APCB, Chin-Poon to Resume Operations in Thailand 

Taiwan-based PCB makers Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) and Chin-Poon Industrial have both said that operations in Thailand, which have been halted since October.

2011 HKPCA & IPC Show Reaches New Heights of Success 

This year’s show, jointly organized by HKPCA, IPC and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangzhou Sub-council, marked the Fair's 10th anniversary as the flagship trade show in Southern China for the PCB and EA industry. Both organizers and Show participants hailed the huge success of the event, which continues to expand in size and importance in each successive year.

Taiwan FPCB Firms Benefiting from Transferred Orders 

Taiwan-based flexible PCB manufacturers including Career Technology and Flexium Interconnect are benefiting from orders shifted from clients of Japan-based fellow firms Nippon Mektron and Fujikura, which continue to suspend operations at their factories in Thailand due to damage caused by the country's flooding.

PCB Manufacturers in Taiwan Expect 2012 Rebound 

PCB manufacturers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology, which mainly supply optoelectronics boards for LCD TV, monitor and notebook applications, both agree that orders will remain sluggish through January 2012, but rebound between February and March when clients begin to replenish their inventories.

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