TAIPEI – PCB manufacturer Unitech Printed Circuit Board has invested NT$4 billion ($132 million) to build a new manufacturing base of high-density interconnect boards.

Unitech began building this 66,000 m² manufacturing base in northeastern Taiwan in late 2010.

So far, the firm has completed construction of two factories, a total of 18,800 m². The second factory has started trial production.

Unitech says the two buildings will be dedicated to production of four- and any-layer HDI boards to meet smartphone demand, with total output of 2 million units monthly.

Currently, the firm’s month HDI capacity is able to produce 8 million smartphones. The figure will increase to 10 million units after both factories start mass production, making Unitech the leading supplier of this kind in Taiwan, say reports.

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