http://www.pcb007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: PCB007 - Earnings Reports Flexible PCB makers both in Taiwan and Japan recorded strong performance in the second quarter indicating that the global FPCB industry is moving forward in a positive direction, according to industry sources. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70993 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 GMT Second-quarter sales climbed 39% from a year earlier to NT $55.5 billion, slower than the 69% increase in the previous three months, according to monthly exchange filings. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70936 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT The revenue for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) film continued to increase due to the growth of the electronics industry in Asia. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70914 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:25:00 GMT 3CEMS Group plans to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2013; TPT plans to acquire 51% share of Yeu Hwan, as well as demand from customers to start picking up in mid-September; Cicor's PCB and EMS segments post revenue growth in 1H2010; and Career expects 10% revenue growth in Q3. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70878 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:22:00 GMT Schweizer Electronic AG, one of the top three PCB manufacturers in Europe, posted revenues of Euro 51.7 million for the first half of 2010--an increase of 80% from the same period last year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70870 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:46:00 GMT Compared to the previous year, the PCB Division increased its net proceeds during the period by 27.3% to CHF 17.8 million (first half of 2009: CHF 14.0 million); During the period, the ES Division achieved net proceeds of CHF 44.8 million (first half of 2009: CHF 41.5 million). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70863 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:00 GMT Flexible PCB maker Career Technology expects its revenues to grow 10% sequentially in the third quarter on demand from the table PC and touch-panel sectors. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70859 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Arieh Reichart, President and CEO, commented, "Our disappointment with this quarter's results is mainly due to our revenues, which were lower than our expectations and internal forecasts. We are working hard to improve our sales performance and hope to see improvement in the future." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70777 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:24:00 GMT The PCB industry in Asia is pulsing with activity. Shenzhen Fastprint is targeting production capability of up to 40-layer rigid multi-layer PCBs; KCE Electronics is aiming to grow its 2H revenue; and Wus Printed Circuit is now public. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70715 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:13:00 GMT "This was our sixth consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding guidance," said Gregory K. Hinckley, President. "Our Flomerics and LogicVision acquisitions are performing well, and our new Valor division is on track to contribute to a strong second half. As a result, we are increasing guidance for the full year." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70708 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:58:00 GMT While GBM's PCB segment slightly grew to almost NT $1.21 billion, up from NT $1.19 billion in June, its EMS business grew by 36% to NT $1.95 billion. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70723 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:46:00 GMT CCL makers Hwa Woei Laminate and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have seen their profits improve on year significantly in the first half of 2010 buoyed by increased demand and price hikes for their products. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70705 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Advanced Printed Circuit Board, which mainly supplies PCBs for notebook peripheral, LCD TV and LED light applications, expects consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2010 to grow by up to 5% sequentially. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70636 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has boosted its sales in the first six months of the ongoing financial year to EUR 37 million. This corresponds to a rise of 63% compared to the first half in 2009. Six-month earnings before interest and tax exceeded the expectations at EUR 8 million, and an EBIT margin of 23%. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70634 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT PCBs sales in Germany slid in May, according to data from ZVEI PCB and Electronic Systems, but were still a 40% improvement from May of last year. Cumulatively, sales for the first five months of this year were up 32% and incoming orders also reached record highs in May, jumping 137% year-on-year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70630 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:53:00 GMT Tripod Technology has announced revenues of NT $19.68 billion in the first half of 2010, with profits represented an increase of 175% from a year earlier. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70637 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT Printed electronics offers a wide range of opportunities that cannot be realised using conventional electronics manufacturing approaches and, as a result, there is a rapidly expanding global effort to both develop the technology and to bring to market new products covering a wide range of novel applications. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70615 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced they will release financial results for the company's second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, 2010, on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70601 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:55:00 GMT LG Innotek's PCB business, which generated sales of KRW 183.5 billion in 2Q2010, accounted for 17% of the company's overall sales for 2Q2010. Sales of multilayer boards were up 27% on quarter, driven by the company's improving product portfolio. