Yankey Engineering backlog hits record NT$57.1 billion as Kumamoto fab work looms

The Taiwanese cleanroom contractor expects its Japanese wafer fab subcontract to start contributing revenue in 2027 Yankey Engineering is sitting on more booked work than at any point in its history. The Taiwanese cleanroom specialist reported an unrecognized order backlog of NT$57.1 billion as of the end of September 2026. The company also expects one of its newest wins, a subcontract tied to a second wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, to start contributing revenue from 2027. A backlog that keeps climbing The September figure tops Yankey’s previous high-water mark of NT$55.3 billion, set at the end of 2025. The company expects the number to keep rising. Yankey projects its backlog will reach approximately NT$63 billion by the end of October 2026, with talks on additional potential projects still underway. The current quarter suggests the kitchen is already slammed. Yankey posted third-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$14.65 billion, up 163.9% year-on-year. Net profit came in at NT$1.745 billion, a 137.3% jump from the same period a year earlier. For the full year, Yankey expects revenue to surpass NT$35 billion. That would represent growth of more than 70% compared with the prior year. The co...