Giantplus Technology's back-end touch panel module production plant in Kunshan, China will start operation in January 11, and the company will soon start second-phase capacity expansion to expand its monthly capacity to four million units.
The Kunshan plant's current monthly capacity is about one million units, and the second-phase expansion is estimated to complete in the fourth quarter of 2011.
The current capacity at the Kunshan plant will mainly use for back-end binding and module production, while front-end production remains in Taiwan Miaoli plant.
Giantplus is also planning to set up front-end touch sensor production line in Kunshan. It is understood that the Kunshan plant has received initial validation from first-tier handset vendors and will soon start validation for mass production. The Kunshan plant will start to contribute to Giantplus' performance in the first quarter of 2011.
Giantplus has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.03 billion (US$35.17 million), up around 2% sequentially and 17% on year. Total revenues for the year were NT$12.87 billion, up 5% on year.
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Giantplus: Revenues, Nov 2009 - Nov 2010 (NT$m) |
Month | Sales | M/M | Y/Y | YTD | Y/Y |
Nov-10 | 1,000 | 1.5% | 18.7% | 11,894 | 17.7% |
Oct-10 | 985 | (9.7%) | 1.6% | 10,894 | 17.6% |
Sep-10 | 1,091 | (4.7%) | (7.6%) | 9,909 | 19.5% |
Aug-10 | 1,145 | (0.6%) | 1.9% | 8,818 | 24% |
Jul-10 | 1,152 | (1.4%) | (7.6%) | 7,673 | 28.2% |
Jun-10 | 1,168 | (5.4%) | 8.8% | 6,521 | 37.6% |
May-10 | 1,235 | 6.8% | 34.3% | 5,353 | 46% |
Apr-10 | 1,157 | (2.7%) | 32.1% | 4,118 | 50% |
Mar-10 | 1,189 | 50.8% | 43.8% | 2,962 | 58.3% |
Feb-10 | 788 | (19.9%) | 48.1% | 1,772 | 69.8% |
Jan-10 | 984 | 29.9% | 92.4% | 984 | 92.4% |
Dec-09 | 758 | (10.1%) | 55.5% | 10,860 | (4.3%) |
Nov-09 | 843 | (13.1%) | 5.2% | 10,103 | (7%) |
*Figures are not consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2011