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70590 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:47:00 GMT For the first six months ended June 30, 2010, ICx reported revenues of $77 million, compared to $92 million for the same six months last year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70584 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:11:00 GMT The sales increase was primarily due to increased sales of flex heater and coil insulation products for the general industrial market as a result of the economic rebound and increased sales of PCB materials related to the telecommunications infrastructure in China. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70488 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:52:00 GMT Most manufacturers in Asia are embarking on technology and manufacturing upgrades: Lin Horn is increasing its manufacturing of six- and eight-layer PCBs; WMT is targeting 24-layer boards; Unimicron is focusing on 300-micron ball pitch; and Taiflex plans to increase its FCCL capacity. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70553 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT Handset PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board posted strong revenue gains for July 2010 due to strong demand for HDI boards from the handset sector. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70479 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Eltek Ltd., the leading Israeli manufacturer of advanced circuitry solutions, will release its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, before the market opens. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70470 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:17:00 GMT Commenting on the quarter, Joe Massoud, CEO, said, "We are pleased that our results for the second quarter of 2010 exceeded our expectations, as we experienced year over year increases in revenue and cash flow of 40.6% and 90.4%, respectively." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70461 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:00 GMT HEI CEO, Mark B. Thomas, remarked: "We are still rebuilding our revenues from the downturn in 2009 and rebuilding profitability as the year progresses. The results are still lower than we are driving for, but we are optimistic about the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and beyond." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70427 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:53:00 GMT Second-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 5.4 million, up 90% on the same period last year. The five largest customers accounted for 82% of net sales (80%). In geographical terms, 96% of net sales were generated in Europe (80%) and 4% in Asia (20%). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70421 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:24:00 GMT "Obviously, our global team is proud of our strong second quarter results," said David M. Sindelar, CEO. "Sustained strong demand from our broad base of customers contributed not only to another quarter of sequential sales growth, but also to our improved profitability." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70404 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:37:00 GMT DDi Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70414 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT "Our facilities are busy with solid backlogs and high levels of capacity utilization," said Kent Alder, President and CEO. "The added capacity and diversity of the Asia Pacific operations fits extremely well with our growth strategy as a global company." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70387 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:47:00 GMT Rogers' sales of printed circuit materials are up 37%, while those of Dow Electronic and Specialty Materials grew 19% in Q2. Ibiden's 1Q FY10 net income is up 30%, while MFLEX reports 3Q FY2010 net sales of $181 million, an increase of 3.7% year-on-year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70381 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:32:00 GMT Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were $181.0 million, an increase of 3.7% from net sales of $174.5 million in the same period of the prior year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70367 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:53:00 GMT The Electronics division's revenue of £344 million was 43% and 18% higher, as reported, than the first and second halves of 2009 respectively. In part, this was due to the pass-through of higher tin and silver prices in solder product sales, which had the effect of increasing revenue by approximately £30 million compared with the same period last year when commodity prices were lower. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70289 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:38:00 GMT Specialty Chemicals Segment's net sales were $124.4 million, up 24 percent; Demand was higher in most end markets, especially printed circuit board, memory disk and composites. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70360 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Based on recent surveys, PCB solder finishes are one of the most common cause of soldering defects and rejection of PCBs during assembly. Design and Process Engineers highlighted solder finishes 35%, with delamination at 25%, third place were cosmetic faults. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70357 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:17:00 GMT Acer has announced preliminary financial results for the first half of 2010. Consolidated revenues were NT $312.4 billion (US $9.7 billion), growing by 31% on year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70335 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:27:00 GMT Revenues for the second quarter of 2010 increased 66% to $20.8 million, compared to $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2009. Revenues grew 18% sequentially, representing the fifth quarter of continued sequential growth. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70344 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:08:00 GMT Somacis has ended the first half of 2010 with a positive result--with a remarkable growth rates compared to the same period last year. The company's turnover was up 50%; EBITDA, up 800%; and incoming orders up 100%. