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Wednesday 21 March 2012
PTI, Walton expect sales stable in March, grow in 2Q12
Packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both said they continue to negotiate with Elpida Memory to work out the best solutions...
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Taiwan makers bracing for Elpida bad debts
Japan-based memory chipmaker Elpida Memory, which filed for bankruptcy protection on February 27 to restructure its debts and capital structure, might end up struggling to pay off...
Friday 17 February 2012
Walton says 1Q12 revenues to hit bottom
Walton Advanced Engineering expects sales to register sequential growth starting the second quarter after hitting bottom in the first. The memory-IC backend service provider has also...
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Walton 1Q12 sales to decrease 5-10%
Memory-IC packaging and testing specialist Walton Advanced Engineering expects its revenues to drop by another 5-10% sequentially in the first quarter following an almost 20% sequential...
Friday 30 December 2011
PTI reportedly has no plans to financially support Elpida
Elpida Memory, which reportedly is seeking an extension on its public fund repayment, may not be able to gain financial support from Powertech Technology (PTI) as the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Memory backend service industry affected by capacity cuts on standard DRAM chips, say sources
Taiwan-based memory backend packaging/testing service providers including Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have been affected by capacity cuts on standard...
Monday 28 November 2011
Walton to buy stake in Elpida subsidiary
Elpida Memory has announced that Taiwan-based Walton Advanced Engineering, which provides packaging and testing services mainly for DRAM products, has agreed to make a JPY3.75 billion...
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Memory packaging/testing houses see depressed operations in 3Q11
Powertech Technology (PTI), Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), Walton Advanced Engineering and UTAC-Taiwan, four Taiwan-based providers of memory packaging/testing services, expect...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Mobile RAM outlook optimistic, say memory backend firms
The outlook for mobile RAM remains optimistic despite weaker-than-expected demand thus far in 2011, according to sources at major Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing houses...
Monday 22 August 2011
More firms reducing exposure in DRAM packaging and testing market
The growing supply-demand imbalance in the PC DRAM market has discouraged packaging and testing firms from paying attention to the segment, with some looking to completely phase out...
Thursday 18 August 2011
PTI, Walton look to lower revenues in 4Q11
Memory packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering both expect their fourth-quarter revenues to be lower than the levels recorded in the...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Walton expects flat 3Q11, but drop in 4Q
Memory IC packaging and testing firm Walton Advanced Engineering has narrowed its sales forecast for the third quarter to flat growth sequentially, compared with the 0-5% increase...
Thursday 7 July 2011
DRAM backend firms post slight growth in June revenues
Powertech Technology (PTI), Walton Advanced Engineering and Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) have reported sequential growth in revenues for June 2011 of 2.9%, 0.8% and 1.7%,...
Thursday 30 June 2011
PTI, Walton seeing weaker-than-expected demand for mobile DRAM
Memory IC packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have revised downward their targeted sales contributions from mobile DRAM products...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
DRAM makers negotiating for cheaper backend services, says paper
Contract quotes for DRAM packaging and testing services have been facing downward pressure, and are likely to decline over 10% in the third quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language...
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