Last update: Monday 17 June 2013 [583 news items]
Walton to loan Powerchip NT$300 million
Stockwatch - Mar 24, 10:40
Walton Advanced Engineering's board of directors has approved a proposal to lend Powerchip Technology NT$300 million (US$10 million), according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Elpida says packaging and testing unit back in operation
Mar 17, 12:35
Elpida Memory has announced that Akita Elpida Memory, a packaging and testing subsidiary of Elpida, has resumed production on restoration of electricity supply.
China-based CRM sets up marketing subsidiary in Taiwan
Mar 15, 14:10
China Resources Microelectronics (CRM), a China-based provider of IC design, foundry, packaging/testing services and manufacturing of discrete devices, has initially invested NT$10...
PTI announces investment in Elpida subsidiary
Stockwatch - Mar 11, 12:13
Powertech Technology (PTI), a major memory-IC packaging and testing company in Taiwan, plans to make a JPY4.1 billion (US$49.5 million) investment in EBS, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
PTI sales up 14% on year in February
Mar 9, 11:58
Memory packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced that consolidated revenues for February 2011 grew 14.3% from a year earlier to NT$3.2 billion (US$109 mil...
ASE February sales down 11% sequentially
Mar 9, 10:53
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.87 billion (US$471.5 million) for February 2011, down 11.1% sequentially. However, February sales...
Taiwan packaging and testing firms post sequential drops in February
Mar 8, 14:07
All major Taiwan-based chip packaging and testing firms saw sequential declines in consolidated sales in February 2011.
Chipbond gearing up to expand capacity for 12-inch wafers
Mar 3, 15:05
With more LCD driver IC firms moving from 8-inch wafers to 12-inch, backend service provider Chipbond Technology is set to expand capacity for 12-inch wafers in 2011, according to...
Chipbond, KYEC team up for power IC packaging and testing
Mar 3, 01:05
LCD driver-IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which specializes in chip probing and final test services, have signed a memorandum...
PTI and Walton to see strong orders in 2Q11, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 1, 11:56
Memory-IC packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering are expected to see substantial gains in orders in the second quarter of 2011, thanks...
Tong Hsing to enjoy profit growth on higher LED ceramic substrate sales, says paper
Stockwatch - Feb 25, 16:38
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries is expected to enjoy profit growth of 57% in 2011, thanks to rising sales of its high-margin ceramic substrate product line, according to a Chinese-language...
ChipMOS to sell idle, non-core assets for US$11.6 million
Feb 24, 16:32
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) has announced that subsidiary ChipMOS Taiwan will receive approximately US$11.6 million in the sale of its idle, non-core...
Chipbond to report strong EPS for 2011, says paper
Stockwatch - Feb 15, 12:03
Taiwan's Chipbond Technology is expected to enjoy substantial growth sequentially in revenues and profits in the first quarter of 2011, thanks to contributions from subsidiary Chipmore...
SPIL January sales down 5% on-month
Feb 11, 14:54
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.01 billion (US$172 million) for January 2011, down 5.6% on month. Sales also dropped...
VIS January revenues up 12% on order rebound
Feb 10, 15:42
With LCD driver IC clients having completed inventory adjustments, specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw revenues increase 12.3% sequentially to NT$1.41...
ASE January sales down 20% sequentially
Feb 10, 01:05
IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$15,61 billion (US$542 million) for January 2011, down 20.2% on month. Sales of its core...
Memory backend firms post sequential drops in January sales
Feb 9, 17:07
Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced consolidated revenues for January 2011 decreased to NT$3.25 billion (US$113 million) from the monthly record of NT$3.355 billion set in December...
ASE sees flat growth in 1Q11 sales
Jan 31, 16:27
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects to see revenues generated from its core ATM (assembly test and material) business stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2011,...
ASE 4Q10 net profits up 44%; full-year profits soar
Jan 28, 17:05
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced net profits for the fourth quarter of 2010 climbed 43.8% on year to NT$4.96 billion (US$171 million). Net profits for the whole...
