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Wednesday 5 June 2019
Sigurd capacity utilization rate rises to over 80% on rush orders from China
IC testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has seen its capacity utilization rate rebound to over 80% recently, thanks to a pull-in of short lead-time orders from mainly China,...
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Supply chain conservative about 2019 mining ASIC outlook
Crypto mining fever has subsided along with Bitcoin price collapsing from US$15,000 in January 2018 to under US$4,000 in December, sending mining ASICs supply chain players turning...
Tuesday 11 December 2018
Backend houses see orders from MediaTek slow down
Taiwan-based backend firms have seen orders from MediaTek fall around 10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, but expect them to start rebounding in January with substantial...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
IC packagers warming up to 5G opportunities
Globally leading IC designers are keen to develop 5G-related chipsets as the new generation mobile communications technologies are set to kick off commercial applications in 2020,...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Sigurd enjoys strong high-end chip probing demand
Strong high-end chip probing demand is prompting Sigurd Microelectronics to expand production capacity, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing in wafer probing and final...
Thursday 9 August 2018
Sigurd net profits nearly double in 2Q18
IC testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$386 million (US$12.6 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 91.6% sequentially. EPS for the quarter...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Sigurd revenues for 2Q18 hit record on robust IC packaging demand
IC packaging and testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has seen its revenues for June and the second quarter of 2018 hit record highs on robust market demand for smartphone RF...
Friday 22 June 2018
Taiwan OSAT firms suffer unclear order visibility for 3Q18
After experiencing lackluster revenue and profit performances in the first half of 2018, Taiwan OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) players still see unclear visibility...
Thursday 7 June 2018
KYEC May revenues reach 8-month high, Sigurd hit record
IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw its May revenues climb to an 8-month high of NT$1.71 billion (US$57.6 million), while fellow company Sigurd Microelectronics...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
KYEC, Sigurd fab utilization rates stay high
IC testing service providers King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both see their fab utilization rates stay high at between 80% and 85%, driven by robust demand...
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Sigurd revenues rise 51% on year in February
Taiwan IC tester Sigurd Microelectronics saw its revenues for February 2018 surge 51% on year to NT$692 million (US$23.63 million) despite the Lunar New Year holidays in the month,...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Taiwan IC testers enjoy rising consumer MCU orders from IDMs
Taiwan backend IC testing houses expect significant revenue increases in the first quarter of 2018, as they are busy fulfilling consumer MCU orders from their international IDM clients,...
Tuesday 27 February 2018
KYEC, Sigurd obtain orders for new MediaTek AI chips
IC testing service providers King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both obtained orders for MediaTek's recently-introduced 12nm mobile SoC that brings AI features...
Friday 5 January 2018
Sigurd sees robust revenue growths in December, 4Q17
IC testing firm Sigurd Microelectronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$739 million (US$24.82 million) for December 2017, up 40.3% on year.
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Backend IC service provider Sigurd sees bright prospect in 2018
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics is expected to enjoy strong revenue performance in 2018 due to more orders from Amazon for its smart speaker chips,...