PCB maker Unitech regaining progress momentum in 3Q20
Jay Liu, Taipei; Willis Ke, DIGITIMES
Taiwan’s PCB maker Unitech expects its enterprise efficiency to return to regular within the third quarter of 2020 as its HDI and rigid-flex board manufacturing strains have been working at full capability for the reason that begin of August, after struggling a bleak second quarter.
Unitech’s second-quarter revenues plunged 38.06% sequentially and 60% on yr to an 11-year low of NT$2.25 billion (US$76.53 million), with web working loss reaching NT$688 million. Its first-half 2020 revenues contracted 43.82% on yr to NT$5.882 billion.
Pandemic impacts on international auto gross sales and important shrinkage in shipments of rigid-flex boards for AirPods 2 have been guilty for poor enterprise leads to first-half 2020, in line with trade sources.
But Unitech has resumed full capability utilization for rigid-flex boards for battery modules and TWS (true wi-fi stereo) earphones, and its HDI board manufacturing strains are additionally absolutely loaded for MacBook and iPad purposes, with the prospect that its revenues will rebound to regular ranges within the third quarter, mentioned the sources.
As the quotes for AirPods orders have been revised downward considerably, whether or not its 2020 revenues can develop from 2019 will depend upon whether or not the expansion momentum for its HDI PCB merchandise might be revived, the sources mentioned.
The firm mentioned its shipments of high-end automotive HDI PCBs, similar to these for radars, and shipments of rigid-flex boards for auto-use lens modules, are much less affected by the lackluster international auto market, however quantity shipments for brand new orders landed in 2020 shall be deferred to 2021.
Its new plant in China’s Nantong, Jiangsu province, has began industrial runs at a capability utilization of 70-80%, principally for manufacturing of automotive PCBs.
