Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [80 news items]
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
May 21, 14:47
Packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both expect orders for large-size LCD driver ICs to pull in during the second half of 2013 on booming demand...
ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
May 20, 16:23
ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs and memory chips, expects its capex for 2013 to total NT$2.5-2.8 billion (US$83.6-93.6 million)...
ChipMOS subsidiary begins trading on Taiwan emerging stock board
Apr 22, 15:39
ChipMOS Taiwan, a subsidiary of semiconductor assembly and test services provider ChipMOS Technologies, on April 19 started trading on the Emerging Stock Board of the Taiwan Stock...
ChipMOS sees orders for NAND flash, driver ICs pick up
Apr 18, 21:18
ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs and memory chips, has seen orders for NAND flash memory and small-size panel driver ICs pick...
ChipMOS subsidiary approved for listing on Taiwan stock market
Apr 16, 13:52
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) has approved the listing application of ChipMOS Taiwan, a subsidiary of semiconductor assembly and test services provider ChipMOS Technologies.
Himax reportedly lands LCoS solution orders for Google Glass
Mar 7, 14:39
Himax Technologies reportedly has landed orders for LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) solutions from Google for its Google Glass devices, and shipments of LCoS solutions are expected...
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2013 capex to stay flat
Jan 22, 19:58
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies will have their capex for 2013 stay unchanged at the prior year's level.
ChipMOS to focus 2013 capex on LCD driver IC testing capacity
Dec 24, 09:49
Taiwan-based IC packaging/testing service provider ChipMOS Technologies plans to set aside NT$2.2-2.5 billion (US$75.5-85.8 million) for its 2013 capex budget and use 50% of the amount...
ChipMOS announces new share buyback program
Aug 21, 13:58
ChipMOS Technologies has announced plans to effect a new US$10 million share repurchase program in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of...
ChipMOS expects 4-8% growth in 3Q12 sales
Aug 20, 15:46
ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs and memory chips, expects to post sales growth of 4-8% sequentially in the third quarter of...
Jul 6, 01:45
Orders from Japan-based AKM Semiconductor have boosted sales at Thailin Semiconductor, which saw a 17.7% sequential increase in the second quarter of 2012.
Most backend firms give positive 3Q12 outlook
Jul 4, 01:25
With shipments from upstream chipmakers rising, most Taiwan-based packaging and testing houses are expected to post sequential growth in third-quarter sales.
Spansion, ChipMOS extend partnership
Jun 26, 01:55
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) has announced that subsidiary ChipMOS Taiwan and Spansion have extended their ongoing agreement through April 2014.
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales to grow 10%
Jun 25, 15:45
Second-quarter sales at Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies, two major driver IC packaging and testing houses, are set to register 10% sequential growth driven by brisk demand...
ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2Q12
May 29, 01:30
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expect second-quarter sales to increase 7-12% sequentially with gross margin up about 0.8pp to 7%, thanks to a pick-up...
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow
May 7, 15:41
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...
Rising demand for small-size driver ICs to boost revenues for Chipbond, ChipMOS
Apr 17, 14:55
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales rise driven by growing demand for small-size...
ChipMOS expanding LCD driver IC packaging/testing capacity
Apr 16, 11:31
ChipMOS Technologies, A Taiwan-based provider of IC packaging and testing services, is expanding its 12-inch-wafer gold bumping capacity for packaging and testing LCD driver ICs,...
Chipbond, ChipMOS see sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 11, 01:25
LCD driver IC packaging and testing service providers Chipbond Technology reported March revenues of NT$1.172 billion (US$39.7 million), an increase of 7.8% on month. The firm reported...
ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2012
Mar 19, 16:15
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has forecast consolidated revenues for 2012 will increase 10%. The company revealed that net revenues on a US GAAP basis for 2011 grew...
ChipMOS looks to higher capex in 2012
Jan 10, 15:32
ChipMOS Technology has set aside a capital expenditure budget of US$85 million for 2012, an increase of 10.4% from 2011.
Chipbond, ChipMOS develop alternative to gold bumping
Jan 3, 11:53
Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have both adopted Cu/Ni/Au bumps for LCD driver IC packaging to significantly reduce gold use, according to the companies. The method...
ChipMOS aims at 10-15% revenue growth in 2012
Jan 2, 11:36
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expects its revenues to increase 10-15% to top US$690 million in 2012, thanks to a pick-up in orders for panel-use driver ICs and new...
Rohm reportedly places backend orders with Taiwan firms
Dec 29, 15:02
Rohm has released orders to ChipMOS Technologies and other Taiwan-based mid-scale packaging and testing firms over the last two months to avoid supply-chain disruptions caused by...
AKM to outsource more backend processing, says president
Nov 24, 15:52
Japan-based Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM), a supplier of mixed-signal ICs for consumer, automotive and communications applications, is looking to raise its backend orders to partners...
ChipMOS to expand logic IC business
Nov 24, 01:05
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has revealed plans to place a greater emphasis on logic chips, expecting sales ratio for the segment to expand to 20-25% within the...
Chipbond responds to reports of price reductions
Stockwatch - Oct 4, 13:58
Chipbond Technology, a major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing house, has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on media reports...
ChipMOS reiterates 3Q11 outlook
Sep 19, 15:16
ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs, has said that its sales guidance for the third quarter of 2011 should remain on track.
SEMICON Taiwan 2011: Companies announce job openings
Sep 8, 01:40
A number of Taiwan-based semiconductor companies including foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), memory chipmakers...
More firms reducing exposure in DRAM packaging and testing market
Aug 22, 12:00
The growing supply-demand imbalance in the PC DRAM market has discouraged packaging and testing firms from paying attention to the segment, with some looking to completely phase out...
Aug 19, 16:17
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies expects revenues to stay flat or decrease by single digits sequentially in the third quarter of 2011. Gross margin on...
Chipbond, ChipMOS expect flat revenues in 3Q11
Jul 26, 15:37
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies, in view of stagnant demand for LCD panels, expect their revenues for the third quarter of...
ChipMOS mulls phasing out DRAM backend business
Jul 15, 01:10
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies plans to gradually phase out its DRAM packaging and testing business, and concentrate on backend services for LCD driver ICs and flash...
ChipMOS secures NT$8.4 billion syndicated loan
Jul 14, 14:08
IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has signed an NT$8.4 billion (US$291 million) syndicated loan agreement with a banking consortium mostly to repay part of its previous...
IC testing firm Thailin to control packaging house ChipMOS Shanghai
Apr 25, 15:58
IC testing house Thailin Semiconductor will spend US$39.95 million to take up the control of ChipMOS Technologies (Shanghai) through the purchase of Modern Mind Technology, which...
Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
Displays | 10min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
IT + CE | 17min ago
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Displays | 40min ago
MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
Bits + chips | 45min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 1h 30min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 1h 45min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 2h 8min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 2h 21min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 2h 25min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 3h 25min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 4h 5min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 4h 7min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 5h 7min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 5h 22min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
- Releases
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.