CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED SPIL
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC backend production value to outperform global industry
Production value of Taiwan's dedicated semiconductor packaging and testing industry is forecast to grow 4.9% to US$13.88 billion in 2013, while the global industry will generate a...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Equipment maker GPTC posts significant revenue and profit growth in January
Buoyed by its recent acquisition of a chemical material supplier, as well as brisk demand from IC foundries, Grand Plastic Technology (GPTC) has reported significant on-year growth...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mobile IC vendors asking to renegotiate backend quotes for 28nm products
The available capacity for 28nm mobile chips at IC foundries, mainly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has become sufficient to meet demand since early 2013. Suppliers...
Thursday 31 January 2013
IC backend firms to suffer setback in January-February, says SPIL chair
IC packaging and testing companies will suffer setbacks in revenues during January and February because of inventory adjustments at clients, as well as fewer working days due to the...
Thursday 31 January 2013
ASE, SPIL to stop ramping copper wirebonding capacity
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both stated that they will stop ramping up capacity for copper wire-bonding. Instead, raising...
Monday 28 January 2013
ASE, SPIL 1Q13 sales likely to drop 10% or more
Sales at IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will likely register sequential decreases of 10% or more...
Thursday 10 January 2013
ASE, SPIL 4Q12 sales miss guidance
Packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their core business revenues miss their guidance of 2-5%...
Friday 21 December 2012
SPIL approves NT$11.3 billion for 2013 capex
The board of directors of IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has approved plans to budget NT$11.3 billion (US$389 million) in capex for 2013, which is lower than...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
ASE, SPIL to post mixed results for December
The top-two Taiwan-based IC backend services companies, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), are expected to report mixed results...
Monday 17 December 2012
IC backend services firms to ride high as TSMC ramps capex for 2013, say sources
Taiwan-based IC backend services companies will benefit from an increase in capital expenditure (capex) by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in 2013, according to...
Wednesday 5 December 2012
iPhone 5 yield rates improving, say sources
Yield rates for the production of iPhone 5 in the supply chain appear to have improved recently, as Apple has shortened the standby period for pre-sale orders in the US and Europe...
Tuesday 6 November 2012
SPIL October sales highest for 2012
Consolidated revenues at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) in October hit the highest monthly level thus far in 2012, according to statistics released by the Taiwan-based IC...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
ASE, SPIL sing different tune for 4Q12
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its shipments to grow 3-5% in the fourth quarter of 2012, while fellow company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is looking...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
SPIL expects 4Q12 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) expects its consolidated revenues to stay flat or drop by up to 3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, due to weak demand...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
ASE, SPIL to perform rather strongly in 4Q12
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will perform relatively strongly in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to 28nm orders from Qualcomm...