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Tuesday 29 November 2011
Copper pillar bump penetration of FC packaging to rise
Adoption of copper pillar bump for flip-chip (FC) packaging is expected to increase, with its proportion rising from 10-20% in 2010-2011 to 20-30% in 2015, industry sources quoted...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Toshiba puts on hold sale of Malaysian operation
Toshiba and Amkor Technology have both agreed to postpone discussions regarding the previously-announced proposed acquisition by Amkor of Toshiba's semiconductor assembly operations...
Friday 7 October 2011
ASE, Amkor expanding to compete for IDM orders
In view of increased outsourcing demand by IDM companies, IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Amkor Technology has been expanding their operations to vie for...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Amkor, Globalfoundries team up for advanced assembly, test solutions
Amkor Technology and Globalfoundries have entered into a strategic partnership to develop integrated assembly and test solutions for advanced silicon nodes, according to the companies...
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Packaging and testing growth to slow in 3Q11
The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry is likely to see less than 5% growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, affected by the transition from gold to copper...
Friday 3 June 2011
Copper pillar to be mainstream FC packaging technology in 2012
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Amkor Technology, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and STATS ChipPAC have all started developing a new flip-chip (FC)...
Thursday 25 November 2010
Greatek denies rumor of Amkor acquisition
Taiwan's Greatek Electronics, a packaging and testing house specializing in consumer ICs, has denied local media reports indicating that it will be acquired by Amkor Technology of...
Friday 12 February 2010
Amkor to boost 1Q10 capex
Amkor Technology has said it plans to allocate a capex of US$100-125 million for the first quarter of 2010, a significant rise compared to US$69 million spent a year ago. The figure...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Amkor raises 4Q09 revenue guidance; Taiwan rivals expect growth
Amkor Technology has announced it expects revenues for the fourth quarter to grow by around 6% sequentially, attributing the better outlook to higher-than-expected customer demand...
Thursday 29 October 2009
SPIL says 2010 capex to double
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has set its capex budget for 2010 at NT$10 billion (US$307.7 million), doubling from NT$5.3 billion allocated for 2009, according to company...
Thursday 1 October 2009
ASE ramping copper wire bonding output
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has been ramping up its output utilizing a copper wire bonding process, with shipments of such ICs reaching over 50 million units in the past...
Monday 3 August 2009
ASE, SPIL to expand high-end process capacity
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to increase wire-bond and bumping capacity, and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will expand its flip-chip (FC) ball-grid array...
Monday 3 August 2009
Top backend houses to see revenues grow in 3Q09
Amkor Technology is expected to see the strongest revenue growth among top packaging and testing houses in th third quarter, followed by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE),...
Thursday 23 April 2009
IC packaging firms ASE and SPIL gain shifted orders
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have recently seen more orders shifted from Amkor Technology, STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor...
Monday 13 April 2009
Integrated handheld solutions driving demand for wafer-level packaging, says ASE
Handheld devices incorporating functionality such as Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS and Wi-Fi have become the market driver for wafer-level packaging (WLP), Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor...