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Details: Written by Administrator; Category: Fab News; Published: 13 July 2009

TAIPEI -- Flextronics is upping the ante in the notebook PC wars, as the EMS firm reportedly is set to add 1,500 workers to its Taiwan-based unit.
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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 13 July 2009

ST. LOUIS and SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO – Laird Technologies Inc. has signed a fabrication agreement with Milplex Circuit Inc.

Under terms of the agreement, the St. Louis-based company will allow Milplex to manufacture PCBs using its products. These include: the T-preg line of thermally conductive, electrically insulating pre-preg; the T-lam PP thermally conductive pre-preg and the T-lam SS single-sided insulated metal PCB substrate.

Laird designs and supplies customized performance-critical products, including EMI shielding, wireless antennae solutions and RF modules and systems. Milplex specializes in quick turn prototypes and production for double side through multilayer technologies.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 10 July 2009

TAIPEI – First-tier notebook maker, Compal Electronics reported notebook shipments for June rose 8% sequentially to 2.7 million units.

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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 10 July 2009

OULU, FINLAND – Aspocomp Oulu Oy has purchased two Schmid wet processing lines, a pre-treatment line for solder mask and a solder mask developer.

The modules feature fine line spray technology and a quad-staggered system; both lines will be able to transport multilayer boards 0.14 mm to 6 mm in thickness, with an aspect ratio up to 28 high. The systems are scheduled for installation in October.

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – After five year of planning and construction, the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) announced the completion of its headquarters.

Nearly 150 guests, including Simon Chen, chairman of TPCA, and Yun-Chen Wong, vice chief of the Economic Development Department of Taoyuan County, attended the July 9 ceremony.

TPCA is a non-profit organization that acts as a communication platform, supporting and promoting an open exchange of information throughout the global PCB industry.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – The third quarter is looking promising for Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM). Sales are forecast to see double-digit increases sequentially, says DigiTimes.

Tripod reported second-quarter unaudited consolidated sales climbed 21% from last month to NT$7.76 billion (US$234.59 million). June revenue increased 3% to NT$2.65 billion (US$8.25 million).

Monthly capacity at its Taiwan and China plants is 500,000 square feet and 5.8 million square feet, respectively, with an average utilization rate around 80%.

For the quarter, the company expects a surge in notebook PCB demand from the launch of ultra-thin notebooks, smartphones and GPS products. Monthly HDI capacity is currently 800,000 to 900,000 square feet, according to Tripod.

GBM reported second-quarter sales rose 26% sequentially to NT$7.55 billion (US$228.45 million). June revenue climbed 10% to NT$2.58 billion (US$8.25 million).