Last update: Tuesday 8 May 2012 [501 news items]
ASE, SPIL post slight drops in April sales
May 8, 01:10
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported slight decreases in consolidated revenues for April 2012. ASE announced consolidated...
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow
May 7, 15:41
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...
ASE to issue overseas convertible bonds worth NT$9 billion
May 4, 14:02
Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), which provides semiconductor assembly and test services, has announced plans to issue overseas convertible bonds worth up to NT$9...
PTI, Walton post better-than-expected 1Q12 profits
May 2, 16:33
Despite early media speculation that Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing would impact its supply-chain partners' business performance, Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...
Memory backend firms likely to post double-digit growth in 2Q12
Apr 18, 11:16
The visibility of orders for DRAM memory will become clearer in the second quarter of 2012, as demand is picking up from notebook vendors who are gearing up for product launch, industry...
PTI seeing orders for NAND flash pick up
Apr 16, 14:33
Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) expects sales of its NAND flash memory products to grow and contribute to sequential revenue growth in the second quarter of...
Second-tier packaging and testing firms post sales growth in 1Q12
Apr 11, 14:16
Revenues at Taiwan's second-tier packaging-and-testing houses Giga Solution, Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Thailin Semiconductor all registered single-digit...
Apr 10, 13:47
Consolidated revenues at Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) registered declines of 7.1% sequentially and 6.3% on year in the first quarter of 2012. Sales of its core IC assembly...
KYEC 1Q12 sales down 3%; expects mild growth in 2Q
Apr 9, 16:31
Revenues at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) slid 3.5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012. The IC testing firm expects to report mild growth for the second quarter.
Apr 5, 15:47
Greatek Electronics has granted Powertech Technology (PTI), which holds 44.09% of its stock, six out of seven board seats with PTI chairman DK Tsai reelected as the chairman of Greatek's...
Amkor licenses proprietary through-mold-via technology to Shinko
Apr 2, 10:22
Amkor Technology has announced that the company has granted Shinko Electric Industries a non-exclusive license to its proprietary through-mold-via (TMV) technology.
ASE, SPIL remain conservative on business outlook
Mar 20, 14:41
While the recent news that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is mulling an upward revision in 2012 capex has boosted market observers' confidence in the outlook for...
ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2012
Mar 19, 16:15
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has forecast consolidated revenues for 2012 will increase 10%. The company revealed that net revenues on a US GAAP basis for 2011 grew...
4G power amplifiers to buoy Sigurd sales in 2012
Mar 15, 14:50
Packaging and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics reportedly has landed new orders for 4G LTE chips, including those placed by Anadigics and other major power amplifier suppliers...
Silterra launches 130nm CMOS logic aluminum backend technology
Mar 14, 14:40
Malaysia-based wafer foundry Silterra has announced the release of 130nm CMOS logic technology with aluminum backend interconnection, CL130AL, for mainstream and high-volume consumer...
Aptos expanding 12-inch wafer level packaging business
Mar 14, 14:30
Aptos Technology, which specializes in backend services for the production of NAND flash chips and devices such as microSD cards, announced March 13 that two of its subsidiaries will...
Chipbond sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Mar 13, 14:22
Chipbond Technology, which provides packaging and testing services for driver ICs used mainly in TV and handset panels, expects its consolidated revenues to register flat sequential...
ASE February sales up, SPIL down
Mar 9, 11:01
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw sales of its core IC ATM (assembly test and material) business grow 3.9% on month to NT$9.49 billion (US$320 million) in February 2012...
STATS ChipPAC intros new 3D eWLB PoP solutions
Mar 7, 11:35
STATS ChipPAC, a semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, has announced its next-generation three dimensional (3D) embedded wafer-level ball grid array (eWLB) package-on-package...
SPIL chair sees chip market rebound
Feb 16, 16:40
The global semiconductor market is expected to stage a quick recovery after hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2012, Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) chairman Bough Lin said...

SPIL 4Q11 profits up 5%; 2011 EPS at NT$1.55
Feb 15, 16:02
IC packager Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) has reported NT$1.17 billion (US$39.7 million) in net profits for the fourth quarter of 2011, up 5.2% from a year earlier, with revenues...
ASE expects sales rebound in 2Q12
Feb 13, 10:46
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has estimated that its core IC assembly test and material (ATM) business will post another sequential decrease of 6-9% in shipments in the...

Chipbond sales to rise 5% in 1Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 10, 14:21
LCD driver IC packaging and testing specialist Chipbond Technology is expected to see its consolidated revenues increase as much as 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, beating...
ASE, SPIL post sales drops in January
Feb 9, 01:40
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported decreases in January 2012 consolidated revenues from the previous month...
STATS ChipPAC to shut Thailand plant
Feb 1, 14:34
STATS ChipPAC has announced that the company will not resume assembly operations in its Thailand plant due to extensive equipment and facility damage beyond economic restoration....
SPIL chairman sees chip market at bottom
Jan 12, 14:20
The semiconductor market should hit bottom in the first quarter of 2012, and is expected to begin climbing out of the trough afterwards, according to Bough Lin, chairman for Siliconware...

ASE, SPIL post slight drops in 4Q11 sales
Jan 9, 16:42
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced that revenues of its core IC assembly test and material (ATM) business slid 2.1% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011,...
STATS ChipPAC breaks ground for new factory
Jan 6, 01:20
STATS ChipPAC on January 5 hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in Singapore, according to the chip test and packaging service provider. The new 197,000-square foot...
PTI buys Nexx tool for advanced packaging
Jan 4, 15:49
IC packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has acquired a 12-inch electrochemical deposition (ECD) system from Nexx Systems. The Nexx Stratus will be used for copper...
Chipbond, ChipMOS develop alternative to gold bumping
Jan 3, 11:53
Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have both adopted Cu/Ni/Au bumps for LCD driver IC packaging to significantly reduce gold use, according to the companies. The method...
ChipMOS aims at 10-15% revenue growth in 2012
Jan 2, 11:36
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expects its revenues to increase 10-15% to top US$690 million in 2012, thanks to a pick-up in orders for panel-use driver ICs and new...
KYEC chair highlights short-term challenges
Dec 28, 13:58
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a Taiwan-based firm specializing in IC testing, has pointed out a number of factors which the prospect for its 2012 business operation will depend on.

PTI looking to become world No. 4 packaging, testing firm
Dec 26, 12:13
Powertech Technology's (PTI) plan to acquire a controlling stake in Greatek Electronics will further expand its backend service offerings and production capacity for the logic IC...
PTI to see 10-15% revenue drop in 1Q12
Dec 26, 10:07
Powertech Technology (PTI) holds a conservative view towards its business in the first quarter of 2012, due to the ongoing European debt crisis that continues to weigh on demand,...

Chip equipment spending to decline following two years of growth, says Gartner
Dec 16, 15:53
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is expected to total US$51.7 billion in 2012, a 19.5% decline from projected 2011 spending of US$64.2 billion, according to Gartn...
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 19min ago
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
Bits + chips | 1h 8min ago
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 3h 6min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 3h 15min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 3h 24min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 3h 41min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 3h 49min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 3h 53min ago
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
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The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
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