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Monday 10 June 2013
ASE IC backend unit posts record revenues in May
Sales of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) core ATM (assembly test and material) business increased 6.3% sequentially and 12.2% from a year ago to NT$12.41 billion (US$419...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
SPIL to hike capex budget for 2013
IC backend service company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has decided to hike its capex budget for 2013 to NT$14.9 billion (US$496.14 million), up nearly 32% from NT$11.3...
Friday 3 May 2013
Worldwide semiconductor assembly and testing revenues up 2% in 2012, says Gartner
The worldwide semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) market totaled US$24.5 billion in 2012, a 2.1% increase from 2011, according to Gartner.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Supply for high-end IC packaging to fall short in 2H13, says SPIL chair
Supply for high-end IC packaging is likely to fall short of demand during the second half of 2013, according to Bough Lin, chairman for Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL). SPIL...
Thursday 18 April 2013
ASE, SPIL 2Q13 sales outlook optimistic
Market watchers are more optimistic about the IC packaging and testing business in the second quarter of 2013, judging from a rosy outlook provided by TSMC for the quarter. Sales...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
ASE, SPIL March sales rebound
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their monthly revenues rebound to a sequential growth track in March 2013...
Friday 22 March 2013
SPIL to deal out cash dividend of NT$1.67 for 2012
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing service provider Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.67 for 2012.
Friday 8 March 2013
ASE, SPIL to see sales rebound in March
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both have reported decreased sales for February, but their sales are expected to gain momentum...
Monday 4 March 2013
Altera, Xilinx to switch from TSMC CoWoS process to PoP packaging for next-generation chips, says paper
Altera and Xilinx both have decided to adopt PoP (package on package) packaging technology for its next-generation chips, instead of using chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) process...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC backend production value to outperform global industry
Production value of Taiwan's dedicated semiconductor packaging and testing industry is forecast to grow 4.9% to US$13.88 billion in 2013, while the global industry will generate a...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Equipment maker GPTC posts significant revenue and profit growth in January
Buoyed by its recent acquisition of a chemical material supplier, as well as brisk demand from IC foundries, Grand Plastic Technology (GPTC) has reported significant on-year growth...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mobile IC vendors asking to renegotiate backend quotes for 28nm products
The available capacity for 28nm mobile chips at IC foundries, mainly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has become sufficient to meet demand since early 2013. Suppliers...
Thursday 31 January 2013
IC backend firms to suffer setback in January-February, says SPIL chair
IC packaging and testing companies will suffer setbacks in revenues during January and February because of inventory adjustments at clients, as well as fewer working days due to the...
Thursday 31 January 2013
ASE, SPIL to stop ramping copper wirebonding capacity
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both stated that they will stop ramping up capacity for copper wire-bonding. Instead, raising...
Monday 28 January 2013
ASE, SPIL 1Q13 sales likely to drop 10% or more
Sales at IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will likely register sequential decreases of 10% or more...
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