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Tuesday 6 June 2023
IC socket orders for Nvidia chips ramping up
GPU vendor Nvidia has placed additional orders for various products with IC test socket manufacturers, according to industry sources.
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan probe card suppliers see stable demand from Chinese GPU developers
Taiwan-based probe card providers continue to see stable orders from Chinese GPU developers although demand from first-tier smartphone application processor suppliers has become volatile,...
Friday 5 May 2023
WinWay to open new probe card plant in May
WinWay Technology is scheduled to hold an inauguration ceremony for its new probe card plant in southern Taiwan at the end of May, according to the IC test interface solutions prov...
Tuesday 18 April 2023
System-level testing demand rising; TSMC, Intel, and other foundries are in
System-level testing demand for advanced ICs has been rising. Foundries including TSMC, Intel and Samsung Electronics, as well as OSATs such as ASE Technology, are already involved,...
Thursday 13 April 2023
DDI-use probe cards see uptick in demand
Semiconductor testing service providers have seen clients start replenishing inventory for display driver ICs (DDI) and PC peripheral chips, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
STAr Technologies unveils 3D/2.5D MEMS micro-cantilever WAT probe card
STAr Technologies, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor test probe cards, unveiled the new 3D/2.5D MEMS micro-cantilever probe card for WAT reliability testing. The Virgo-Prima...
Friday 24 March 2023
WinWay remains focused on HPC chip demand
WinWay Technology, a provider of IC test interface solutions, remains focused on high-performance computing (HPC) chip demand and has rolled out wafer-level co-packaged optics (CPO)...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
IC test interface solution providers cautiously optimistic about 2023
IC test interface solution providers are cautiously optimistic about their business outlook for 2023, citing persistent macro headwinds and the ongoing inventory adjustments for mass-market...
Thursday 15 December 2022
CHPT, Cohu join hands to deliver advanced probe cards
Taiwan-based IC test interface solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has struck a strategic collaboration deal with US-based Cohu, a provider of test and inspection...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
IC test interface solution providers positive about 5G smartphone demand
The adoption of 5G smartphones will continue to grow and buoy probe card demand for related application processors in 2023, according to sources at IC test interface solution provi...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Robust demand for high-end SoCs buoys probe card maker MPI profits
Robust demand for high-end mobile SoCs, networking ICs and HPC chips has buoyed MPI's profit performance, with the probe card maker's net profit for the first three quarters of this...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
IC test interface providers engaged in price negotiations with fabless clients
IC test interface solution providers, which include probe cards and IC test sockets, are engaged in price negotiations with their fabless clients as demand for wireless devices falls,...
Tuesday 4 October 2022
CHPT obtains MEMS probe card orders from FPGA vendors
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has landed MEMS probe card orders from several major tier-1 international FPGA vendors, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Semiconductor probe card suppliers may see earnings erode in 2023
Companies specializing in probe cards for wafer tests and load boards for final tests may see their profits erode in 2023 as chipmakers including foundry TSMC and fabless firm MediaTek...
Thursday 15 September 2022
IC test interface solutions providers see promising HPC demand
Taiwan IC test interface solutions providers continue to embrace robust demand from major US HPC processor vendors Intel, Nvidia and AMD, which will effectively offset reductions...