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Friday 22 May 2009
Taiwan IC production value falls 41% in 1Q09, IEK says
Taiwan's IC production value slid 41% on year to NT$202.3 billion (US$6.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2009, with the manufacturing sector experiencing the largest drop, according...
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Thailin may remain unprofitable in 2Q09 on weak memory testing, says general manager
IC testing company Thailin Semiconductor has estimated that revenues for the current quarter will increase at least 20% sequentially thanks to growing demand for LCD controller ICs,...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
KYEC 3Q09 sales may grow by double-digits, says CEO
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) stands a good chance of enjoying double-digit sales growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, thanks to improved order...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
IC testing house Sigurd recovers from 1Q09 loss in April
Taiwan-based IC testing services provider Sigurd Microelectronics has said it began gaining profits in April 2009 thanks to significantly-improved business operations. The testing...
Friday 24 April 2009
Backend suppliers KYEC and Sigurd 2Q09 revenues expected to grow up to 30%
IC testing specialists King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 20-30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009,...
Friday 10 April 2009
IC testing houses see revenues climb on orders for handset- and TV-related chips
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics saw March revenues grow by double-digits over the previous month amid growing handset- and TV-related chip orders...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
ProMOS continues to sell assets
Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced via a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that it has acquired wafer testing equipment worth approximately...
Friday 9 January 2009
IC testing and LCD equipment makers post mixed results for 2008
Semiconductor equipment suppliers Chroma Ate and Test Research Inc (TRI) have a cautious outlook towards the new year, having posted revenue drops in 2008. In contrast, LCD equipment...
Monday 24 November 2008
Chartered seeks wafer testing suppliers in Taiwan
Instead of drafting merger talks, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is actually looking to outsource its wafer-testing orders to IC packaging and testing companies in Taiwan,...
Thursday 20 November 2008
Taiwan IC production value down 6.5% in 2008, research suggests
The Taiwan semiconductor industry will see its IC design, packaging and testing sectors all slide in production value in 2008, with the packaging and testing segments experiencing...
Thursday 20 November 2008
China leads in IC consumption, despite fragile supply from local players
The production value of China's semiconductor industry grew 23% to account for more than one-third of total chip production worldwide for the first time in 2007, as the nation's huge...
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Intel, Qualcomm, Amkor, Advantest join up to improve IC testing efficiency
Major players from the semiconductor and test community, including Advantest, Amkor, Infineon, Intel, LTX-Credence, Qualcomm, Roos Instruments, Teradyne, and Verigy, announced that...
Monday 20 October 2008
Giga Solution expects 20% sales growth in 2009 thanks to growing demand for RF ICs
According to reports of IDC and Topology Research Institute (TRI), the radio frequency (RF) IC market will have 10% compound annual growth from 2004 to 2011 thanks to advancing WLAN,...