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Tuesday 1 December 2009
FormFactor to gear up probe cards shipments for DDR3 testing
US-based FormFactor, in view of growing production of DDR3 chips, will offer full-wafer-contact probe cards as customized testing solutions for Taiwan-based makers to test 12-inch...
Friday 20 November 2009
KYEC sees 4Q09 sales grow on quarter; aborts plans to spin off memory testing unit
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has estimated revenues to grow by up to 5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009, while maintaining a 60-65% utilization rate. The IC testing...
Thursday 12 November 2009
SPIL to buy factory from PSC for NT$1.78 billion
Chip packaging and testing house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced it will spend NT$1.78 billion (US$54.94 million) buying a factory with production equipment...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
IC testing firms KYEC and Sigurd see revenues up slightly in October
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw their October revenues reach the highest monthly levels for 2009. Both IC testing houses said demand from...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
DRAM backend supplier FATC nears full utilization
Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing service provider, has seen its capacity reach almost full utilization thanks to increased demand...
Friday 23 October 2009
IC testing firm Sigurd confirms outsourcing from SMSC
Taiwan-based IC testing house Sigurd Microelectronics has reached a supply agreement with Standard Microsystems Co (SMSC), a US-based developer of smart mixed-signal connectivity...
Friday 16 October 2009
Sigurd to see new revenues from SMSC orders, says paper
Outsourcing orders from Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) is expected to contribute around US$10 million to Sigurd Microelectronics' total revenues in 2010, according to a...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
IC testing house Sigurd to see strong 4Q09
Sigurd Microelectronics is expected to see revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 remain similar to levels in the third, thanks to a pick-up in demand from the memory sector and...
Friday 9 October 2009
IC testing houses KYEC and Sigurd say memory demand picking up
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw revenues for September hit the highest since September 2008, while rival Sigurd Microelectronics hit an 11-month high. Both IC testing houses have...
Monday 5 October 2009
ChipMOS raises 3Q09 revenue estimates
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has announced it now expects revenues for the third quarter of 2009 to grow 13-15% sequentially, compared to its previous estimate...
Friday 2 October 2009
KYEC expects revenue growth in 4Q09
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects revenues in the fourth quarter to see sequential growth, better than the original forecast of a flat performance, according...
Tuesday 29 September 2009
IC testing house Sigurd signs new customer; EPS to grow in 2010
Sigurd Microelectronics has obtained orders for testing ICs used in consumer electronics, handsets and PCs from a US-based IDM, becoming the vendor's sole testing partner in Taiwan,...
Monday 28 September 2009
IC testing house Thailin to see losses narrow in 3Q09
Thailin Semiconductor has said it expects to see losses narrow in the third quarter thanks to increasing demand for logic IC testing. The Taiwan-based IC testing house has seen logic...
Thursday 3 September 2009
Sigurd raises 2009 capex on demand for logic and RF chips
Sigurd Microelectronics has announced its decision to revise its capex for 2009 to NT$500-600 million (US$15-18 million), up from its original budget of NT$200 million. The Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
IC testing houses see improved 2Q09
Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, while King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) managed a narrower loss sequentially, according...