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TAIWAN - PCB makers in Taiwan are showing solid sales in PCB production for the automotive market, with Chin-Poon Industrial increasing its manufacturing of PCBs for automobile security applications, and Unitech PCB already seeing strong sales in this segment.

Chin-Poon supplies PCBs for use for automobile on-board computer and brake systems. Industry reports indicate that sales to automobile customers are likely to grow by more than 35% in 2008.

Unitech focuses its automobile PCB technology on engine control systems, steering, and telematics applications, as well as GPS. The company reportedly markets the majority of its auto PCB products to customers in Japan and Germany.

Unitech indicated that Continental is estimated to increase its purchases from the company by over 15% this year to become Unitech's second-largest customer. Overall GPS PCB sales are expected to weaken somewhat, due to market competition
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - Teknek has increased its US presence by reaching a distributor agreement with West Coast based Technica and East Coast based Atlantech.  These two companies will assume responsibility for the Teknek product line within the electronics market.

Teknek produces contact cleaning equipment for a claimed increase in manufacturing yield by reducing waste by removing contamination from the production process.

Stephen Mitchell, Teknek CEO said, "We have had a good working relationship with Technica for many years.  Now that Technica has a strong East Coast partner in Atlantech and… made sense to formalize the arrangement and let them sell our product alongside it."

TAIWAN - Yeu Hwan Technology's second quarter performance improved on increased orders in both the flexible and traditional PCB segments.

Yeu Hwan reported that it expects its second-quarter sales grow 25% to over $11.6 million, after losses to its FPCB business over the past two years. With a recent validation for its FPCB products by a new customer, the company reports that it anticipates shipments will increase in April, projecting a profit in the second quarter.

Losses in the FPCB segment prompted Yeu Hwan to begin the manufacture of rigid-flex PCBs, and the company reports that for 2008, it expects half of its sales will be in the rigid-flex PCB segment.

TAIWAN – Copper Clad Laminate (CCL) manufacturers in Taiwan are said to be considering a 5% to 10% price increase in April, due to rising copper costs.

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