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Taiwan Notebook PCB Makers Expect Strong Sales Growth in 2007

HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), major Taiwan-based makers of notebook-use printed circuit boards (PCBs), both said they expect their sales to jump more than 30% in 2007 due to growing notebook shipments and new customers.

HannStar Board expects sales to rise at least 30% in 2007, with the growth perhaps even reaching 40-50%. Global notebook shipments will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.1% over the next 5-10 years, HannStar Board said.

With Taiwan-based PCB makers moving their production to China to be closer to their clients’ factories and to enjoy lower labor costs, China will see its PCB industry growing at a CAGR of 13.8% over the next 5-10 years, compared with 6% for the global PCB market, the maker predicted.

In addition, HannStar Board will benefit from an aggressive attitude in developing new clients next year. The maker already received orders from notebook maker Inventec, sources said.

The maker currently has a monthly PCB capacity of 3.45 million units, the sources indicated.

GCE expects its sales to rise 30-35% to the NT$20 billion level in 2007. The maker expects to ship 24 million notebook-use PCBs in 2007, up from 17 million in 2006 and it is adding 60 million square feet to its monthly PCB capacity at its China production base. With the shipment growth, the maker said it aims to capture 25% of the global notebook-use PCB market in 2007, up from 22% in 2006.

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