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Wednesday 16 May 2018
EMS firms see profits eroded by ever-rising passive component costs
Taiwan EMS firms, especially smaller ones, are seeing their profitability increasingly eroded as their downstream customers are reluctant to absorb increases in production cost driven...
Monday 30 April 2018
ASE 2Q18 revenues to surge 6-9% on brisk demand for HPC chips, car electronics
Taiwan's leading IC backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2018 to grow 6-9% sequentially and on year on strong market...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
EMS production disrupted by passive components shortages
Increasingly serious shortfalls in the supply of passive components have disrupted production at some major EMS firms in Taiwan, undermining their shipments to brand clients, with...
Monday 26 March 2018
MLCC prices to rise 40-50% in 2Q18
Major MLCC firms are set to raise their quotes by 40-50% with the new prices to be effective from April 1, according to industry sources. The price rally may have limited impact on...
Friday 23 March 2018
Alpha Networks and Qisda team up for IoT, 5G
Networking device maker Alpha Networks will be working with EMS service provider Qisda in the IoT and 5G markets, said Alpha chairman John Lee at a March 22 investors meeting. The...
Friday 23 March 2018
OSE lands backend orders for USB PD chips
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) has obtained new orders for USB PD (power delivery) chips from Weltrend Semiconductor, according to industry source...
Wednesday 7 March 2018
Chip resistor makers hike quotes by 100% amid supply shortfall
Following the footsteps of MLCC, chip resistors have evolved into the seller's market, and Taiwan suppliers have implemented a 100% hike in quotes for some specs of resistors in serious...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
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Friday 2 February 2018
ASE expects revenues to pick up starting 2Q18
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its IC backend business sales to register strong sequential growth in the second quarter and grow through the fourth quarter. The...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Coopetition and coexistence in IC industry: Q&A with ASE COO Wu Tien-yu
The global semiconductor industry is experiencing faster quantitative and qualitative changes along with the increasingly fierce coopetition among wafer foundry, IDM (integrated advanced...
Wednesday 29 November 2017
Chassis maker In Win looks to turn profitable in 2018
Computer chassis maker In Win Development is expected to swing back to profitability in 2018 as the company has shifted its production focus to power supply products, IPCs, servers...
Wednesday 22 November 2017
OSE looks to swing back to profitability in 2018
Memory backend specialist Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) is looking to return to profitability by the first half of 2018 due partly to increasing packaging and testing orders...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
ASE October revenues increase
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.9 billion (US$924.1 million) for October 2017, up 7.6% on year and 2.6% sequentially.
Monday 30 October 2017
ASE likely to post record 4Q17 revenues
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects sales of its core IC assembly test and material (ATM) business to register flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter, while sales...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
TPCA Show 2017 highlights tech advancements for AI
The TPCA Show 2017 opened October 25 for a three-day run at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, with over 400 exhibitors from PCB-related supply chains showcasing their latest products...