KYEC, Ardentec, Sigurd expect 4Q10 revenues to slightly dip

Sep 27, 10:33

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec, three Taiwan-based providers of IC testing services, expect their revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to decrease...

IC testing houses see record sales in June 2010

Jul 8, 12:43

Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have both reported record consolidated revenues for June, joining fellow King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) that saw its June sales reach an all-time...

Slow equipment delivery hampers Ardentec capacity expansion

Apr 21, 15:01

Wafer tester Ardentec is running at 90% capacity due to rising orders, according to the company. It hopes to ramp up capacity each quarter, but slow equipment deliveries are hampering...

KYEC and Sigurd see flat revenues in 1Q10, but Ardentec sales grow

Newswatch - Apr 9, 16:18

IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw revenues for the first quarter of 2010 remain almost flat sequentially, whereas peer Ardentec enjoyed...

IC testing firms KYEC, Ardentec positive about 2Q10

Mar 22, 16:25

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are both seeing increased demand for LCD driver ICs, communications chips and power management (PWM) ICs, with order visibility being clear...

Wafer tester Ardentec to double capex in 2010

Mar 17, 14:04

Ardentec has revealed plans to budget a capex of NT$1.5 billion (US$47.18 million) for 2010, an almost 100% rise from NT$780 million allocated last year. The test company is seeing...

Seasonality not impacting 1Q10 revenues as much as expected, say IC testing houses

Mar 2, 12:18

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec all expect their first-quarter revenues to stay flat or drop by single digits sequentially, as customers have not...

Wafer testing house Ardentec to buy new plant to ramp capacity in 2010

Jan 29, 16:09

The board of directors of wafer testing house Ardentec has decided to buy a new plant as a means to ramp up its capacity, which in turn is likely to push its capex budget for 2010...

Testing houses Ardentec, UTAC enter MediaTek supply chain

Jan 5, 11:37

MediaTek has recently added two testing partners, Ardentec and UTAC Taiwan, and given them small-volume orders to help diversify risk, according to industry sources.

TSMC to raise orders to testing partners, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 15, 16:20

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to no longer add new capacity for wafer testing, and increase its outsourcing to backend partners Ardentec and STATS ChipPAC...

Wafer testing house Ardentec expects growth for 4Q09

Dec 15, 11:45

Wafer testing house Ardentec has estimated its fourth-quarter revenues will defy seasonal patterns to record a sequential growth, with order visibility already stretching to February...

KYEC and Ardentec say 2010 capex to rise

Nov 26, 15:13

Wafer testing companies King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec, which have raised their capex for 2009 on improved market conditions, expect their capex budgets to rise in 2010...

IC testing houses see improved 2Q09

Sep 1, 16:33

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...

KYEC and Ardentec to enjoy sequential revenue growth through September

Aug 7, 12:58

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Ardentec are expected to post on-month revenue increases through September, thanks to increasing demand from customers, according to market...

IC testing houses KYEC and Ardentec 2Q09 sales jump sequentially

Jul 9, 16:06

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec both saw unaudited second-quarter sales rise about 91% and 108%, respectively, on quarter, despite double-digit declines on year, according...

IC tester Ardentec increases 2009 capex

Jul 6, 14:14

Wafer testing house Ardentec recently adjusted upward its capex budget for 2009.

Wafer testing firms expect better 2Q09 on resumed orders for handset chips

Mar 30, 16:43

Wafer testing service providers Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor have estimated stronger performance for the second quarter of...

Wafer testing companies to see revenues move up in March on improved order visibility

Mar 12, 14:12

Most Taiwan-based wafer testing companies, including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Ardentec and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, expect March revenues to perform better than those...

Wafer testing house Ardentec suspends expansion amid weak demand

Oct 15, 01:20

Wafer testing service provider Ardentec is putting on hold its capital expenditure (capex) plans for the fourth quarter due to low order visibility, according to industry sources.

3Q sales growth for packaging and testing companies, but sales should decline in 4Q

Oct 7, 11:22

Taiwan packaging and testing companies performed better than expectation in general during the third quarter, but fourth-quarter sales are expected to decline sequentially, according...

Ardentec sees no improvement in LCD driver IC testing demand

Newswatch - Aug 19, 11:45

Ardentec only projects mild sequential sales growth for the third quarter, primarily because only logic IC testing demand remains strong, but demand from other segments, especially...

IC testing houses confident in strong seasonal demand upsurge in 3Q08

Jun 23, 14:34

Despite second-quarter performance that failed to meet expectations, major IC testing houses in Taiwan foresee a demand pickup alongside seasonality in the third quarter.