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Tuesday 8 September 2009
Chipbond August 2009 revenues hit high
Driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology saw its monthly revenues hit a record of NT$640 million (US$19.5 million) in August, representing a 52.5% increase from NT$420...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
MEMS IDMs pressured by low-priced China electronic sensors
China's white-box handset makers have turned to use electronic sensors made by local companies instead of first-tier IDMs' MEMS sensors for their new products due to cost concern...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Driver IC backend suppliers upbeat about 3Q09
Chipbond Technology is performing better than previously expected in the third quarter of 2009, thanks to growing demand from IDM customers, according to the company. The driver IC...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Driver IC backend supplier Chipbond enjoys strong July profits
Chipbond Technology has posted net profits of NT$81 million (US$2.46 million) for July 2009 roughly equal to its net profits of NT$81.65 million for the second quarter.
Friday 14 August 2009
Chipbond and IST urge relaxation of driver-IC backend restrictions in China
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) have called for Taiwan to relax restrictions on LCD driver IC packaging and testing production in China. They...
Friday 7 August 2009
Global Unichip vying for monitoring system, SSD markets
Global Unichip has secured orders for high-speed interface solutions targeting the monitoring system and SSD markets which are usually led by IDMs such as IBM, and it expects to grab...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Monday 3 August 2009
Top backend houses to see revenues grow in 3Q09
Amkor Technology is expected to see the strongest revenue growth among top packaging and testing houses in th third quarter, followed by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE),...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Lite-On Semi sees large growth in IC foundry, analog IC revenues
Taiwan IDM Lite-On Semiconductor saw consolidated revenues of NT$149 million (US$4.5 million) from its 6-inch IC foundry service and analog IC manufacturing in June 2009, a rise of...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Chipbond gearing up 12-inch wafer bumping output: Q&A with chairman Fei-Jain Wu
Gold bumping service provider, Chipbond Technology, which also offers COF/COG (chip-on-film/chip-on glass) turnkey services, has identified outsourcing of LCD driver-IC bumping and...
Friday 19 June 2009
TSMC gearing up for PWM IC market
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is optimistic about the outlook for the power management (PWM) IC market and expects to grab a significant market share thanks to...
Friday 5 June 2009
Ardentec 2Q09 revenues expected to jump over 50%
Wafer testing house Ardentec is expected to enjoy a jump in revenues of over 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 followed by single-digit growth in the third quarter, following...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Semiconductor industry poised for growth in 2Q09, says IC Insights
A cyclical bottom was reached in the first quarter of 2009, and semiconductor companies are increasingly optimistic about the second quarter, according to IC Insights.
Friday 8 May 2009
Semiconductor manufacturing utilization set to rise in 2Q09, says iSuppli
The global semiconductor manufacturing industry is expected to take one small step back from the precipice in the second quarter, as utilization rises for the first time in a year,...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Taiwan MEMS maker TMT acquires US-based Miradia
Taiwan-based MEMS maker Touch Micro-system Technology (TMT) has acquired a 100% stake in California-based maker Miradia in an attempt to use the latter's patented technology to transform...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research