Last update: Friday 3 May 2013 [221 news items]
Worldwide semiconductor assembly and testing revenues up 2% in 2012, says Gartner
May 3, 15:13
The worldwide semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) market totaled US$24.5 billion in 2012, a 2.1% increase from 2011, according to Gartner.
Supply for high-end IC packaging to fall short in 2H13, says SPIL chair
May 2, 14:49
Supply for high-end IC packaging is likely to fall short of demand during the second half of 2013, according to Bough Lin, chairman for Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL). SPIL...
ASE, SPIL 2Q13 sales outlook optimistic
Apr 18, 22:10
Market watchers are more optimistic about the IC packaging and testing business in the second quarter of 2013, judging from a rosy outlook provided by TSMC for the quarter. Sales...
Apr 9, 15:35
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their monthly revenues rebound to a sequential growth track in March 2013...
SPIL to deal out cash dividend of NT$1.67 for 2012
Mar 22, 15:39
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing service provider Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.67 for 2012.
ASE, SPIL to see sales rebound in March
Mar 8, 15:04
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both have reported decreased sales for February, but their sales are expected to gain momentum...
Newswatch - Mar 4, 12:18
Altera and Xilinx both have decided to adopt PoP (package on package) packaging technology for its next-generation chips, instead of using chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) process...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC backend production value to outperform global industry
Feb 26, 15:42
Production value of Taiwan's dedicated semiconductor packaging and testing industry is forecast to grow 4.9% to US$13.88 billion in 2013, while the global industry will generate a...
Equipment maker GPTC posts significant revenue and profit growth in January
Feb 26, 14:51
Buoyed by its recent acquisition of a chemical material supplier, as well as brisk demand from IC foundries, Grand Plastic Technology (GPTC) has reported significant on-year growth...
Mobile IC vendors asking to renegotiate backend quotes for 28nm products
Feb 26, 13:46
The available capacity for 28nm mobile chips at IC foundries, mainly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has become sufficient to meet demand since early 2013. Suppliers...
IC backend firms to suffer setback in January-February, says SPIL chair
Jan 31, 12:15
IC packaging and testing companies will suffer setbacks in revenues during January and February because of inventory adjustments at clients, as well as fewer working days due to the...
ASE, SPIL to stop ramping copper wirebonding capacity
Jan 31, 11:03
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both stated that they will stop ramping up capacity for copper wire-bonding. Instead, raising...
ASE, SPIL 1Q13 sales likely to drop 10% or more
Jan 28, 20:58
Sales at IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will likely register sequential decreases of 10% or more...
ASE, SPIL 4Q12 sales miss guidance
Jan 10, 14:09
Packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their core business revenues miss their guidance of 2-5%...
SPIL approves NT$11.3 billion for 2013 capex
Dec 21, 11:29
The board of directors of IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has approved plans to budget NT$11.3 billion (US$389 million) in capex for 2013, which is lower than...
ASE, SPIL to post mixed results for December
Dec 18, 14:08
The top-two Taiwan-based IC backend services companies, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), are expected to report mixed results...
IC backend services firms to ride high as TSMC ramps capex for 2013, say sources
Dec 17, 21:37
Taiwan-based IC backend services companies will benefit from an increase in capital expenditure (capex) by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in 2013, according to...
iPhone 5 yield rates improving, say sources
Dec 5, 14:44
Yield rates for the production of iPhone 5 in the supply chain appear to have improved recently, as Apple has shortened the standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe...
SPIL October sales highest for 2012
Nov 6, 14:34
Consolidated revenues at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) in October hit the highest monthly level thus far in 2012, according to statistics released by the Taiwan-based IC...
ASE, SPIL sing different tune for 4Q12
Oct 31, 21:52
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its shipments to grow 3-5% in the fourth quarter of 2012, while fellow company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is looking...
SPIL expects 4Q12 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly
Oct 31, 13:57
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) expects its consolidated revenues to stay flat or drop by up to 3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, due to weak demand...
ASE, SPIL to perform rather strongly in 4Q12
Oct 23, 22:11
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will perform relatively strongly in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to 28nm orders from Qualcomm...
ASE posts revenue gains in September as SPIL stays flat
Newswatch - Oct 11, 16:05
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$17.06 billion (US$580.27 million) for September, up 5% sequentially and 10.6% on year.
ASE, SPIL October sales to rise
Oct 2, 01:35
IC backend service companies Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) will both see their October revenues continue to rise sequentially thanks...
Rising value of NT dollar to affect performance of IC backend service firms
Sep 26, 14:40
The rising price of gold and the appreciation of the NT dollar, triggered by the launch the US Federal Reserve's third round of the quantitative easing (QE3) is expected to weigh...
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...
Demand for copper wirebonding machines to slide 50% sequentially in 4Q12
Sep 12, 01:40
Demand for copper wirebonding machines from IC backend service companies is expected to decline 50% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as compared to purchases in the third quarter, according...
IC backend service firms to ramp up investments in 2012
Sep 5, 01:30
Most Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing firms including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) and Powertech Technology (PTI) all plan to...
Taiwan copper wirebonding production value to rise
Sep 3, 12:11
The production value of Taiwan's copper wirebonding segment is expected to rise along with demand over the next three years, according to sources at equipment suppliers.
ASE, SPIL see small growth in July revenues
Aug 8, 01:00
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), two Taiwan-based providers of IC packaging and testing service, saw consolidated revenues of...
Major IC packagers step up 2012 capex
Aug 6, 15:41
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Amkor Technology and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) – the world's leading packaging and testing houses – have all set...
ASE, SPIL make progress in transition to copper wire bonding
Jul 31, 16:12
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have made progress toward the transition from gold to copper wire bonding, and have also stepped...
ASE, SPIL expect 3Q12 sales to rise
Jul 30, 14:27
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both expect their third-quarter sales to register another sequential growth buoyed by rising demand...
Jul 27, 15:47
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their second-quarter net profits rise over 50% sequentially along with higher...
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%,...
Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
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Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 41min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Displays | 52min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Displays | 53min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Green energy | 57min ago
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | May 23, 22:11
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | May 23, 21:44
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | May 23, 21:42
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | May 23, 21:39
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:29
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:01
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:38
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:31
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:29
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:28
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:37
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:36
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:06
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
SPIL anticipates 3Q revenues to exceed NT$10 billion
Bough Lin, chairman of SPIL, stated the company's BGA packaging lines are currently tight. The chip packaging and testing firm plans to install additional 700 fine-pitch wire bonders...
Photo: Allen Lin, DigiTimes, Jul 29.
John Hsuan, vice chairman of United Microelectronic Corporation (UMC) and concurrently chairman of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is a 30-year veteran of the Taiwan IT industry...
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.