STATS ChipPAC profits surge in 2010
Jan 28, 11:07
STATS ChipPAC, a Singapore-based provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services, has announced net profits soared to US$108 million in 2010 from US$10.1 million in 2009....
SPIL expects to outpace industry growth in 2011, says chairman
Jan 27, 01:40
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) expects its sales growth to outperform the industry average in 2011, company chairman Bough Lin said at an investors meeting on January 26.
SPIL 4Q10 gross margin up on higher copper wire bonding sales
Jan 27, 01:00
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) saw its gross margin increase to reach 14.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 0.1pp sequentially and beating market estimates. The chip packager...
Walton expects double-digit revenue growth for 2011
Jan 21, 01:55
Memory packaging and testing firm Walton Advanced Engineering expects to enjoy double-digit growth in its 2011 revenues, and is eyeing a 20% gross margin, according to company president...
Chipbond responds to media reports on 1Q11 sales
Stockwatch - Jan 20, 15:28
Chipbond Technology has posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) stating it has not issued revenues guidance for the first quarter of 2011.
ASE to beef up workforce in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 19, 16:15
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plans to hire a total of 3,000 employees for its major production hub in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, in 2011, according to company executive...
STATS ChipPAC expands WLP offering with 12-inch manufacturing in Taiwan
Jan 18, 12:00
STATS ChipPAC has announced the expansion of its wafer-level package (WLP) offering with new 300mm manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan. The 300mm WLP operation is located in Hsinchu...
ASE raises capex for 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 17, 14:24
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has internally raised its capex budget to US$900 million for 2011 from the US$700 million estimated originally, according to a Chinese-language...
Niching looks to 20-30% revenue growth in 2011
Jan 11, 16:08
IC material distributor Niching Industrial saw revenues climb to a record of NT$1.49 billion (US$51 million) in 2010. The company credited the result to strong demand for products...
PTI, Walton enjoy record December sales
Jan 7, 01:40
Memory packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) saw consolidated revenues reach NT$3.355 billion (US$115 million) in December 2010, up 0.12% from the previous monthly...
ASE core ATM business posts 4% drop in 4Q10 sales
Jan 7, 01:20
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division decrease 4.2% sequentially to NT$32.6 billion (US$1.1 billion) in the fourth quarter...
SPIL 4Q10 sales down 5% on quarter
Jan 6, 02:00
Chip packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) saw consolidated revenues total NT$15.48 billion (US$530 million) in the fourth quarter of 2010, down 5.1% sequentially and meeting...
SPIL reportedly seeking to buy KYEC shares from UMC
Jan 6, 01:45
Industry rumors have circulated that Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is in talks with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) about a takeover of UMC's holdings in testing...
Taiwan memory backend firms likely to post single-digit drops in 1Q11 sales
Jan 3, 12:03
Memory packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) are likely to see their sales drop by single-digit...
DRAM backend quotes for 1Q11 to fall 5-10%, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 27, 15:50
DRAM packaging and testing houses face price-cutting pressure from upstream suppliers that are feeling the severe impact of falling chip prices, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Chipbond expects sales to start recovering in December
Dec 16, 01:05
Chipbond Technology, a major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing house, expects December 2010 revenues to grow sequentially after having seen on-month drops over the...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 8h 50min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 8h 52min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 8h 57min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 9h 19min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 9h 20min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 10h 17min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 10h 27min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 10h 33min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 9h 13min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 9h 31min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 35min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 11h 1min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 11h 58min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 12h 6min ago
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC will continue investing in advanced IC packages for space-critical designs that...
Chipbond gearing up 12-inch wafer bumping output: Q&A with chairman Fei-Jain Wu
Gold bumping service provider, Chipbond Technology, which also offers COF/COG (chip-on-film/chip-on glass) turnkey services, has identified outsourcing of LCD driver-IC bumping and...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.