Compeq Manufacturing, Gold Circuit Electronics, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board and Tripod are the well known suppliers expected to see the bulk of these sales increases. The PCBs are HDI type, with higher complexity and correspondingly higher margins than standard PCBs.

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.