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70325 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:09:00 GMT PCB maker 3CEMS Group expects its consolidated revenues to reach US $600 million in 2010 and to reach US $1 billion by 2013. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70334 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Operating income reached 8.59 billion yen, up 171.4% year-on-year, while net income was up 30.1% to 3.03 billion yens. For 1QFY2010, Ibiden posted net sales of 69.16 billion yen, up 12.1% from the same period last year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70318 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:47:00 GMT LPKF Laser & Electronics AG raises its sales and earnings for the current fiscal year. The latest forecast predicts sales of at least EUR 68 million ($89.9 million); previous forecast was EUR 60 million ($79.3 million) for 2010, and an EBIT margin of at least 17% (previous forecast: 14%). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70295 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:32:00 GMT Sales of printed circuit materials for the second quarter of 2010 were $33.6 million, an increase of 37% from the $24.5 million reported in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70260 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:22:00 GMT Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and CEO, stated, "Dow continued its earnings growth trajectory in the second quarter, with double-digit sales gains, continued progress in growth synergies and above-target structural cost reductions driving higher results." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70256 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:38:00 GMT Unitech Printed Circuit Board is expected to see its consolidated monthly revenues top NT $1 billion (US $31.45 million) by year-end 2010, according to industry sources. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70248 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Sales of equipment to the PCB industry were $41.4 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to $38.3 million in the first quarter of 2010, and $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70207 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:14:00 GMT Samsung Electro-Mechanics has kicked-off volume production at its PCB plant in Kunshan, eastern China; and CKL Electronics will be expanding its monthly capacity for double-sided and multi-layer PCBs. Rising demand for LCD/LED back-lit TVs, meanwhile, are expected to drive the growth of GUH, Ibiden, P.I.E. Industrial and Vitrox. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70191 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:00 GMT Mikel Williams, President and CEO, said, "With second quarter bookings of approximately $69.7 million and indications of continued solid demand in the marketplace, we are optimistic about our prospects for the second half of 2010." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70186 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT TTM Technologies, Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, August 5, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m. Pacific time to discuss its second quarter 2010 performance. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70185 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its revenues to grow 5 to 10% sequentially in the third quarter with flip-chip chip-scale packaging and base station substrates as growth drivers. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70108 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:29:00 GMT Amphenol Corporation confirmed today that its Board of Directors approved a continuing quarterly dividend on its Common Stock in the amount of $0.015 per share at its meeting held on July 28, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70150 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:48:00 GMT Nick Konidaris, President and CEO of ESI, stated, "We are pleased with the company's top line performance in the first quarter as we saw strong demand across our product categories. Revenue more than doubled from one year ago, and we generated excellent operating cash flow." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70140 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:59:00 GMT Unimicron Technology in the second quarter of 2010 posted revenues of NT $16.626 billion (US $519.214 million) and after-tax profits of NT $2.318 billion or NT $1.48 a share, both new quarterly records. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70134 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT DuPont's Electronics & Communications segment reported sales increase of 53 percent to $657 million, reflecting 48 percent higher volume and 5 percent higher selling prices in the second quarter of 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70130 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:20:00 GMT Karl Gemperli, Elecsys President and CEO, commented, "We are pleased to report improving revenues and bottom line results during the second half of the year and remain optimistic about the future driven by dramatic improvements in our bookings and backlog of customer orders." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70127 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported second quarter 2010 net sales of $11.4 billion, a 3% increase over the $11.1 billion in 2009. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70095 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT Viasystems Group, Inc. expects to release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 on Monday, August 9, 2010 before the market opens. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70093 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:26:00 GMT Rogers Corporation plans to announce results for its 2010 second quarter after the close of trading on Monday, August 2, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70090 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT With sales volume of EUR 50.8 million (previous year EUR 28.2 million) and EBIT of EUR 10.1 million, the provisional results of Schweizer Electronic AG for the first half of 2010 have exceeded expectations. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70051 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:29:00 GMT Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast to review its fiscal 2010 third quarter financial results on August 5, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time (2:30 p.m. Pacific time). