Driver IC packaging and testing companies Chipbond Technology, ChipMOS Technologies and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) recently have been able to receive mostly rush or short-term...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has decided to lower foundry prices by 10-15% for some large-volume orders placed by its major clients, according to market sources...
Memory packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has estimated that its packaging and testing utilization rates will go down to 75% and 65%, respectively, in the first...
As first-tier LCD panel makers make plans to increase utilization rates in first-quarter 2009 in anticipation of a pickup in panel prices, Taiwan LCD panel makers are worried that...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is facing a tough time maintaining its monthly revenues above the NT$10 billion (US$298 million) mark for January 2009, as the foundry's...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently received rush orders for low-power and entry-level CPUs and chips from Altera, MediaTek, Nvidia, OmniVision and Qualcomm,...
Memory IC packaging and testing houses ChipMOS Technologies, Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC), Power ASE Technology and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) are said...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) may see its foundry utilization rate fall to as low as 35% in the first quarter of 2009, down from an estimated 50-55% for the fourth quarter...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) indicated on Wednesday that it running at a utilization rate of 65-70% in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company made...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) generated revenues of about NT$19.3 billion (US$585 million) in November, down 32% sequentially and 36% from 2007, the company announced...
LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO)'s utilization rate has dropped below 60% in November as the company now in principle only takes orders whose quotes are higher than the...
