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Monday 4 October 2010
ASE to budget US$700 million in capex for 2011, says paper
IC packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to budget US$700 million in capex for 2011, flat on year, an unnamed company executive has been cited...
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Copper foil supply may fall short of demand in the next two years, says Co-Tech president
Supply of copper foils will likely fall short of demand in 2011 and 2012, being constrained by major makers' relatively conservative expansion plans, according to Tony Ke, president...
Friday 24 September 2010
Co-Tech ramping up production of thin copper foils
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its production of thin copper foils of below 0.5 oz will account for 62% of its total output in October 2010 compared to 57-58% currently.
Thursday 23 September 2010
ASE slowing copper wire bonding expansion, says paper
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is slowing down the expansion of its copper wirebonding capacity due to low market visibility, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Thursday 5 August 2010
Greatek expects revenues to peak in September-November period
Chip packaging and testing house Greatek Electronics, which mainly focuses on the consumer electronics segment, expects monthly revenues to top NT$10 billion (US$314 million) between...
Thursday 29 July 2010
SPIL on copper wirebonder buying spree
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has revealed that another 600 copper wirebonders will be installed at its production sites in China and Taiwan during the third quarter. Total...
Friday 9 July 2010
Co-Tech to install facilities to produce copper foil for car-use lithium batteries
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil plans to venture into the production of copper foil for car-use lithium batteries and will install needed facilities in the first quarter of 2011,...
Monday 5 July 2010
Copper foil and CCL prices likely to drop in July
Prices of copper foil and copper clad laminates (CCLs) are expected to drift lower in July 2010 due to a decline in copper prices on the international market, according to industry...
Thursday 17 June 2010
SPIL to raise 2010 capex budget for copper wire bonding equipment procurement
Chip packaging house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will raise 2010 capex budget by at least 30% from US$450 million to about US$585 million due to increased procurement...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
ASE raises 2010 capex
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has decided to boost its 2010 capex to US$600-700 million from US$450-500 million it earlier planned, said company COO Tien Wu at a recent...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
CCL makers to ramp up capacity in 2H10
Most Taiwan-based CCL (copper clad laminate) makers, including Elite Materials (EMC), Nanya Plastics, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Iteq, are running at full capacity at the moment...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Chip packagers reportedly to raise quotes on gold costs
Higher gold prices have prompted chip packaging houses to consider transferring rising material costs to customers. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) started adjusting quotes...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Copper foil prices likely to drop in June, say sources
Prices for copper foil, the raw material of copper clad laminates (CCL), are likely to drop 3-4% in June due to recent weakening copper prices, according to industry sources in Tai...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Backend supplier UTAC says sales of copper wirebonding process growing
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen sales generated from copper wire bonding account for 20% of its total revenues, according to company CEO Lee Joon Chung. Apart from...
Thursday 13 May 2010
Copper foil maker Co-Tech looks to ship 15,000 tons of copper foils in 2010, says chairman
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its sales of copper foil to top 15,000 metric tons in 2010, increasing 25% from the 12,000 tons shipped in 2009, according to company chairman...