Demand for copper wirebonding packaging will remain strong over the next two years, with the packaging technology to account for 85% of the global wirebonding market in 2014, according...
The production value of Taiwan's copper wirebonding segment is expected to rise along with demand over the next three years, according to sources at equipment suppliers.
Co-Tech Copper Foil has extended production of electrolytic copper foil to thin foil for use in FCCLs (flexible copper-clad laminates), becoming the first Taiwan-based maker of such...
Having fallen over recent months, prices for copper foil stopped falling in August to reflect a rebound in copper prices, according to Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have made progress toward the transition from gold to copper wire bonding, and have also stepped...
IC backend service provider Greatek Electronics, which focuses on the consumer electronics market, has said the firm will continue shifting copper wire bonding from gold bonding in...
First-tier motherboard makers have recently dropped their Intel 7 series motherboard prices to compete for market share, although Intel has not yet officially announced the chipset,...
Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil has decided to raise quotes for its products by US$0.2-0.3/kg in December as compared to the levels in November, according to the...
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...
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC will continue investing in advanced IC packages for space-critical designs that...
Korea-based Doosan, a producer of copper clad laminates (CCL), has begun small-volume production at its new plant in Changshu, China. Monthly capacity at the facility is scheduled...
ShineMore Technology Materials, a maker of copper clad laminates (CCL), has revealed plans to grow the ratio of niche-market products in company revenues to 50% in 2012 from 27% estimated...
Copper foil manufacturers have moved to scale back their output by 30-40% as orders plummet to low levels, according to industry sources. The previous cutback took place in 2008,...
In line with declining global copper prices, quotes for copper foils from Taiwan makers will drop by 3% on average sequentially in October, the third month in a row that the makers...
Taiwan-based Thinflex, a supplier of flexible copper clad laminates (FCCLs), expects utilization rates at its plants in China and Taiwan will rebound to 70% in the third quarter of...
