TAIPEI, TAIWAN – There are only 175 shopping days until Christmas, but handset PCB makers are already ramping up for holiday sales increases.
 
Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Unimicron Technology are forecasting monthly sales increases through September, reports DigiTimes. Third-quarter revenue is expected to increase 10% to 15% sequentially.
 
According to Compeq, it shipped about 32 million to 35 million handsets in the second quarter. June revenues are expected to remain flat compared to May, on low orders and the slow market recovery in Europe and the US.
 
The company
 is expecting third-quarter shipments to jump 14% to 25%, with a goal of 40 million units; HDI shipments for the quarter are expected to remain stable.
 
Unimicron reported utilization rates for PCB, HDI and IC substrate production are over 80%. Second-quarter revenues are expected to increase by at least 30%, reports DigiTimes.
 
Smartphone, mid-range to high-end handset, GPS and automotive PCBs shipments are on the rise, reports Unitech. Smartphone demand, not surprisingly, is particularly strong.
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