Apex Circuit (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. established in September, 2001 is specialized in manufacturing of rigid printed circuit boards of double sided and multi-layer boards.
We are committed to keep up with on-going improvements over requirements in the marketplace through the enhancement of the core value inside the company for self-promoted and courage for facing new challenges to ensure customers' need.
Our intention is evident in everything we design, produce, test and deliver. It is this emphasis on quality, innovation, technology and complete end-to-end manufacturing solutions that drives our business and provides our customers with significant advantage in the marketplace. Therefore, we are committed
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● Achieve customer needs
● Provide quality products to next process
● Focus quality as our first priority
● Emphasize continual improvements
Apex Circuit (Thailand) Co., Ltd is fully aware importance of environmental impacts that are unavoidable and related to our manufacturing processes, thus it is our responsibility and commitment to protect the environment, our delication and continual improvement, we promise that we shall
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● Conforming to requirements of environmental laws and regulations
● Improving continuously the prevention of pollutions
● Carrying out energy and resource-saving projects
● Implementing education and training in environment protection
● Reduce the amount of certain hazardous substance use by using other substances instead as well as control those substances in products and production processes to conform with RoHS, REACH regulation and customer requirement.
● Establishing communicating channel internally and externally with interested parties
“Company” means Apex Circuit (Thailand) Co., Ltd
“Buyer” means the firm or company placing an order with the Company.
| Thailand Company Name | Apex Circuit (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Founded | September 2001 |
| Chairman | Mr. SM Wang |
| CEO | Mr. Bill Chou |
| Thailand Address | 39/234-236 Moo 2, Bangkrachao, Amphur Muang, Samutsakhon 74000 Thailand |
| Ground Area | 140,000 M², APEX-1 35,000 M², APEX-2 105,000M² |
| Registered/Paid up Capital | USD 40MIL/USD 40MIL |
| Employees | 7,815 |
| Quality Certificates | APEX 1 : ISO-9001 (Y2003), QS-9000 (Y2004) ISO/TS 16949 (Y2006) |
| Quality Certificates | APEX 2 : ISO-9001 (Y2014), ISO/TS 16949 (Y2014) |
| Environmental Certificate | APEX 1 : ISO-14001 (Y2005) |
| Environmental Certificate | APEX 2 : ISO-14001 (Y2013) |
| Green Product Certificates | Canon (April 2005), Sony (May 2006) |
| Production Base | Kingdom of Thailand |
| Products | Rigid Printed Circuit Boards |
year 2006
● New senior management team is put in place ● BOI approves 5 year tax-exemption privilege for plant B ● ISO/TS-16949 is certified in May 2006 ● Sony Green Partner (GP) is certified in April 2006
Year 2007
● First full year of mass production in plant B ● Established Joint Venture with ISM, Ltd. to target Multinational Companies ● Invest with ADT to purchase 20 drill machines
Year 2008
● Plant C (C-1) construction is completed in Oct 2008 ● Monthly capacity increased to 145 KM² in Nov 2008 ● New customers: Western Digital, Technicolor, Samsung, Canon
Year 2009
● Plant C (C-2) is completed in Dec 2009 to increase capacity ● Acquired ADT, increased drilling capacity and improved profitability ● Sales and Marketing agreement with KFE to target specific Japanese customers ● New customers: Hitachi HDD, Panasonic, Pace ● Established Apex International Co., Ltd. (API) for group restructuring and
Year 2010
● Additional investment in ADT (from 21.22% to 49%) ● Increased capital of API to NT$ 842.5 million and APT to Baht 861.6 million ● Expanded monthly production capacity from 145 M² to 165 M² in Feb 2010 ● Further expansion of capacity to 200 KM² per month in Aug 2010 ● Set up Taiwan Office
Year 2011
● Expanded production capacity from 200K M² to 250K M² per month ● Plant E is completed in Sep 2011 to increase capacity of inner layer production in order to support the increased demand of 4 and 6 layer PCB’s ● Purchased land in Q3 2011 located in Sinsakorn Industrial Estate (Area: 89,500 M²) for future expansion (Apex 2) ● Set up Approach Excellence Trading Ltd. as 100% owned subsidiary company which will take charge of dealing with Taiwan suppliers ● IPO listing in Taiwan on 18th Oct 2011
Year 2012
● Begin construction on new factory Apex 2 ● Acquired ADT and increase total 185 drilling machines for drilling capacity ● Purchase Ampoc etching lines, additional AOI and AVI for enhanced capability ● Invested 50MTHB for building sub-station for electrical savings. ● Begin usage of Apex 2 warehouse by Nov 2012
Year 2013
● Completed Apex 2 factory(Phrase 1) building in June, started renovation and machine installation in stages ● 4 Face Buddha installation ceremony in Apex 2 on Oct 2014 ● Started pilot run and testing for Inner, Plating and Drilling process in Apex 2 ● Full process trial run and testing for Apex 2 from Nov 2014 ● Plan to start production in Apex 2 Q1 2014
Year 2014
● Apex 2 officially began the 2-1 (Phase 1) production from Q1 ● Expanded production capacity from 250K M² to 320K M² per month from Q2 ● Apex 2 acquired income tax exemption for 8 years
Year 2015
● Apex 2 officially began the 2-2 production (Phase 1) from Q2 ● TWSE listing in Taiwan on 8th September (from OTC) ● Set up Apex Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in November (100% owned by Apex Thailand)
