PCB maker Zhen Ding keenly exploring non-handset functions
Jay Liu, Taipei; Willis Ke, DIGITIMES
Taiwan’s main PCB vendor Zhen Ding Technology has been diversifying its goal markets to rely much less on handset functions, with the efforts set to bear fruit beginning 2021.
Zhen Ding has reported its 2020 revenues rose 9.2% on 12 months to NT$131.269 billion (US$4.69 billion), and is anticipated to log increased on-year income will increase in 2021 on extra shipments for non-handset functions, the sources mentioned.
The firm used to see its second-quarter revenues fall sequentially by round 10% in previous years, however the shrinkage could slim this 12 months on account of gross sales of miniLED backlight boards to a serious US vendor and shipments for different non-handset functions, the sources mentioned, including that automotive board shipments from its newly acquired Mil Technology can even develop considerably this 12 months, including momentum to its one-stop purchasing companies.
Zhen Ding noticed the income contribution ratio for handset functions, primarily versatile PCB (FPCB), drop to 70% in 2020, and the speed could fall additional in 2021, the sources mentioned. Nevertheless, shipments of versatile boards will proceed to command over 70% of its whole shipments this 12 months as the corporate has secured new FPCB orders for notebooks and tablets.
In late 2020, the corporate kicked off development of a brand new plant at its manufacturing advanced in Huaian, China, which is slated for completion by the top of 2021 and can begin business manufacturing of HDI boards in second-half 2022 on the earliest.
Zhen Ding has began manufacturing of BT substrates at its manufacturing base in Qinhuangdao, China, and has landed orders from distributors of handset APs, reminiscence chips and MEMS units. It can be constructing manufacturing strains for ABF substrates at its plant web site in Shenzhen, China.
