PCB producer Compeq Manufacturing noticed its revenues lower 4.3% from a 12 months earlier within the first quarter of 2019, whereas revenues at fellow corporations Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board elevated 4.3% and eight.8%, respectively, on 12 months.
Compeq’s March consolidated revenues surged 34.8% sequentially to NT$3.7 billion (US$120 million). The March outcomes additionally characterize a 12.9% enhance in comparison with the identical interval in 2018, with the expansion ending a seven-month streak of on-year decreases. Compeq’s consolidated gross sales for the primary quarter of 2019 totaled NT$10.46 billion, down 28.4% sequentially.
Compeq was quoted in earlier stories saying poor order visibility so far within the first half of 2019 prompted the PCB agency to stay conservative concerning the full-year outlook. Compeq makes a speciality of PCBs together with substrate-like PCBs and rigid-flex boards for primarily handsets and different shopper expertise merchandise.
Also a supplier of IC substrates, Unimicron reported consolidated revenues for March 2019 elevated 15.5% sequentially and 9.5% on 12 months to NT$5.96 billion. Consolidated gross sales for the primary quarter totaled NT$17.27 billion.
Unimicron stated beforehand the corporate plans to spend about 60% of capex on IC substrate manufacturing this 12 months. Unimicron provides IC substrates, akin to ABF (ajinomoto build-up movie) substrates, and can also be a supplier of HDI PCBs, versatile PCBs, rigid-flex boards and substrate-like PCBs.
Fellow PCB firm Unitech generated consolidated revenues of NT$1.73 billion in March 2019, up 47.7% on month and 15.8% from a 12 months earlier. Consolidated gross sales for the primary quarter arrived at NT$4.83 billion, down 7.6% from the prior quarter.
Unitech disclosed beforehand plans to increase manufacturing capability for rigid-flex PCBs by round 25% in 2019, because of sturdy demand for wi-fi headphones. Unitech additionally expects its automotive PCB gross sales to be one other driver of firm development this 12 months.