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70049 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMT Korea PCB targets 90-layer boards by 2011 as part of its Technical Road Map; Unimicron and Unitech expand their HDI board production in line with increasing demand from the smartphone segment; and APCB acquires CKL Electronics to expand capacity. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70019 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:30:00 GMT First Hi-Tec (FHT) expects its revenues to grow more than 15% sequentially in the third quarter, buoyed by increasing shipments of aluminum heat sink substrates used in LED products and thick copper PCBs for power supply applications. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70006 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Reza Meshgin, CEO of MFLEX, said, "Our net sales performance in the third quarter was solid due to continued strong demand for our flex assemblies for smartphones and other consumer electronic devices." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69971 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT Rudi Weinreich, Chairman and Chief Executive, stated, "The first half of the current year showed a marked recovery when compared to the first half of the preceding year and the picture for the PCB industry in Europe has shown a general improvement." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69991 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:24:00 GMT The company has begun its financial year with one of the best first quarter results in its history. The 14% increase in revenues meant not only a respectable pre-tax profit, but it was also substantially in excess both of AT&S forecasts and of market expectations. Revenues totalled EUR 114 million--37% higher than in the first quarter of 2009/10. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69976 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:00 GMT Amphenol President and CEO, R. Adam Norwitt, stated, "The second quarter established a new record of performance, with sales of $885 million and EPS of $.68. Sales and EPS (excluding tax items) grew 15% and 24% sequentially, and increased 29% and 58% compared to the prior year." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69940 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:25:00 GMT Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69926 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:56:00 GMT Tongtai Machine & Tool Co.'s first-half sales totaled NT $2.792 billion, up 127.63% year-on-year. Booming sales of high-margin machines as PCB drilling machines will help the company to post robust second-half sales. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69912 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:51:00 GMT DDi Corporation will issue its second quarter 2010 earnings release on Thursday, July 29, 2010, after market close. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69863 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:01:00 GMT Viasystems Group, Inc, today announced that estimated consolidated sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $239.4 million, representing approximately $53 million, or 28%, sequential growth over $186.6 million sales reported for the previous quarter. This was also the fourth consecutive quarter of improvement in orders booked. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69823 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:28:00 GMT Kinsus and Nanya PCB both posted strong sales while Unimicron, Tripod and Chin-Poon achieved record revenues in June; flexible PCB and CCL makers are seeing increase in orders; and Unitech expects modest growth for handset PCB shipments. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69832 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:15:00 GMT PCB maker Chin-Poon Industrial has posted consolidated revenues of NT $1.49 billion (US $46.4 billion) for June 2010, the company's highest monthly record. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69787 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:30:00 GMT Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter revenue of $10.8 billion, up 34% year-over-year. The company reported operating income of $4.0 billion, net income of $2.9 billion and EPS of 51 cents. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69761 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT IC substrate makers Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board have posted strong revenues for June 2010, with Kinsus hitting NT $1.35 billion, and NPC, NT $3.02 billion. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69762 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:51:00 GMT Unimicron Technology and Tripod Technology both saw their consolidated revenues hit record high levels in June due to increasing shipments to Apple. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69667 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:30:00 GMT Camtek would be releasing its financial results for the second quarter of 2010 on Thursday, August 5, 2010, as well as hold a conference call on the same day. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69689 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:26:00 GMT Circuits Segment sales were down $2.7 million or 23% in the second quarter of 2010 versus the same period in 2009. Chatsworth facility sales decreased 45% due to operational and yield issues and the impact of a lower exchange rate. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69584 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT Aspocomp's interim report for period January 1-June 30, 2010 will be released on July 30, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69523 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:30:00 GMT Firan Technology Group Corporation (FTG) will release the Q2 2010 financial results after the close of trading on July 7, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69513 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:31:00 GMT In 2009, Schweizer Electronic AG reported sales amounted to € 65.8 million, remaining 20% below previous year levels of € 81.8 million. This decline can be traced back to an extremely weak first half of 2009 resulting from the financial and economic crunch. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69477 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:58:00 GMT