An increasing number of fabless chip companies and IDMs are considering copper wire for some new products, though a number of issues exist regarding this transition, according to...
Power cord maker Taiwan Line Tek Electronic has said it plans to transfer some of its rising costs, caused by a surge in global copper prices, onto its clients in order to maintain...
Some PCB material suppliers have raised their prices while others are likely to follow suit soon, which is expected to impact PCB makers' profits in the first quarter of 2010, according...
The price of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) is likely to be raised after the Lunar New Year holidays as the average copper price has exceeded US$7,300 per ton and PCB demand remains...
Copper foil and copper-clad laminates (CCL) makers' profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 will be eroded since the average copper price per ton has topped US$7000, compared to US$6100-US$6700...
STATS ChipPAC has ramped production on its copper wire bonding process, joining rivals Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to add an additional 2,000 copper wirebonders by the end of 2010, while Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will add 200-300 copper...
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...
Taiwan-based chip packaging houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both come out to deny a Citi Investment Research report...
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is estimated to see its gross margin climb 3.3pp sequentially to 25% in the third quarter of 2009, in line with better revenue growth, according...
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...
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has raised its prices of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) to reflect the increased average copper price, according to industry sources.
Elite Material (EMC) has announced a 10% rise of copper-clad laminate (CCL) ASP for September to reflect increased copper prices. The average copper price has reached US$6,500 per...
The price of notebook power cords is expected to rise 5-10% in the second half of 2009 as global copper prices continues to increase, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Thinflex, a Taiwan-based maker of flexible copper clad laminates (FCCLs), has announced that Arisawa Manufacturing is looking to become its largest shareholder. The Japan-based material...
