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...

ASE 1Q12 sales slip

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...

SPIL March sales up 18%

Apr 6, 14:40

Consolidated revenues at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) grew 18% on month to NT$5.54 billion (US$188 million) in March 2012 bringing its year-to-date sales to NT$14.08 billion...

ASE, SPIL report slight decreases in 2011 revenues

Apr 3, 01:40

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) reported 2011 consolidated revenues that represented an on-year decrease of 1.8%...

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...

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...

March shipments of 4G mobile phones to reach over 1 million

Mar 1, 01:30

Mobile phone makers Samsung and HTC both target 4G phone shipments in March to exceed one million units. Shipments in second-quarter 2012 are likely to reach 5-10 million units. Suppliers...

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, 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...

ChipMOS looks to higher capex in 2012

Jan 10, 15:32

ChipMOS Technology has set aside a capital expenditure budget of US$85 million for 2012, an increase of 10.4% from 2011.

ASE, SPIL, PTI, Sigurd see decrease in December revenues

Jan 10, 01:05

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), Powertech Technology (PTI) and Sigurd Microelectronics, four Taiwan-based providers of IC packaging...

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,...

SPIL steps into LED packaging

Dec 30, 16:48

Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a Taiwan-based provider of IC packaging/testing service, has stepped into high-end packaging of multiple LED chips, according to company vice...

Backend firms gearing up for new MediaTek solution

Dec 23, 01:05

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are...

ASE revenues down 5% in November

Dec 7, 16:44

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported its core ATM (assembly test and material) division generated revenues of NT$10.7 billion (US$356 million) in November 2011, down...

SPIL posts slight drop in November revenues

Dec 6, 15:06

IC assembly and test service provider Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.26 billion (US$174 million) for November 2011, down 1.7% on month...

Copper pillar bump penetration of FC packaging to rise

Nov 29, 12:25

Adoption of copper pillar bump for flip-chip (FC) packaging is expected to increase, with its proportion rising from 10-20% in 2010-2011 to 20-30% in 2015, industry sources quoted...

October revenues up slightly for IC packaging firms

Nov 8, 01:00

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), Powertech Technology (PTI) and Sigurd Microelectronics, four Taiwan-based providers of IC packaging/testing...

Packaging and testing firms see flat growth in 4Q11

Oct 21, 01:05

The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry will only see flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, as it continues to feel the effects of the economic downturn,...

SPIL outperforms fellow backend firms in 3Q11

Oct 11, 12:13

Silicon Precision Industries' (SPIL) consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2011 rose 10.8% sequentially, beating the firm's targeted 2-6% growth. But Advanced Semiconductor...

SEMICON Taiwan 2011: Companies announce job openings

Sep 8, 01:40

A number of Taiwan-based semiconductor companies including foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), memory chipmakers...

ASE, SPIL post sequential growth in August sales

Sep 8, 01:25

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported sequential growth of 2.9% and 6.7%, respectively, in consolidated revenues...

SPIL vying for CPU back-end orders from Apple

Aug 26, 11:07

Packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is likely to snatch outsourcing orders for Apple's new processor dubbed A6, according to industry sources.

Packaging and testing growth to slow in 3Q11

Aug 17, 10:53

The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry is likely to see less than 5% growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, affected by the transition from gold to copper...

ASE and SPIL look to continued growth in copper wire bonding business in 3Q11

Aug 15, 15:15

IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL), both expect their sales generated from copper wire bonding to increase...

ASE, SPIL report revenue gains for July

Newswatch - Aug 9, 12:09

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) both have reported sequential revenue gains for July. Revenues of ASE's core IC ATM (assembly...

ASE core ATM business likely to post 2% sales growth in 3Q11

Aug 4, 01:35

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is expected to see sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division increase about 2% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, according...

ASE, SPIL to post up to 5% growth in 3Q11 sales

Jul 22, 01:20

Judging from Intel's revenue outlook, market watchers expect Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) to see revenue growth of up to 5%...