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...

Chipbond, YoungTek to expand LCD driver IC testing capacity in 2Q13

May 10, 16:03

Taiwan-based IC backend service houses Chipbond Technology and YoungTek Electronics plan to ramp up their testing capacity for LCD driver chips by 20% and 30%, respectively, in the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Testing service company Sporton to generate more revenues from handset sector

Apr 16, 22:02

Sporton International, an inductor maker and testing services provider, will see its revenues generated from testing services offered to the handset sector increase substantially...

Backend to outperform IC sector, says ASE chair

Apr 15, 23:37

The packaging and testing sector is set to outperform the overall industry in 2013, said Jason Chang, chairman for Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), during a recent company...

Chicony, Inventec pass UL testing for India market

Mar 15, 11:23

Taiwan-based makers Chicony Electronics and Inventec have passed tests conducted by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) for their IT products to be available for sale in the India market,...

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...

Sporton to see increasing testing business on growing popularity of LTE smartphones

Mar 8, 15:49

Sporton International, an inductor maker and testing services provider, saw the proportion of its revenues generated from testing and inspection services reach 89.8% in February and...

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...

Taiwan market: No. 4 nuclear power plant enters testing

Feb 8, 15:17

The state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) is undertaking various tests at Taiwan's No. 4 nuclear power plant located on the northeastern coast in preparation for kicking off trial...

Walton to cut 2013 capex, provides cautious outlook

Jan 22, 21:50

Walton Advanced Engineering, which provides packaging and testing services for memory chips, has expressed caution about its business outlook for 2013. Filling under-utilized capacity...

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.

Advantest integrated test cell adopted by Marvell

Jan 9, 14:42

Advantest has installed the first evaluation unit of its new test cell at Marvell, integrating its T2000 EPP (enhanced performance package) and M4841 dynamic test handler, according...

ITRI opens integrated telematics testing environment

Dec 28, 11:51

The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on December 27 announced the inauguration of a dynamic integrated telematics testing environment, the...

ASE reportedly lands small-volume orders for Apple processors

Dec 27, 21:00

Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), an IC packaging and testing services provider, reportedly has begun to fulfill small-volume orders for Apple's A-series proce...

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...

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...

Five of 9 TD-LTE chip developers fail to meet CATR testing standards, says report

Dec 7, 15:46

Nine IC design houses participated in TD-LTE chip tests conducted by the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR) under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,...

Advantest introduces T2000 IMS testing equipment in Taiwan

Nov 14, 21:23

Advantest, a Japan-based provider of IC testing total solutions, on November 14 introduced the T2000 IMS (integrated massive parallel test solution), designed to achieve lowest-cost...

Ardentec to see revenues decline in 4Q12

Nov 13, 12:04

IC testing specialist Ardentec expects its consolidated sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 to decrease 8-12% sequentially due to seasonality, according to company vice chairman...

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...

Testing solution provider Chroma Ate posts profit drop in first three quarters

Oct 31, 10:59

Chroma Ate, which provides integrated and customized solutions for test and measurement instruments, has announced that net profits for the first three quarters of 2012 declined 44%...

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...

PCB testing equipment suppliers TRI, Machvision post mixed results for January-September period

Oct 25, 15:21

PCB testing equipment vendor Test Research (TRI) saw its consolidated revenues increase 34.7% on year to NT$4.56 billion (US$155.48 million) for the first nine months of 2012, while...

Compal Electronics lays off tablet R&D, testing personnel

Oct 23, 21:07

Taiwan-based notebook and tablet ODM Compal Electronics has laid off more than 100 employees responsible for tablet R&D and testing.

UL provides Japan S Mark certification testing in Taiwan

Oct 22, 14:46

The government in Japan has been encouraging domestic home appliance firms to produce products that can save energy. Products that fit the requirements of Japan's safety measure,...

Chipbond 4Q12 sales likely to drop 5%

Oct 18, 22:14

LCD-driver-IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology is expected to post a sales drop of about 5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the double-digit...

SEMI publishes solar cell testing industry standard developed by ITRI, Taiwan makers

Oct 4, 15:57

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) has published a standard developed by Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and several...

STATS ChipPAC cuts 3Q12 outlook

Sep 21, 01:25

STATS ChipPAC, a semiconductor test and packaging service provider, now expects its third-quarter sales to decrease 3-5% on quarter. The firm previously estimated flat sequential...

Testing solution provider Chroma Ate to post sales growth in 3Q12

Sep 19, 10:34

Chroma Ate, which provides integrated and customized solutions for test and measurement instruments, saw its revenues increase 2.7% sequentially in August 2012. Revenues for September...

Taiwan government to set up platform for developing and testing cloud computing solutions, says minister

Sep 13, 16:23

The Taiwan government will establish a platform for developing and testing solutions based on cloud computing technology to offer public services. The platform will aim to match demand...