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Career to See Rising FPCB Orders from Apple
January 22, 2018 | DigitimesEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
FPCB maker Career Technology is expected to see strong sales in 2018 thanks to increasing orders from Apple for new iPhone and Apple Watch devices, according to a Digitimes report.
In addition to providing FPCB products for the manufacture of Apple Watch, Career also began to supply FPCBs to Apple for the production of antennas for iPhone devices in the third quarter of 2017. According to Digitimes' sources, Career was able to land the additional orders as the primary supplier Japan-based Murata was unable to deliver sufficient supplies in time.
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