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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Apple’s iPhone 3GS is forecast to increase sales for flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers in the US, Japan and Taiwan, reports DigiTimes.

Companies expected to see benefits include: US-based Multi-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex); Japan-based Nippon Mektron and Fujikura; and Taiwan-based Flexium Interconnect and Foxconn Electronics’ FPCB subsidiary.

While a typical smartphone needs 3 to 6 FPCBs, the iPhone 3GS requires more than 10.

Flexium and Foxconn’s subsidiary will supply antenna module and keyboard solutions, according to DigiTimes, while M-Flex, Nippon Mektron and Fujikura will provide FPCBs for the iPhone body.

Flexium expects second-quarter revenue to increase more than 40% on customer demand for smartphone-related products, says DigiTimes.

Nippon and Fujikura ranked second and eleventh, respectively, on Dr. Hayo Nakahara’s 2007 NTI 100 list, while M-Flex ranked twenty-sixth.

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