OCTOBER 2021 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 91
Chief's distin-
guished mem-
bership works to
broaden female
representation in
senior positions
within the busi-
ness community.
A new awards
ceremony, the
Golden Gnome
Awards, was
launched at IPC
SummerCom
2021. The Golden
Gnomes, inspired
by IPC's fictional
TechNet gnomes Clumpy and Kloumpios,
will occur annually at IPC SummerCom.
Taiwan-based flexible
printed circuit (FPC)
manufacturer Flex-
ium Interconnect Inc.
has posted sales of
NT$3.065 billion
($110.78 million at
$1:NT$27.67) in August, up by 20.4% year-on-
year, and by 10% from the previous month.
Taiflex Scientific Co. Ltd,
a Taiwan-based manufac-
turer of flexible printed
circuit materials such as
flexible copper clad lami-
nates (CCLs) and coverlays,
has announced consolidated revenue of NT$876
million ($31.67 million at $1:NT$27.66) in August
2021, up by 1.8% year-on-year, but down by 7.5%
from the previous month.
Taiwan-based Com-
peq Manufactur-
ing Co. Ltd has
posted unaudited
sales of NT$5.8 bil-
lion ($210 million
at $1:NT$27.67) for
August, up by 2.86% year-on-year, and up
by 8.5% from the previous month.
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Taiflex Reports 19% Revenue
Growth in Jan-Aug 2021 Sales
Flexium Reports 24% YoY Revenue
Growth for Jan-Aug 2021
Compeq Posts 8.5% MoM
Revenue Growth in August
IPC Unveils Golden Gnomes
Awards at IPC SummerCom 2021
Punching Out! Tips From
Recent Sellers and Buyers
M&A activity is at a very
high level in the PCB
and EMS sectors, as well
as in most sectors of the
economy. We recently
talked with a wide vari-
ety of buyers and sell-
ers and scribbled down
some of their insights
(names not given due to confidentiality).