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Monday 29 June 2020
Backend firms raising capacity support for MediaTek
Taiwan's backend firms are moving to increase capex in the second half of 2020 to expand capacity to fulfill additional orders from MediaTek which is strengthening presence in 5G...
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Taiwan IC testing houses see RF chips orders spike from IDMs
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have seen orders for RF chips ramp up recently from Taiwanese IC designers...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
OSAT firms see robust demand for healthcare MCUs, server chips
Strong demand for healthcare MCUs and commercial notebook chips driven by the coronavirus pandemic has significantly boosted capacity utilization at Taiwan's backend houses, with...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
HiSilicon to ramp up 5nm chip orders with backend houses in 3Q20
Taiwan-based backend houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will see orders for HiSilicon's 5nm chips for 5G base stations ramp up substantially in the third quarter of 2020...
Monday 6 April 2020
Wafer-level memory burn-in test crucial for cutting backend cost
With the advent of the 5G era, global DRAM bit-based consumption is expected to approximately double by 2023, and wafer-level memory burn-in test services will become increasingly...
Monday 2 March 2020
III-V semiconductor makers to gain from China 5G handset subsidy
China is reportedly to launch a 5G handset subsidy policy to stimulate consumer purchases amid the coronavirus outbreak, a move expected to significantly benefit Taiwan-based compound...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Taiwan backend supply chain ramps up support for HiSilicon 5G chips
Taiwan semiconductor backend supply chain players are poised to ramp up their shipments and revenues in line with aggressive rollout of diverse 5G chip solutions by major chipmakers,...
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Taiwan chipmaking industry gearing up for next stage growth
Taiwan's chipmaking industry, led by TSMC, is gearing up to enter its next stage of growth as chip demand for 5G applications is set to start ramping up substantially next year, according...
Friday 6 September 2019
KYEC, Sigurd post strong August revenues
IC testing specialists King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both posted impressive revenues for August, expecting bright prospects for the remaining months...
Thursday 29 August 2019
Sigurd, Winstek step up capacity expansion pace
IC backend houses Sigurd Microelectronics and Winstek Semiconductor both plan to expand production capacity aiming to satisfy growing demand for 5G-related chips and blockchain ASI...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
CHPT 2H19 revenues to surge on China 5G infrastructure construction
Taiwan-based IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) is expected to see revenue growth significantly driven by Chinese telecom operators upgrading existing...
Friday 19 July 2019
IC backend supply chain buoyed by TSMC positive 3Q19 outlook
Taiwan-based IC backend supply chain players are optimistic about their performance prospects for the second half of 2019 in line with TSMC's positive outlook about demand for high-end...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Order visibility for IC packaging materials clear throughout 3Q19
Clear order visibility for diverse IC packaging materials is seen through the end of the third quarter of the year thanks mainly to increasingly robust demand from OSAT (outsourced...
Friday 5 July 2019
Backend firms see pickup in short lead-time orders for mining ASICs
Backend houses have seen a pickup in short lead-time orders for crypto mining ASICs recently, driven by significant upturn of Bitcoin prices, according to industry sources.