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Wednesday 3 May 2023
OSAT companies raise concern about India's policy consistency
As the Indian government is trying to woo global semiconductor manufacturers to set up their facilities in India, global OSAT providers are reportedly worried about a consistent policy...
Wednesday 3 May 2023
OSATs, IDMs diversify production bases
Semiconductor OSATs and IDMs are diversifying their manufacturing bases, with a growing focus on Southeast Asia, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 3 May 2023
OSATs remain cautious about handset IC demand
OSATs remain cautious about handset IC demand despite the emergence of short lead-time orders, according to industry sources.
Friday 28 April 2023
JCET gearing up for automotive, chiplet demand boom
Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), the largest China-based OSAT company, is gearing up for a surge in demand for automotive and chiplet solutions with its expanding...
Friday 28 April 2023
ASE expects factory utilization to rebound in 2H23
OSAT ASE Technology (ASE) anticipates a return to 80% plant utilization in the second half of 2023, up from 60% in the first half of the year. After the third quarter, the business...
Thursday 27 April 2023
AMD partner, China-based packaging leader Tongfu Micro reported Q1 2023 results
Leading Chinese IC assembly and testing player Tonfgu Microelectronics has revealed its first-quarter 2023 results, seeing a revenue of CNY4.64 billion (US$670 million), up 3.11%...
Thursday 27 April 2023
OSATs see orders cut from fabless vendors
OSATs have experienced substantial cutbacks in orders for midrange chips from vendors including AMD and Broadcom, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
OSATs continue to cut prices to maintain utilization rates
Leading Taiwan-based OSATs including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ASE Group are reducing prices amid ongoing cost pressures, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
PTI optimistic about reduced output by memory vendors
Reduced output by Samsung Electronics and other memory chipmakers will gradually contribute to the industry supply-demand balance later this year, according to DK Tsai, chairman for...
Tuesday 25 April 2023
ASEH, Amkor expanding production outside of China and Taiwan
ASE Technology (ASEH) and Amkor Technology, the world's top two OSATs, have both expanded production outside of China and Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Friday 21 April 2023
OSATs striving to cut wafer bank inventories
OSATs are striving to offload "wafer bank" inventories stored for customers, and are generally pessimistic about their sales prospects for the second and third quarters, according...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Tata ropes in fomer Intel Foundry Service president for OSAT business
As Tata is looking to build its OSAT business and precision electronics manufacturing amid India's aspiration to build a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem, the Indian conglomerate...
Tuesday 18 April 2023
3D fabric business pushes TSMC into top 3 largest OSATs
TSMC came in as the world's third-largest OSAT when including its advanced packaging 3D fabric platform in 2022, according to market research quoted by China-based OSATs.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Mobile phone AP supply chain expects recovery in 3Q23
Semiconductor backend packaging and testing and mobile phone power amplifier (PA) companies agree that visibility for large-scale orders is still unclear going into the second quarter...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Taiwan-based OSATs post better-than-expected sales for March
Taiwan-based OSATs, including ASE Technology Holding (ASEH), Powertech Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), have reported better-than-expected sales for March, indicating...