Last update: Friday 3 May 2013 [178 news items]
ASE subsidiary sells DRAM testing equipment to PTI
Jun 27, 11:30
Power ASE Technology, a subsidiary of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) specializing in DRAM packaging and testing, has announced that the company has sold some of its high-speed...
PTI, Walton 3Q11 revenues expected to grow 5-10%
Jun 15, 15:38
Powertech Technology and Walton Advanced Engineering, which specialize in memory IC packaging and testing, are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 5-10% sequentially in the third...
PTI, Elpida, UMC to collaborate to develop 3D IC logic+DRAM integration solution
May 31, 01:10
Taiwan-based memory packaging/testing company Powertech Technology (PTI) and wafer foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) as well as Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory on May 30...
PTI beats 1Q11 guidance, gives positive outlook
Apr 29, 01:35
Powertech Technology (PTI) on April 28 reported better-than-expected results for its first-quarter performance. The memory packaging and testing service provider also gave a rosy...

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.
Elpida likely to seek support from PTI for packaging and testing
Mar 15, 15:34
With plant operations disrupted due to power shortages, Japan-based Elpida Memory may ask for assistance from its packaging and testing partner Powertech Technology (PTI), industry...
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...
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...
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...
PTI expects 2011 revenues to rise 10-15%
Jan 26, 01:10
Memory packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) expects 2011 revenues to rise 10-15% over 2009 thanks to strong mobile DRAM demand from the smartphone and tablet PC sectors,...
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...
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...
Walton and FATC sales up in November, PTI flat
Dec 9, 01:05
Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) have both reported sequential revenue growth for November 2010, while sales for Powertech Technology (PTI) stayed...
Memory IC backend firms report sequential growth in October revenues
Nov 9, 01:00
Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) all saw their revenues for October 2010 grow on month, with PTI setting a monthly...
PTI posts record 3Q10 sales and profits
Oct 26, 16:45
Powertech Technology (PTI), which mainly provides backend services for DRAM and NAND flash memory, has reported a record NT$2.07 billion (US$67.9 million) in net profits on consolidated...
PTI, Walton 3Q10 sales up over 5% on quarter
Stockwatch - Oct 8, 01:35
Powertech Technology, which mainly provides backend services for DRAM and NAND flash memory, saw consolidated revenues rise 5.9% on quarter to NT$9.84 billion (US$321 million) in...
ASP for DRAM packaging and testing set to fall in 4Q10
Sep 30, 01:20
ASPs for standard DRAM packaging and testing are set to fall by 2-3%, or even more, sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to industry sources. The estimated price...
Memory backend houses to see slight or flat sequential growth in 4Q10 revenues
Sep 15, 14:44
Although DRAM makers are improving production yields, which should raise demand for backend services, the possible drop in memory packaging quotes is expected to slow Taiwan-based...
PTI, Walton August revenues up slightly on month
Sep 8, 14:16
Powertech Technology and Walton Advanced Engineering, which mainly provide backend services for DRAM and NAND flash memory, both saw their August revenues rise modestly on month.
IC packaging and testing firms post revenue gains in July
Aug 6, 12:14
Several major Taiwan-based packaging and testing companies have reported sequential revenue gains for July 2010.
PTI raises capex after strong 2Q10
Jul 30, 11:58
Powertech Technology (PTI), a major Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing house, has announced net profits for the second quarter of 2010 increased 90.8% on year and 12% sequentially...

PTI and Walton ramping capacities for DRAM chips
Jul 23, 11:43
Memory backend service providers Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have revealed plans to expand their capacities to meet projected demand. PTI aims to boost...
PTI monthly revenues continue to ride high
Jul 8, 14:56
Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced consolidated revenues for June 2010 hit a record high of NT$3.18 billion (US$99 million).
PTI seeing visibility on orders clear through 4Q10
Jul 2, 10:43
Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its utilization rate average 95%, buoyed by strong orders for memory chips, according to market watchers. The visibility of orders at the backend...
UMC expects to sample 3D stacked chips using 28nm in 2011, says CEO
Jun 22, 12:12
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) expects to start sampling integrated 3D IC solutions using 28nm process technology in mid-2011, with volume production slated for 2012, according...

Elpida, PTI and UMC enter joint development deal for 3D-TSV technology
Jun 21, 16:55
Elpida Memory, Powertech Technology (PTI) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have jointly announced their entry into a 3-way cooperation to advance 3D IC integration technologies...
PTI responds to acquisition rumors
Stockwatch - Jun 8, 15:04
A recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicated that Powertech Technology (PTI) will acquire smaller peer Payton Technology soon. PTI has responded saying...
Memory backend house PTI posts revenue growth in May
Stockwatch - Jun 7, 16:46
Powertech Technology (PTI), which provides memory-IC backend services to customers such as Elpida Memory, Kingston Technology and Toshiba, has announced consolidated revenues for...
PTI to offer NAND flash backend services for SSD
May 28, 13:54
The Suzhou, China plant of Powertech Technology (PTI) has reportedly landed NAND flash backend orders for solid-state drives (SSD) from a Japan-based customer, most likely Toshiba,...
PTI to raise 2010 capex for capacity ramp
May 21, 14:16
Powertech Technology (PTI) has said it is mulling plans to revise upward its capex budget for 2010 to NT$10-12 billion (US$31.19-38.63 million) in order to ramp up its capacity. The...
Most memory backend houses post revenue gains in April
May 7, 14:20
Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Thailin Semiconductor have posted sequential revenue growth for April 2010, but Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) saw...
PTI sees MCP, SiP contributions grow in 1Q10 revenues
May 7, 10:29
Memory backend supplier Powertech Technology (PTI) managed to push the revenue ratios of its non-memory MCP (multi-chip package) and SiP (system-in-package) services to 11% and 9%,...
Memory backend supplier PTI 1Q10 results beat guidance
Apr 30, 14:07
Powertech Technology (PTI), Taiwan's largest memory packaging and testing service provider, has said revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2010 exceeded the company's guidance...

PTI, Walton seeing order visibility stretch through 3Q10
Apr 14, 14:22
Powertech Technology Incorporated (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both seen order visibility extend to September, and their orders have seen no sign of decrease, according...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.

















