KYEC, Giga Solution see in-house developed equipment attract new orders

Apr 26, 11:22

IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Giga Solution Tech have both developed their own manufacturing equipment, which is helping the companies attract new orders,...

KYEC lands new orders for MEMS testing

Apr 25, 22:18

IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has grabbed orders for tri-axis accelerometers used in low-to-mid cost smartphones from a major MEMS IDM, with shipments kicking off...

KYEC to see IC backend service orders booming in 2Q13

Apr 24, 22:04

IC backend service company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to see its revenues for the second quarter of 2013 grow 10-15% over the NT$3.38 billion (US$113.44 million) recorded...

IC testing firms post revenue drops in February

Mar 12, 15:35

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor all suffered sequential revenue decreases in February 2013, due to inventory adjustments...

KYEC looks to brisk sales in LCD driver IC and CMOS image sensor testing services in 1H13

Feb 26, 22:06

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects its testing lines for LCD driver ICs and CMOS image sensors to continue booming in the first half of 2013, particularly for CMOS image...

Wafer probing demand to pick up in 2Q13, says KYEC chairman

Jan 16, 16:17

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects to see a rebound in wafer probing orders starting the second quarter of 2013, as demand coming from the smartphone and tablet sectors...

Seasonal factors push KYEC revenues down in 4Q12

Jan 8, 13:58

IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 slipped 7.8% sequentially to NT$3.28 billion (US$112.9 million), citing seasonal...

KYEC sets 2013 capex at almost NT$5 billion

Dec 27, 15:50

Taiwan-based King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC), which provides wafer probing testing services, has budgeted NT$4.989 billion (US$171.9 million) in capex for 2013, compared to the...

KYEC, Ardentec 1Q13 sales to drop up to 10%

Dec 24, 22:46

Taiwan-based IC testing firms King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are expected to post sales decreases of up to 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, in line with seasonal...

Testing firm KYEC to break ground for new factory

Nov 9, 15:21

King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) is scheduled to break ground for a new factory in Miaoli, northern Taiwan, in December, with construction scheduled to complete at the end of...

KYEC 3Q12 sales better than expected

Oct 30, 13:54

IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the third quarter of 2012 grew 13.6% sequentially, higher than its internal estimate of 5-10% growth...

KYEC, Ardentec look to single-digit revenues declines in 4Q12

Oct 8, 14:35

IC testing companies King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec expect their revenues to post a setback in the fourth quarter of 2012 amid weak demand for wafer starts from end-market...

IC backend service providers look to strong revenue gains in September

Sep 18, 01:25

IC backend service companies, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics, all...

KYEC profits surge in 2Q12

Aug 22, 16:05

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a Taiwan-based company specializing in IC testing, has announced net profits of NT$539 million (US$18 million) for the first half of 2012. The firm saw...

Japan IDMs to increase outsourcing of logic IC backend processing

Aug 17, 11:35

Major Japan-based IDM companies including Renesas, Sony and Toshiba are set to increase outsourcing of backend processing for logic ICs, and have approached existing and potential...

KYEC holds positive view for 2H12

Aug 15, 13:56

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects its sales will be driven by brisk demand coming from the handset sector in the third quarter of 2012. The IC testing house has seen orders for...

Ardentec June revenues hit record

Jul 11, 01:10

Ardentec, a Taiwan-based provider of IC testing services, reported consolidated revenues of NT$466 million (US$15.6 million) for June hitting a monthly record due to increased orders...

ASE, SPIL post sales drops in June

Jul 10, 01:05

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported decreases in June consolidated revenues from the previous month of 1.7% and 5.9%,...

KYEC 2Q12 sales to climb almost 15%

Jul 5, 15:50

Sales at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) are expected to register an almost 15% sequential rise in the second quarter of 2012, driven by orders for image sensors as well as other target...

IC testing firms see sales continue to rise in May-June

Jun 12, 01:30

Sales at major IC backend service companies, including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics, STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor and Adventec, all continued to trend...

KYEC, Tong Hsing gearing up for new CIS orders

May 29, 01:20

Packaging and testing firms King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries reportedly have landed new orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from OmniVision, with...

KYEC steps into testing of image sensor ICs

May 22, 12:23

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a Taiwan-based provider of IC testing service, has stepped into testing of image sensor ICs, with corresponding revenues expected to account for over...

KYEC raises 2012 capex to NT$3.5 billion

May 3, 11:25

IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has revised upward its capex target for 2012 to NT$3.5 billion (US$119.7 million), from NT$3 billion, on a more optimistic business...

STATS ChipPAC 1Q12 revenues up, KYEC down

Apr 27, 01:30

Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, saw first-quarter 2012 revenues reach NT$330 million (US$11.3 million), up 25.7% on...

IC backend houses optimistic about 2Q12

Apr 12, 16:35

Most Taiwan-based semiconductor assembly and test service companies have adopted a positive attitude toward the second quarter of 2012 judging from the orders received thus far, and...

KYEC 1Q12 sales down 3%; expects mild growth in 2Q

Apr 9, 16:31

Revenues at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) slid 3.5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012. The IC testing firm expects to report mild growth for the second quarter.

Taiwan IC testing houses see rebound in March

Mar 26, 10:07

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Ardentec, STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (SCT) and Sigurd Microelectronics, four Taiwan-based providers of IC testing services, have seen orders...

KYEC expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12

Mar 23, 01:40

Sales at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will be mostly affected by inventory corrections in the supply chain in the first quarter of 2012, according to the IC testing specialist. However,...

Aptos expanding 12-inch wafer level packaging business

Mar 14, 14:30

Aptos Technology, which specializes in backend services for the production of NAND flash chips and devices such as microSD cards, announced March 13 that two of its subsidiaries will...

Taiwan IC testing houses to post single-digit sales drop in 1Q12

Jan 17, 01:05

Taiwan-based IC testing specialists including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec are likely to see their first-quarter revenues decrease 5-10% sequentially affected by clients'...

KYEC reportedly lands order from Toshiba

Newswatch - Dec 22, 14:51

Taiwan-based King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) recently landed testing orders for chips used in Sony's PS Vita handheld, with shipments kicking off in December, according to a...

SPIL outperforms fellow backend firms in 3Q11

Oct 11, 12:13

Silicon Precision Industries' (SPIL) consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2011 rose 10.8% sequentially, beating the firm's targeted 2-6% growth. But Advanced Semiconductor...

KYEC expects revenue drops in 4Q11, 1Q12

Sep 28, 15:45

IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects its revenues to remain unchanged or slightly rise sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, but then drop...