Year 2016
● Apex 2 officially began the 2-2 production (Phase 2) from Q2 ● Expanded production capacity from 350 M² to 390 M² per month from Q2 ● Apex 2 officially began the 2-3 production (Phase 1) from Q4 ● Expanded production capacity from 390 M² to 460 M² per month from Q4
Environmental-related substance control policy It is the policy of Apex Circuit Thailand on the control of use of certain hazardous substances, in accordance with Directive of the European and of the Council on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
| Technology Item | Current Process Capability | On-going Development |
|---|---|---|
| Layer Count | 2~12 Layers | 14~20 Layers |
| Min. Finished Hole Size | 0.2 mm | 0.15 mm |
| Max. Aspect Ratio | 6 : 1 | 8 : 1 |
| Min. Board Thickness (Final) | 0.45 mm | 0.30 mm |
| Max. Board Thickness (Final) | 2.0 mm | 3.0 mm |
| Min. Core Thickness | 0.05 mm (Exclude Copper) | 0.05 mm (Exclude Copper) |
| Min. Copper Thickness | 0.5 oz | 0.33 oz |
| Max. Copper Thickness | 3 oz | 5 oz |
| Min. Internal Layer Trace/Space | 0.075 / 0.075 mm(3/3 mil) | 0.063 / 0.063 mm (2.5/2.5 mil) |
| Min Outer Layer Trace/Space | 0.075 / 0.075 mm(4/4 mil) | 0.063 / 0.063 mm (2.5/2.5 mil) |
| Min SMD Size | 0.2 mm (8 mil) | 0.15 mm (6 mil) |
| Min. SMD Pitch | 0.4 mm (16 mil) | 0.35 mm (14 mil) |
| Hole Registration Tolerance | 0.1 mm | 0.075 mm |
| Image Registration Tolerance | 0.037 mm | 0.037 mm |
| Solder Mask Registration Tolerance | 0.037 mm | 0.037 mm |
| Min. Solder Dam | 3 mil (0.075 mm) | 2 mil (0.05 mm) |
| Impedance Control | 10% | 8% |
| Blind Hole and Bury Hole | No | Yes |
| PCB Warp and Twist | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| Technology Item | Current Process Capability | On-going Development |
|---|---|---|
| FR-4 | Yes | Yes |
| CEM-3 | Yes | Yes |
| Halogen Free FR-4 | Yes | Yes |
| Min. Board Thickness (Final) | Yes | Yes |
| CAF Resistant Laminate | Yes | Yes |
| Rogers | Yes | Yes |
| Solder Mask (Normal) | Yes | Yes |
| Solder Mask (Halogen Free) | Yes | Yes |
| Lead Free FR-4 | Yes | Yes |
| Technology Item | Current Process Capability | On-going Development |
|---|---|---|
| OSP | Yes | Yes |
| Immersion Silver | Yes | Yes |
| Immersion Gold | Yes | Yes |
| Carbon Ink | Yes | Yes |
| Peelable Mask | No | Yes |
| HALF | Yes | Yes |
| Immersion Tin | Yes | Yes |
| ENIG | Yes | Yes |
| Resin Plug | Yes | Yes |
| VIP | Yes | Yes |
Board of Directors is the core of APEX corporate governance system, provides strategic guidance for the operation of the Company and oversees the business performance of the Company's management. As the role of highest governance organization, there were three independent directors in the BOD, and through the Remuneration Committee, the Audit Committee and the Independent Internal Audit section to ensure that the company's business practices comply with the relevant laws and regulations and implement the following corporate governance objectives:
Dept. of Business Mathematics, SooChow University
Dept. of International Business and Trade, Aletheia University
Assessment of the comprehensiveness and reasonableness of the company’s internal control system and the effectiveness of task execution by each department.
Execution of internal audits, compilation of audit reports and provision of suggestions and improvement measures.
Promotion of corporate social responsibility and the ethical management policy.
| NAME | CONTACT |
|---|---|
| Mr. Chou, Jui Hsiang | bill_chou |
| Chief Executive Officer | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 | |
| Mr. Cheng, Yung Yuan | james_cheng |
| Executive Vice President | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 | |
| Mr. DC Chen | dc_chen |
| Chief Technology Officer | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 | |
| Mr. Lee, Shun Chung | ozzy |
| Chief Business Officer | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 | |
| Mr. Yang, Hsin Wang | steven_yang |
| Chief Financial Officer | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 | |
| Mr. Huang, Chun Lung | jeff_huang |
| Chief Procurement Officer | +66 34-490565 |
| +66 34-490537-40 |
Environmental-related substance control policy
It is the policy of Apex Circuit Thailand on the control of use of certain hazardous substances, in accordance with Directive of the European and of the Council on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) , Directive of European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEE) and customer's environmentally -specific requirements , for the printed circuit boards manufactured by the company to ensure the protection of human health , the environmentally sound disposal of waste and potential benefits of the Community-wide rules limitting the presence of such substances in products and production processes.
This policy will cover plan of reduce and banned Hazardous substance at Apex Circuit Thailand by aim the objective of non-used Hazardous material all product and process within year 2008.
APEX 1
APEX CIRCUIT (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
39/234-236 Moo2, Rama2 Rd.,Bangkrachao, Amphur Muang, Samutsakhon 74000
Tel: (66)34-490537-40 Fax: (66)34-490542
APEX 2
APEX CIRCUIT (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
30/101,102 Moo 1 Sinsakhon Industrial Estate Chetsadawithi., Khok Kham, Muang Samutsakhon 74000
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