Worldwide semiconductor assembly and testing revenues up 2% in 2012, says Gartner

May 3, 15:13

The worldwide semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) market totaled US$24.5 billion in 2012, a 2.1% increase from 2011, according to Gartner.

PTI expects 2Q13 revenues to improve sequentially

May 2, 10:58

Memory IC packaging and testing service provider Powertech Technology (PTI) expects its second-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues to significantly increase on quarter mainly due to...

Backend firms see DRAM market recovery

Apr 23, 16:16

Memory packaging and testing specialists Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) are expected to benefit from a recovery in...

Backend firm PTI sees 1Q13 sales fall 10%

Apr 11, 20:40

Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) saw its first-quarter consolidated revenues fall about 10% sequentially, but the results came in line with the guidance provided...

PTI-Greatek deal probed for possible insider trading

Mar 21, 22:07

The Taipei Prosecutor's Office on March 21 began an investigation into possible insider trading before Powertech Technology (PTI) made its acquisition of a controlling stake in Greatek...

Memory IC backend firms seeing demand pick up

Mar 21, 14:55

Upcoming roll-outs of new smartphones and other mobile devices are set to drive demand for NAND flash and mobile DRAM chips, according to Taiwan-based memory IC packaging and testing...

PTI expects recovery starting 2Q13

Feb 6, 22:22

Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) expects business to pick up in the second quarter, and continue to recover for the rest of 2013. said company chairman DK Tsai...

PTI, Walton mobile DRAM capacities running in high gear

Dec 12, 21:58

Memory backend services companies Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have seen their production capacities for mobile DRAM running in high gear recently thanks...

ASE November IC packaging/testing revenues hit record for 2nd time straight

Dec 10, 11:05

Taiwan-based IC packaging/testing service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) brought in revenues of NT$11.823 billion (US$405 million) from IC packaging and testing...

High PC-DRAM inventory affecting business, says PTI chairman

Nov 1, 13:41

The PC-DRAM industry will carry on its inventory correction through the first quarter of 2013, before staging a rebound in the following quarter, according to DK Tsai, chairman of...

Rising value of NT dollar to affect performance of IC backend service firms

Sep 26, 14:40

The rising price of gold and the appreciation of the NT dollar, triggered by the launch the US Federal Reserve's third round of the quantitative easing (QE3) is expected to weigh...

PTI ramping up logic IC backend service business

Sep 21, 01:10

Powertech Technology (PTI) has managed to increase the ratio of logic IC backend service business to more than 20% of its total sales recently, and expects its 3D IC technology to...

IC backend service firms to ramp up investments in 2012

Sep 5, 01:30

Most Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing firms including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) and Powertech Technology (PTI) all plan to...

Memory backend companies post mixed results in July

Aug 9, 14:42

Memory backend service companies have posted mixed results for July, with Powertech Technology (PTI) and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) seeing their revenues decline for the...

PTI 2Q12 beats estimates; sees challenges ahead

Aug 1, 12:09

Memory IC packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported better-than-expected revenue and EPS results for the second quarter of 2012. But looking forward, the...

PTI posts 1H12 net EPS of NT$2.83

Aug 1, 01:25

Memory IC packaging and testing service provider Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported net EPS of NT$2.83 for the first half of 2012.

PTI, FATC, Walton see June revenues up sequentially

Jul 9, 10:43

Powertech Technology (PTI), Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) and Walton Advanced Engineering, three Taiwan-based providers of memory IC packaging and testing services, reported...

Most backend firms give positive 3Q12 outlook

Jul 4, 01:25

With shipments from upstream chipmakers rising, most Taiwan-based packaging and testing houses are expected to post sequential growth in third-quarter sales.

PTI, Walton to maintain orders after Micron-Elpida deal

Jul 3, 01:05

Micron Technology's takeover of DRAM maker Elpida Memory will not bring negative effects to Elpida's existing backend partners including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...

Greatek remains focused on shift to copper wire bonding

Jun 29, 01:20

IC backend service provider Greatek Electronics, which focuses on the consumer electronics market, has said the firm will continue shifting copper wire bonding from gold bonding in...

PTI expects income from HK retail chain beginning 3Q12

Jun 28, 14:09

Power Quotient International (PTI), a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, expects monthly non-operating revenues of nearly NT$1.0 billion (US$33.4 million) from DG Lifestyle, a...

Backend firms hold conservative outlook for DRAM

Jun 21, 16:09

Supply and demand in the DRAM market has been stable and shipments have been growing steadily in the second quarter of 2012. However, market conditions for the upcoming third quarter...

PTI aims to be No. 4 in two years

Jun 18, 15:36

Powertech Technology is aiming to become the world's number-four IC packaging and testing house within two years, chairman DK Tsai told the company's shareholders at a meeting on...

Major Taiwan IC backend firms to post over 5% sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 11, 12:27

Major Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing houses including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), Powertech Technology (PTI) and Chipbond...

Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise

May 22, 14:07

Memory packaging and testing specialists including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for mobile DRAM chips recently,...

PTI to grab mobile DRAM orders from Micron, sources say

May 15, 01:20

Market sources generally believe that Powertech Technology (PTI) will not lose orders because of Micron Technology's takeover of its main DRAM customer Elpida Memory, as the backend...

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...

Walton and FATC 1Q12 sales up, PTI down

Apr 10, 11:37

Memory IC packaging and testing firms have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2012. Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) both saw their...

PTI enters board of Greatek

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...

PTI to acquire operator of Apple franchise chain in Hong Kong

Mar 28, 01:10

Power Quotient International (PTI), a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, on March 27 announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Hong Kong-based Designer Group Company, the operator...

Powertech to sell Rexchip stake to Kingston

Mar 27, 01:10

Powertech Technology (PTI), a Taiwan-based provider of memory IC packaging and testing service, will sell all of its 9.32% stake in Rexchip Electronics, Elpida Memory's Taiwan-based...

PTI, Walton expect sales stable in March, grow in 2Q12

Mar 21, 16:03

Packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both said they continue to negotiate with Elpida Memory to work out the best solutions...