ASE and SPIL deny headhunting rumors

Oct 16, 12:23

Taiwan-based chip packaging houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both come out to deny a Citi Investment Research report...

ASE 3Q09 gross margin expected to grow on more IDM outsourcing

Oct 8, 14:26

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is estimated to see its gross margin climb 3.3pp sequentially to 25% in the third quarter of 2009, in line with better revenue growth, according...

ASE ramping copper wire bonding output

Oct 1, 14:18

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has been ramping up its output utilizing a copper wire bonding process, with shipments of such ICs reaching over 50 million units in the past...

NPC hikes CCL quotes

Sep 15, 17:03

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) has raised its prices of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) to reflect the increased average copper price, according to industry sources.

CCL maker EMC raises product price by 10%

Sep 11, 16:48

Elite Material (EMC) has announced a 10% rise of copper-clad laminate (CCL) ASP for September to reflect increased copper prices. The average copper price has reached US$6,500 per...

Notebook power cord quotes to rise along with copper pricing in 2H09, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 7, 16:54

The price of notebook power cords is expected to rise 5-10% in the second half of 2009 as global copper prices continues to increase, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

FCCL maker Thinflex draws strategic investment from Arisawa

Aug 19, 16:58

Thinflex, a Taiwan-based maker of flexible copper clad laminates (FCCLs), has announced that Arisawa Manufacturing is looking to become its largest shareholder. The Japan-based material...

CCL makers report mixed June results

Jul 9, 16:55

Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have reported mixed revenue results for June, but all expect to see revenues grow sequentially...

Taiwan maker Co-Tech hikes May quotes for copper foil by 5-10%

Apr 21, 17:04

Taiwan-based copper foil supplier Co-Tech has notified copper-clad laminate (CCL) customers that it will raise product prices in May by 5-10% and may further increase prices in June...

TSMC adopts Jordan Valley JVX 6200 for copper layer metrology

Apr 16, 10:13

Jordan Valley Semiconductors, a provider of semiconductor metrology solutions, recently announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has selected its JVX 6200...

Copper-clad laminate prices expected to rise again

Apr 15, 15:43

Nan Ya Plastics will likely adjust upward its copper-clad laminate (CCL) prices by the end of April as a result of rising commodity prices, according to industry sources. The leading...

PCB makers increase CCL inventory

Newswatch - Mar 13, 16:51

Some PCB makers have begun building up copper-clad laminate (CCL) inventory levels and have signed long-term purchasing contracts with CCL makers as they believe the price of CCLs...

Micron and Elpida talk over joint technology development, but reach no consensus, Inotera executive says

Mar 4, 17:12

Michael Sadler, executive VP of Inotera Memories, has confirmed that Micron Technology had been in talks with Elpida Memory about technology co-development, but no consensus had been...

Copper foil prices to rise 5-10% in January 2009

Dec 31, 12:20

According to industry sources, copper foil maker Chang Chun Group has taken the lead in rising copper foil quotes, pushing other suppliers to also reset their quoting strategies....

CCL makers in price war

Dec 25, 16:51

Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers from Taiwan and Korea have been enaged in a fierce price war now that demand is weak and average international copper price has dropped sharply,...

FCCL price to drop 5-10% in 1Q09

Dec 18, 17:14

Although flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) demand in 2009 is expected to increase, the production value may stay flat compared to 2008 because of pricing pressure in the first...

CCL makers 4Q08 profitability to be crippled by oversupply and price drops

Nov 28, 17:11

Copper clad laminate (CCLs) suppliers Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC), Hwa Woei Laminate, Uniplus Electronics and Elite Material (EMC) are coming under strong pressure from oversupply...

Taiwan cable terminal makers face pressure due to falling copper prices

Nov 25, 16:13

Although falling global copper prices should have helped Taiwan-based cable terminal makers see their costs drop, the sharp decline in demand across the IT industry has caused clients...

Taiwan CCL makers face falling demand and price cuts

Nov 17, 16:58

Taiwan-based CCL makers including Elite Material, ITEQ, Taiwan Union Technology and Uniplus Electronics are facing decreasing demand from PCB makers and pressure to lower CCL prices...

Copper pricing drops to US$5,000; price of copper foil expected to decline 5% in November

Oct 17, 01:00

Average international copper pricing dropped to US$5,000 per ton on October 15, a 7% decline in a single day. To reflect the falling price of copper, copper foil prices in Taiwan...

Dropping copper price not benefiting copper foil players

Sep 5, 12:30

Recent weakening copper prices does not necessarily mean that copper foil makers will have a potential price revision in the following months, as electricity costs are going to rise...

CCL prices stable although demand from PCB clients remains weak

Jul 23, 01:00

Prices for copper clad laminates (CCLs) remain stable although demand from PCB clients has yet to see a seasonal upturn, according to CCL suppliers.

SDI raises lead frame ASP in 2Q08

Newswatch - Jun 3, 16:12

As the price of copper has appreciated by about 8% on quarter in the second quarter, lead frame maker Shuen Der Industry (SDI) has raised the average selling price (ASP) of its products...