Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics, in which Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) owns a major stake, recently announced an additional investment...
Korea-based flip-chip chip-scale packaging (FC-CSP) substrate maker Semco has gained market share from Japan-based Ibiden to become one of the top-two players in the market, according...
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...
A double-digit decline in fourth-quarter demand for packaging and testing products is expected due to weak orders for IC substrates. Institutional investors forecast Nan Ya Printed...
Although the general economy is weak, semiconductor equipment distributor Taiwan Kong King's (TKK's) sales and profits will continue to grow thanks to the capacity expansions of IC...
The launch of second-phase Intel Nehalem-based CPUs (scheduled for the third quarter of 2009) is expected to have a corresponding impact on substrate demand, according to industry...
A fire occurred at the Asahi Glass plant in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan last week, which should impact glass substrate supply for Sharp, according to market sources. The fire...
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) reiterated its strong sales guidance for the third quarter, indicating that it anticipates the utilization rate for its flip-chip (FC) substrate...
With LCD panel makers fast expanding their capacities and a TV market continuing to grow despite an economic downturn, major glass substrate suppliers remain optimistic about deman...
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are mostly optimistic about the third quarter, with Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology expecting strong sequential...
Corning still sees the worldwide LCD TV market heading towards significant growth through 2009 despite the weak economy in the US, according to Alan T Eusden, president of Corning...
AU Optronics (AUO) president LJ Chen has revealed that the company will decide on the substrate size for its 10G-or-above LCD panel line in the second half of 2008 so that volume...
The appreciating Japanese yen has prompted game console makers, including Sony and Nintendo, to seek secondary IC substrate suppliers from Taiwan. Industry sources indicated that...
