TAIWAN - Notebook and motherboard PCB shipments showed a slight increase last month, indicating a rebound for the second half of 2008.
Led by sales in Europe and China, four of Taiwan's largest motherboard makers, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and ECS, all exceeded April’s second quarter forecasts.
Mobile phone PCB makers Compeq, Unimicron and Unitech, are predicting a 4% growth in Q2.
TAIWAN - Unimicron and Unitech will reportedly supply Canadian smart phone maker Research in Motion (RIM) with PCBs for its 3G Blackberry 9000, also called the Blackberry Bold, a product scheduled for release in June.
Other mobile phone PCB makers are reportedly seeing stronger orders for the third quarter. Industry reports indicate that PCB shipments will continue to increase into the second half of 2008.