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Monday 29 October 2012
Ardentec 3Q12 net profits rise almost 11%
Net profits at Ardentec grew 10.7% sequentially to NT$245 million (US$8.4 million) in the third quarter of 2012, hitting the highest quarterly level since the fourth quarter of 2010...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
ASE, SPIL to perform rather strongly in 4Q12
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will perform relatively strongly in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to 28nm orders from Qualcomm...
Thursday 11 October 2012
ASE posts revenue gains in September as SPIL stays flat
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$17.06 billion (US$580.27 million) for September, up 5% sequentially and 10.6% on year.
Thursday 4 October 2012
Ardentec, STATS ChipPAC offer mixed outlook for 4Q12
Ardentec has expressed caution about its sales performance during the fourth quarter of 2012, citing rising inventory levels among customers. Fellow wafer testing company STATS ChipPAC...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Rising value of NT dollar to affect performance of IC backend service firms
The rising price of gold and the appreciation of the NT dollar, triggered by the launch the US Federal Reserve's third round of the quantitative easing (QE3) is expected to weigh...
Friday 21 September 2012
PTI ramping up logic IC backend service business
Powertech Technology (PTI) has managed to increase the ratio of logic IC backend service business to more than 20% of its total sales recently, and expects its 3D IC technology to...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Testing solution provider Chroma Ate to post sales growth in 3Q12
Chroma Ate, which provides integrated and customized solutions for test and measurement instruments, saw its revenues increase 2.7% sequentially in August 2012. Revenues for September...
Tuesday 18 September 2012
IC backend service providers look to strong revenue gains in September
IC backend service companies, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics, all...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Demand for copper wirebonding machines to slide 50% sequentially in 4Q12
Demand for copper wirebonding machines from IC backend service companies is expected to decline 50% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared to purchases in the third quarter, according...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Sigurd revenues rise for sixth straight month
Consolidated sales at testing company Sigurd Microelectronics increased to NT$445 million (US$15 million) in August 2012, up for the sixth consecutive month.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
IC backend service firms to ramp up investments in 2012
Most Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing firms including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) and Powertech Technology (PTI) all plan to...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
ASE looks to growth in 2H12
IC packaging/testing service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its sales to grow quarter-on-quarter onward in the second half of 2012, and total shipments...
Monday 20 August 2012
IC testing firm Lingsen to see 5% revenue drop in 3Q12, but MEMS lines still growing
IC packaging and testing company Lingsen Precision Industries is expected to see its revenues drop within a range of 5% in the third quarter of 2012 due to a correction in testing...
Friday 17 August 2012
Ardentec 2Q12 profits up over 40%
Ardentec, an IC testing firm whose major clients include Texas Instruments (TI) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has reported a 42.6% sequential increase in...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Ardentec to increase 2012 capex by 50%
Ardentec, a Taiwan-based provider of IC testing services, plans to increase its capex for 2012 by 50% to NT$1.2 billion (US$40.05 million) to ramp up its testing capacity for logic...