IC testing house Sigurd 2Q10 profits up 56%

Aug 24, 13:58

Sigurd Microelectronics, which mainly tests consumer and PC system ICs, saw its net profits for the second quarter of 2010 grow 56% sequentially to NT$364 million (US$11.4 million),...

Chip backend firms to see revenues rebound in August

Aug 18, 14:25

Chip packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and testing specialists King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics...

IC testing houses see record sales in June 2010

Jul 8, 12:43

Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have both reported record consolidated revenues for June, joining fellow King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) that saw its June sales reach an all-time...

IC testing firm Sigurd revises 2010 capex, to expand capacity

Jun 22, 16:54

Sigurd Microelectronics has budgeted NT$2.94 billion (US$92 million) in capex to boost its production capacity in 2010, chairman Sidney Huang said during the company's recent shareholders...

KYEC, Sigurd enjoy robust April sales

May 11, 14:41

IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both report sequential revenue growth for April 2010, boosted by strong demand from chip cus...

KYEC and Sigurd see flat revenues in 1Q10, but Ardentec sales grow

Newswatch - Apr 9, 16:18

IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw revenues for the first quarter of 2010 remain almost flat sequentially, whereas peer Ardentec enjoyed...

Seasonality not impacting 1Q10 revenues as much as expected, say IC testing houses

Mar 2, 12:18

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec all expect their first-quarter revenues to stay flat or drop by single digits sequentially, as customers have not...

IC testing firms KYEC and Sigurd see revenues up slightly in October

Nov 10, 14:05

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw their October revenues reach the highest monthly levels for 2009. Both IC testing houses said demand from...

Sigurd to see new revenues from SMSC orders, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 16, 10:28

Outsourcing orders from Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) is expected to contribute around US$10 million to Sigurd Microelectronics' total revenues in 2010, according to a...

IC testing house Sigurd to see strong 4Q09

Newswatch - Oct 14, 11:50

Sigurd Microelectronics is expected to see revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 remain similar to levels in the third, thanks to a pick-up in demand from the memory sector and...

IC testing houses KYEC and Sigurd say memory demand picking up

Oct 9, 16:59

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw revenues for September hit the highest since September 2008, while rival Sigurd Microelectronics hit an 11-month high. Both IC testing houses have...

IC testing house Sigurd signs new customer; EPS to grow in 2010

Sep 29, 16:13

Sigurd Microelectronics has obtained orders for testing ICs used in consumer electronics, handsets and PCs from a US-based IDM, becoming the vendor's sole testing partner in Taiwan,...

Sigurd raises 2009 capex on demand for logic and RF chips

Sep 3, 14:51

Sigurd Microelectronics has announced its decision to revise its capex for 2009 to NT$500-600 million (US$15-18 million), up from its original budget of NT$200 million. The Taiwan-based...

IC testing houses see improved 2Q09

Sep 1, 16:33

Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, while King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) managed a narrower loss sequentially, according...

IC testing houses KYEC and Ardentec 2Q09 sales jump sequentially

Jul 9, 16:06

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec both saw unaudited second-quarter sales rise about 91% and 108%, respectively, on quarter, despite double-digit declines on year, according...

KYEC and Sigurd continue sales recovery in May

Jun 10, 16:31

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics, two Taiwan providers of IC assembly and test services, have seen their monthly performance continue improving with...

IC testing house Sigurd recovers from 1Q09 loss in April

May 13, 14:11

Taiwan-based IC testing services provider Sigurd Microelectronics has said it began gaining profits in April 2009 thanks to significantly-improved business operations. The testing...

Backend suppliers KYEC and Sigurd 2Q09 revenues expected to grow up to 30%

Apr 24, 16:37

IC testing specialists King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 20-30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009,...

IC testing houses see revenues climb on orders for handset- and TV-related chips

Apr 10, 16:05

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics saw March revenues grow by double-digits over the previous month amid growing handset- and TV-related chip orders...

ASE, SPIL 2Q utilization to rebound

Newswatch - Mar 25, 12:07

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) may see their packaging and testing utilization rates climb to 60% in the second quarter of 2009,...

IC testing houses expected sales growth as handset demand picking up

Mar 2, 17:17

IC testing houses Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) will enjoy 20-30% sales growth sequentially in February, as demand for handsets is picking up as...

IC packaging and testing houses Sigurd and KYEC say January sales hit bottom

Feb 11, 17:06

Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) saw sequential sales declines in January. But customers have managed to almost clear their inventory levels, meaning...

IC packaging and testing houses Sigurd and KYEC expects 10% drop in sales in 4Q

Nov 18, 01:05

With the global semiconductor market falling on difficult times, IC packaging and testing houses Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expect to see a 10%...

3Q sales growth for packaging and testing companies, but sales should decline in 4Q

Oct 7, 11:22

Taiwan packaging and testing companies performed better than expectation in general during the third quarter, but fourth-quarter sales are expected to decline sequentially, according...

Sigurd confident about 3Q amid strong logic IC demand

Newswatch - Sep 3, 11:54

Driven by a brisk demand of logic IC, Sigurd Microelectronics is confident about its sales outlook for the third quarter. Investors generally estimate that a sequential sales growth...