
Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and High Tech Computer (HTC) are not reaching
previously expected levels, with Nokia orders in the first quarter expected to
fall 10% because of low demand from China.
Compeq
Manufacturing, who saw fourth-quarter handset PCB shipments jump to 54
million
units, is likely to see first-quarter shipments drop about 25% to 40
million units, disclosing that orders are not as strong as the company
estimates at the end of 2007, the sources said.
Unitech
Printed Circuit Board previously had only expected a 5% drop in first-quarter
sales, but has now adjusted that figure to between 5-10%, commenting that the
handset market will only grow 10% in 2008, with that growth tied to orders from major vendors. |
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