Plating is performed on three PAL lines and one Atotech direct-plate line. Plans call for using the pulse option for HDI, and there's space ready for an additional HDI line. Interestingly, GulTech has lead-free boards in production for automotive products. Direct metalization gets mixed customer response. The yields are OK, Chong says, and they've been pleased with the results, but not much product has been run.
Expansion continues, both in terms of technology and space.
Currently, the production capacity is 250,000 sq. The factory footprint is 78,000 sq. Employees are transported by bus to work. The plant is QS 9000 compliant. China takes its shots from outside for a reputed indifference to waste treatment, and its true that its EPA is overburdened from a lack of inspectors.