Backend firms see DRAM market recovery

Apr 23, 16:16

Memory packaging and testing specialists Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) are expected to benefit from a recovery in...

PC DRAM output slows

Oct 5, 01:10

With the output of PC DRAM memory from Taiwan-based chipmakers reducing further, their backend partners including Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), Walton Advanced Engineering...

FATC 3Q12 revenues to rise 10%

Jul 18, 01:45

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which provides backend services mainly for Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, is expected to post sales growth of 10% sequentially in the...

PTI, FATC, Walton see June revenues up sequentially

Jul 9, 10:43

Powertech Technology (PTI), Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) and Walton Advanced Engineering, three Taiwan-based providers of memory IC packaging and testing services, reported...

PTI, Walton to maintain orders after Micron-Elpida deal

Jul 3, 01:05

Micron Technology's takeover of DRAM maker Elpida Memory will not bring negative effects to Elpida's existing backend partners including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...

FATC adjusting product mix along with clients

Jun 27, 11:40

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which provides backend services mainly for Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, has been adjusting its product mix according to customers'...

PTI, Walton post better-than-expected 1Q12 profits

May 2, 16:33

Despite early media speculation that Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing would impact its supply-chain partners' business performance, Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...

Memory backend firms likely to post double-digit growth in 2Q12

Apr 18, 11:16

The visibility of orders for DRAM memory will become clearer in the second quarter of 2012, as demand is picking up from notebook vendors who are gearing up for product launch, industry...

Walton and FATC 1Q12 sales up, PTI down

Apr 10, 11:37

Memory IC packaging and testing firms have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2012. Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) both saw their...

FATC gains orders for onboard DRAM, says report

Newswatch - Oct 25, 11:26

Memory backend service provider Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has grabbed testing orders for onboard DRAM products used in ultrabooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Memory packaging/testing houses see depressed operations in 3Q11

Sep 27, 01:20

Powertech Technology (PTI), Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), Walton Advanced Engineering and UTAC-Taiwan, four Taiwan-based providers of memory packaging/testing services, expect...

DRAM backend firms post slight growth in June revenues

Jul 7, 01:30

Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) have reported sequential growth in revenues for June 2011 of 2.9%, 0.8% and 1.7%,...

Taiwan packaging and testing firms post sequential drops in February

Mar 8, 14:07

All major Taiwan-based chip packaging and testing firms saw sequential declines in consolidated sales in February 2011.

Memory backend firms post sequential drops in January sales

Feb 9, 17:07

Powertech Technology (PTI) has announced consolidated revenues for January 2011 decreased to NT$3.25 billion (US$113 million) from the monthly record of NT$3.355 billion set in December...

FATC December revenues up 12% sequentially

Jan 4, 01:00

Memory packaging and testing company Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has posted NT$1.19 billion (US$40.9 million) in December revenues, up 11.94% on month and 26.7% on year and...

Taiwan memory backend firms likely to post single-digit drops in 1Q11 sales

Jan 3, 12:03

Memory packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) are likely to see their sales drop by single-digit...

Walton and FATC sales up in November, PTI flat

Dec 9, 01:05

Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) have both reported sequential revenue growth for November 2010, while sales for Powertech Technology (PTI) stayed...

Memory IC backend firms report sequential growth in October revenues

Nov 9, 01:00

Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) all saw their revenues for October 2010 grow on month, with PTI setting a monthly...

FATC, Walton June revenues up on-month

Jul 6, 12:30

DRAM backend firm Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has reported revenues of NT$1 billion (US$31 million) for June 2010, up 3.3% on month and 26.8% on year. Peer Walton Advanced...

Taiwan DRAM backend firms post mixed results for May

Jun 4, 13:22

Memory backend service providers Walton Advanced Engineering and Thailin Semiconductor both saw their revenues increase at a 2% range sequentially in May 2010, while peer company...

FATC lands LED-backend orders from Epistar, says paper

Newswatch - May 31, 14:44

Memory backend specialist Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which in late 2008 stepped into production for LED chips, has secured orders from Epistar, according to the Chinese-language...

Most memory backend houses post revenue gains in April

May 7, 14:20

Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Thailin Semiconductor have posted sequential revenue growth for April 2010, but Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) saw...

PTI, Walton seeing order visibility stretch through 3Q10

Apr 14, 14:22

Powertech Technology Incorporated (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both seen order visibility extend to September, and their orders have seen no sign of decrease, according...

DDR3 demand drives FATC revenues in 4Q09

Jan 5, 16:18

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a major packaging and testing service provider for DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, saw revenues increase 10.2% sequentially...

DRAM backend supplier FATC revenues down 3% in November 2009, but sees growth ahead

Dec 4, 11:03

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a major packaging and testing service provider for DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, saw November 2009 revenues drop slightly...

Memory backend suppliers gearing up for DDR3

Nov 16, 12:10

With customers pushing the DDR3 generation, memory packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI), Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC) and Walton Advanced Engineering...

DRAM backend supplier FATC nears full utilization

Oct 27, 16:41

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing service provider, has seen its capacity reach almost full utilization thanks to increased demand...

PTI, FATC to see growing sales proportions from DDR3

Jul 28, 17:12

Memory packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI) and Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC) are expected to see growing sales contributions from the DDR3 segment...

Memory backend supplier FATC to more than double LED packaging capacity

Jun 24, 10:25

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) plans to invest more than NT$1 billion (US$30.51 million) to more than double capacity of its LED chip packaging line in the second half of 2009,...

FATC gearing up LED backend production

Jun 15, 16:06

Taiwan's Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC), a memory packaging and testing specialist that started LED chip backend production in the second half of 2008, has recently...

DRAM production cutbacks lead to lower utilization at packaging and testing firms in early 2009

Jan 7, 17:08

Memory IC packaging and testing houses ChipMOS Technologies, Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC), Power ASE Technology and United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) are said...

Micron likely to increase orders for ChipMOS, SPIL and FATC

Nov 28, 15:30

ChipMOS Technologies, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC) are expected to benefit from Micron Technology after it completes the...

Taiwan memory IC packaging and testing firms to benefit from Micron-Qimonda deal

Oct 14, 14:59

Taiwan-based memory IC packaging and testing companies are likely to benefit from the Micron-Qimonda deal, according...

Power ASE leads in 1H08 profitability

Sep 1, 12:14

Despite a listless memory industry status in 2008, Power ASE Technology managed to maintain its gross margin above 40% in the first half of 2008 thanks to aggressive expansion of...

Micron said to be upping its packaging orders to Taiwan

Aug 26, 01:30

With Micron Technology having reporting losses for five consecutive quarters, the memory maker is expected to outsources more NAND flash packaging orders. Currently, Micron still...