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Monday 7 June 2010
Chipbond to raise stake in China affiliate
Chipbond Technology has filed an application with the Taiwan government to take up a majority stake in China-based Chipmore Technology, which it now owns almost 20%, according to...
Friday 23 April 2010
Chipbond sees profits in 1Q10
LCD driver IC packaging house Chipbond Technology has announced net profits of NT$398 million (US$13 million) or NT$1.20 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, compared with losses...
Thursday 8 April 2010
Chipbond sees 1Q10 revenues beat guidance
Chipbond Technology has reported revenues of NT$801 million (US$25 million) for March 2010, with revenues for the first quarter beating its previous estimates. The LCD driver IC packaging...
Friday 2 April 2010
Prices for LCD driver IC backend services to rise in 2Q10
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology is integrating the different quotes offered by it and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) before their merger,...
Thursday 1 April 2010
Chipbond completes merger with peer IST
LCD driver IC packaging house Chipbond Technology announced on April 1 the completion of its merger with International Semiconductor Technology (IST), with Chipbond being the surviving...
Thursday 4 March 2010
Companies say operations not affected by 6.4 earthquake in southern Taiwan
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit a mountainous region in southern Taiwan earlier this morning, causing injuries, damaging buildings and disrupting transportation...
Monday 1 March 2010
SPIL to drop out from LCD driver IC, DRAM segments; sell related equipment to ChipMOS
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced that it will take a 15.8% stake in ChipMOS Technologies in exchange for all of its of LCD driver IC packaging and testing equipment...
Thursday 11 February 2010
Chipbond sees January 2010 sales up 24% on month
Chipbond Technology has announced revenues for January 2010 grew 23.61% sequentially to NT$608 million (US$18.93 million). The LCD driver IC packaging and testing house projected...
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Driver IC backend supply to tighten, says Chipbond chairman
Fei-Jain Wu, chairman of driver-IC backend house Chipbond Technology, has predicted that demand for wafer probe testing will exceed supply in March 2010. Wu also believes a similar...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Chipbond capex to more than double in 2010
Chipbond Technology has set a capex goal of NT$1.5 billion (US$47 million) for 2010 compared to NT$700 million allocated for the previous year, according to company chairman Fei-Jain...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Chipbond, IST merger may complete ahead of schedule
LCD driver IC packaging house Chipbond Technology has said its merger with International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may be finalized on April 1, 2010 at the earliest. The merger...
Wednesday 13 January 2010
LCD driver IC backend houses considering raising quotes
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses are considering raising their quotes soon in part due to tight production resulting from a surge in demand and in part due to persistent...
Monday 28 December 2009
Chipbond-IST merger set to complete in June 2010
LCD driver IC packaging house International Semiconductor Technology (IST) has announced that its board of directors on December 25 approved a deal to merge with Chipbond Technology,...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Taiwan IC backend industry to see more consolidation in 2010, says TICP chairman
The Taiwan IC packaging and testing industry will continue to consolidate in 2010, in the wake of Chipbond Technology's recently-announced merger with counterpart International Semiconductor...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
IST merger to further lighten non-operating investment burden for Compal
The merger of Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) is expected to help the Compal Group turn its investment in IST from a loss to profit, according...