August 2, 2000

Taipei, --In an attempt to meet increasing orders from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, Tyntek Corp. will soon set up its new Si-component plants in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, executives of the firm said Monday.

Presently, the market demand for Si-components, a key component of LED chips, is up to 60 million units per month. The firm estimates such demand will climb to 100 million in the near future.　

Chen Tu-hong, vice president of the firm, said that the profit margin of Si-components has reached 40%, and eventually will become one of Tyntek's core products.　

Despite Tyntek already securing increasing Si-component orders from abroad, such as from Hewlett-Packard, and international counterparts in both Japan and South Korea, current capacity is only 30 million units per month. A Si-component plant is necessary, and will be set up in the fourth phase land site of the HSIP. 　

Tyntek expects its new plant will conduct the formal production in August, with eventual production volume of between 40 million and 50 million units per month, up from only 10 million initially.