Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced the termination of the flexible printed circuit board RFPCB business without affecting iPhone production

According to a report by South Korean media TheElec, Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on October 15 that it would terminate its flexible printed circuit board (RFPCB cable) business. Previously, the company had been producing such products at its factory in Vietnam.

RFPCB flexible printed circuit board (also called flat cable) is mostly used for the connection of OLED panel and circuit board, camera module and main board. It has high flexibility and very thin thickness, so that the signal can be smoothly transferred from the display control board to the display panel . Previously, Samsung Electro-Mechanics RFPCB's customers were mainly Apple and Samsung Electronics.

According to statistics, Apple`s annual sales are about 300 billion won, and Chinese mobile phone manufacturers and Samsung Electronics` annual sales are 100 billion won. However, Samsung Electro-Mechanics loses about 50 billion won (about 272 million yuan) every year. The company said that after exiting the RFPCB business, although sales will decline, overall profitability will improve. Since then, RFPCB flexible printed circuit boards are expected to be sold to BH or Youngpoong Electronic. These two companies have already supplied Apple to Apple. It is expected that they will also take over Apple's orders after acquiring this business.