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Thursday 17 January 2013
Display and DRAM industries ready to rebound, says Advantest Taiwan president
The display and DRAM industries have both hit bottom, and are likely to stage a rebound in 2013, according to Advantest Taiwan president CH Wu.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Wafer probing demand to pick up in 2Q13, says KYEC chairman
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects to see a rebound in wafer probing orders starting the second quarter of 2013, as demand coming from the smartphone and tablet sectors...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Seasonal factors push KYEC revenues down in 4Q12
IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 slipped 7.8% sequentially to NT$3.28 billion (US$112.9 million), citing seasonal...
Thursday 27 December 2012
KYEC sets 2013 capex at almost NT$5 billion
Taiwan-based King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC), which provides wafer probing testing services, has budgeted NT$4.989 billion (US$171.9 million) in capex for 2013, compared to the...
Monday 24 December 2012
KYEC, Ardentec 1Q13 sales to drop up to 10%
Taiwan-based IC testing firms King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are expected to post sales decreases of up to 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, in line with seasonal...
Monday 24 December 2012
ChipMOS to focus 2013 capex on LCD driver IC testing capacity
Taiwan-based IC packaging/testing service provider ChipMOS Technologies plans to set aside NT$2.2-2.5 billion (US$75.5-85.8 million) for its 2013 capex budget and use 50% of the amount...
Monday 17 December 2012
IC backend services firms to ride high as TSMC ramps capex for 2013, say sources
Taiwan-based IC backend services companies will benefit from an increase in capital expenditure (capex) by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in 2013, according to...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
PTI, Walton mobile DRAM capacities running in high gear
Memory backend services companies Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have seen their production capacities for mobile DRAM running in high gear recently thanks...
Wednesday 5 December 2012
iPhone 5 yield rates improving, say sources
Yield rates for the production of iPhone 5 in the supply chain appear to have improved recently, as Apple has shortened the standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe...
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Sigurd to post flat 4Q12 sales
Revenues at Sigurd Microelectronics, a Taiwan-based packaging and testing company specializing in consumer and mature logic ICs, are expected to register flat sequential growth in...
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Taiwan IC backend production value to dip in 4Q12, says IEK
The production value of Taiwan's IC packaging and testing industry sectors registered sequential growth of 2% and 2.3%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2012, according to data...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Ardentec to see revenues decline in 4Q12
IC testing specialist Ardentec expects its consolidated sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 to decrease 8-12% sequentially due to seasonality, according to company vice chairman...
Friday 9 November 2012
Testing firm KYEC to break ground for new factory
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) is scheduled to break ground for a new factory in Miaoli, northern Taiwan, in December, with construction scheduled to complete at the end of...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
ASE, SPIL sing different tune for 4Q12
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its shipments to grow 3-5% in the fourth quarter of 2012, while fellow company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is looking...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
KYEC 3Q12 sales better than expected
IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the third quarter of 2012 grew 13.6% sequentially, higher than its internal estimate of 5-10% growth...