Taiwan Opto-Electronics PCB Makers Join Forces
Published: 21 July 2008
by Staff
TAIPEI -- Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Yang An Electronics are major players in the Taiwan opto-electronics printed circuit board (PCB) market. These companies customers include; AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), LG, Samsung, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), and HannStar Display.
TPT has purchased NT$450 million (US$14.8 million) of Yang An shares, translating into a stake of 22.69% in the company and it is now the largest institutional shareholder at Yang An.
The companies’ partnership will improve its position versus rival Tripod Technology. TPT and Tripod Technology each hold about 30-40% share of the Taiwan opto-electronics PCB market and Yang An holds another 15-20% share according to TPT general manager Jack Chen.
TPT and Yang An are aggressively expanding into the Japan and Korea opto-electronics markets.
