FPCB Suppliers Expects To See Significant Sales Increase
Flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers for the iPhone 3GS are expected to seesignificant sales increases thanks to the popularity of Apple's new handset,according to industry sources. The suppliers expected to benefit are US-basedMulti-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex); Japan-based Nippon Mektron and Fujikura; andTaiwan-based Flexium Interconnect and Foxconn Electronics' FPCBsubsidiary.
M-Flex, Nippon Mektron and Fujikura are supplying FPCBs for the body of theiPhone 3GS, while Flexium and Foxconn's subsidiary are providing solutions forthe antenna modules and keyboards, the sources noted.
Each iPhone 3GS needs more than 10 FPCBs, higher than other smartphoneswhich usually use 3-6 FPCBs, the sources added.
Those companies declined to comment on customers.
Flexium expects its revenues to have a more than 40% growth in the secondquarter and continue to grow in July thanks to strong demand for smartphonerelated products.