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Monday 23 March 2009
IC substrate makers see utilization increase to 50%
IC substrate makers Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Unimicron Technology have all seen their order visibility extend to mid-April and utilization...
Friday 6 March 2009
Drill bit maker Topoint sees sales rebound
Topoint Technology has seen its sales rebound since the second half of February amid demand for 0.15-micron and smaller micro drill bits for IC substrates. Topoint may see a double-digit...
Thursday 5 March 2009
IC backend suppliers see utilization recovering on white-box handset demand
IC packaging houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and testing specialists Sigurd Microelectronics and King Yuan Electronics...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Altera guidance revision to spur growth for Taiwan suppliers
Altera's recently-revised guidance for the first quarter of 2009 is good news for its contract suppliers in Taiwan, which include foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Thursday 12 February 2009
Tessera licenses micro-PILR technology to Taiwan-based Kinsus
Tessera Technologies has announced that Taiwan IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has licensed Tessera's micro-PILR interconnect platform, which reduces semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
Taiwan IC substrate production value to grow only 2% this year, says report
Taiwan IC substrate production value will grow 2% on year in 2009, while Taiwan's global market share is estimated to grow to 30.5%, to become the second largest IC substrate production...
Monday 19 January 2009
IC substrate maker Kinsus to see sales decline but will remain profitable in January
Investors estimate Kinsus Interconnect Technology's January sales to be only around NT$500 million (US$14.93 million) due to sagging market demand. However, the company said it expects...
Monday 12 January 2009
Taiwan IC substrate supply chain seeing more outsourcing and material orders from Japan
Due to the appreciating Japanese yen, Japan's first-tier IC substrate makers have increased their outsourcing, benefiting Taiwan companies, according to market watchers.
Thursday 8 January 2009
IC substrate maker PPT sales may decline less than rivals in 1Q09
Due to sluggish market demand, IC substrate makers' performances in the first quarter of 2009 are expected to remain weak. Market observers expect Kinsus Interconnect Technology and...
Tuesday 6 January 2009
IC substrate sales slumped in December 08 due to decline in handset and PC demand
IC substrate makers saw weak performance in December 2008 due to a sharp decline in demand for consumer electronics, handsets and PC products. Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) has...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
IC substrate makers' utilization rates drop sharply in December
IC substrate makers' utilization rates in December have dropped due to declining orders. Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC)'s utilization rate for flip-chip (FC) substrates has fallen...
Tuesday 9 December 2008
SPIL and NPC see sharp sales decline in November
November sales of Siliconware Precision Inudstry (SPIL) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) declined significantly because of order shrinkage since the end of October, and market...
Tuesday 9 December 2008
IC substrate maker Kinsus said to revise down 4Q sales forecast
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its fourth quarter sales will drop by over 20%, compared with a previous estimate of a 15% decline, amid decreased demand...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Semiconductor distributor Niching to see sales up while profits drop in 2008
Although Semiconductor distributor Niching Industrial has seen sales growth in 2008 thanks to strong shipments of memory module and memory card substrates, profits have declined due...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
IC substrate maker Kinsus to see sales decline more than 15% in 4Q amid weak order volumes
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects to see a sales decline of more than 15% in the fourth quarter, while its utilization rate will be in the 65-70% range and...