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Tuesday 15 December 2009
Wafer testing house Ardentec expects growth for 4Q09
Wafer testing house Ardentec has estimated its fourth-quarter revenues will defy seasonal patterns to record a sequential growth, with order visibility already stretching to February...
Thursday 26 November 2009
KYEC and Ardentec say 2010 capex to rise
Wafer testing companies King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec, which have raised their capex for 2009 on improved market conditions, expect their capex budgets to rise in 2010...
Friday 5 June 2009
Ardentec 2Q09 revenues expected to jump over 50%
Wafer testing house Ardentec is expected to enjoy a jump in revenues of over 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 followed by single-digit growth in the third quarter, following...
Monday 30 March 2009
Wafer testing firms expect better 2Q09 on resumed orders for handset chips
Wafer testing service providers Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor have estimated stronger performance for the second quarter of...
Thursday 12 March 2009
Wafer testing companies to see revenues move up in March on improved order visibility
Most Taiwan-based wafer testing companies, including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Ardentec and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, expect March revenues to perform better than those...
Monday 9 February 2009
ASE and SPIL 1Q09 sales expected to fall; operating margins to hit bottom
Market watchers estimate that despite rush orders placed by handset manufacturers, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) may suffer...
Thursday 27 November 2008
Efficiency, differentiation, time-to-market and localized service are keys to probe card success: Q&A with FormFactor CEO Mario Ruscev
FormFactor, a leading provider of advanced wafer probe cards, has inevitably taken a hit to its operations as a result of the tough economic times. Due to the global economic downturn...
Monday 24 November 2008
Chartered seeks wafer testing suppliers in Taiwan
Instead of drafting merger talks, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is actually looking to outsource its wafer-testing orders to IC packaging and testing companies in Taiwan,...
Tuesday 11 November 2008
KYEC to see utilization drop in 4Q due to weak CE and handset markets
Wafer testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) may suffer a sequential slide in utilization in the fourth quarter of 2008, with the rate dropping from 60-70% in the third...
Monday 20 October 2008
Global Testing CEO steps down on allegations of improper cash trading
Paul Yang, CEO of Singapore-listed wafer testing company Global Testing (GT) and president of its subsidiary GT Taiwan, has resigned amid allegations of improper cash dealings with...
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Wafer testing house Ardentec suspends expansion amid weak demand
Wafer testing service provider Ardentec is putting on hold its capital expenditure (capex) plans for the fourth quarter due to low order visibility, according to industry sources.