144 news items tagged Sigurd
CHPT, WinWay land major test interface orders for 5G handset SoCs
Wednesday 20 January 2021Taiwan-based IC test solutions providers Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology have both obtained major orders for MediaTek's new-generation 5G SoC chips slated...
Backend house Winstek to enjoy 10% sales growth in 2021
Tuesday 5 January 2021IC backend service provider Winstek Semiconductor is expected to post an about 10% revenue increase in 2021, driven by demand for AI chips for handset and blockchain applications,...
Sigurd budgets NT$3.5 billion for 2021 capex
Thursday 24 December 2020Testing company Sigurd Microelectronics plans to budget NT$3.516 billion (US$124.9 million) in capex for 2021 to replace old equipment and expand production capacity, according to...
Taiwan IC testers ask clients to procure own process components
Thursday 24 December 2020Taiwan-based IC testing houses have asked their fabless and IDM clients to shoulder some of the components costs needed to process their orders, a measure tantamount to raising prices,...
Taiwan OSAT firms see clear order visibility through mid-2021
Tuesday 22 December 2020Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...
Taiwan backend houses see orders boom
Monday 7 December 2020Taiwan backend houses will continue to embrace orders shifted by chipmakers from Chinese peers, as "risk control" has become a major concern among global chipmakers now that the US...
Taiwan backend supply chain poised to embrace 5G AiP segment
Wednesday 25 November 20205G mmWave AiP (antenna in package) modules are on track to gain increasing penetration in handsets and other devices after being incorporated into iPhone 12 series, and FC-AiP technology...
Sigurd counts on 5G chips for sustained growth in 2021
Tuesday 24 November 2020Testing house Sigurd Microelectronics is optimistic about its business outlook for 2021, as testing demand for related chips for 5G phone, networking, automotive and AI applications...
ASE Technology to raise backend service quotes by 5-10% in 1Q21
Monday 23 November 2020Taiwan's top OSAT firm ASE Technology will hike backend service quotes by 5-10% starting first-quarter 2021 to reflect increased cost and tight capacity supply for some products,...
Sigurd sees clear order visibility through 1Q21
Thursday 5 November 2020IC testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has seen clear order visibility through the first quarter of 2021, with capacity utilization to stay high at 85-90%, according to industry...
Taiwan GaAs supply chain, IDMs gearing up for Wi-Fi 6 boom
Monday 2 November 2020The Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate is likely to advance to 50-60% in 2021 with the latest wireless communication standard increasingly adopted for handsets, routers and notebooks, prompting...
CHPT, Sporton and Sigurd post double-digit revenue increases in August
Friday 4 September 2020Taiwan-based IC test interface solutions provide Chunghua Precision Test Tech (CHPT), mobile device certification specialist Sporton International, and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics...
III-V IC makers, backend houses bracing for post-Huawei scenarios
Tuesday 1 September 2020Taiwan's III-V semiconductor specialists and backend houses are bracing for the worst-case scenario for Huawei's woes and eyeing more shipments for 5G iPhones to bolster their performance...
Taiwan backend houses cautious about 4Q20
Monday 31 August 2020Taiwan backend houses are cautious about business prospects for the fourth quarter of the year thanks to upcoming disruptions in MediaTek shipments to China's Huawei under the latest...
KYEC, Sigurd to boost capacity support for MediaTek orders
Thursday 27 August 2020Testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics will substantially scale up their capacities for MediaTek orders in September and October, while being aware...
IC testers KYEC, Sigurd gearing up for robust MediaTek demand
Tuesday 11 August 2020IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are both gearing up to satisfy robust demand for MediaTek's chips in the fourth quarter of 2020 following...
Backend houses ramping up output for midrange 5G handset chips
Friday 24 July 2020Taiwan-based backend houses and IC test interface solutions providers have started scaling up their output for midrange 5G smartphone chips designed by MediaTek for the China market,...
MediaTek backend partners to see clear order visibility till 1Q21
Wednesday 15 July 2020MediaTek's backend partners in Taiwan including ASE Technology, King Yuan Electronics and Sigurd Microelectronics will see clear order visibility stretching to at least the first...
Taiwan IC testing houses poised for strong 3Q20
Wednesday 8 July 2020Taiwan's IC testing houses Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to see their production lines run at high capacity in the third quarter...
Backend firms raising capacity support for MediaTek
Monday 29 June 2020Taiwan's backend firms are moving to increase capex in the second half of 2020 to expand capacity to fulfill additional orders from MediaTek which is strengthening presence in 5G...
Taiwan IC testing houses see RF chips orders spike from IDMs
Tuesday 2 June 2020Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have seen orders for RF chips ramp up recently from Taiwanese IC designers...
OSAT firms see robust demand for healthcare MCUs, server chips
Wednesday 6 May 2020Strong demand for healthcare MCUs and commercial notebook chips driven by the coronavirus pandemic has significantly boosted capacity utilization at Taiwan's backend houses, with...
HiSilicon to ramp up 5nm chip orders with backend houses in 3Q20
Tuesday 14 April 2020Taiwan-based backend houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see orders for HiSilicon's 5nm chips for 5G base stations ramp up substantially in the third quarter of 2020...
Wafer-level memory burn-in test crucial for cutting backend cost
Monday 6 April 2020With the advent of the 5G era, global DRAM bit-based consumption is expected to approximately double by 2023, and wafer-level memory burn-in test services will become increasingly...
III-V semiconductor makers to gain from China 5G handset subsidy
Monday 2 March 2020China is reportedly to launch a 5G handset subsidy policy to stimulate consumer purchases amid the coronavirus outbreak, a move expected to significantly benefit Taiwan-based compound...