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Tuesday 5 January 2021
Backend house Winstek to enjoy 10% sales growth in 2021
IC backend service provider Winstek Semiconductor is expected to post an about 10% revenue increase in 2021, driven by demand for AI chips for handset and blockchain applications,...
Thursday 24 December 2020
Sigurd budgets NT$3.5 billion for 2021 capex
Testing company Sigurd Microelectronics plans to budget NT$3.516 billion (US$124.9 million) in capex for 2021 to replace old equipment and expand production capacity, according to...
Thursday 24 December 2020
Taiwan IC testers ask clients to procure own process components
Taiwan-based IC testing houses have asked their fabless and IDM clients to shoulder some of the components costs needed to process their orders, a measure tantamount to raising prices,...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Taiwan OSAT firms see clear order visibility through mid-2021
Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...
Monday 7 December 2020
Taiwan backend houses see orders boom
Taiwan backend houses will continue to embrace orders shifted by chipmakers from Chinese peers, as "risk control" has become a major concern among global chipmakers now that the US...
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Taiwan backend supply chain poised to embrace 5G AiP segment
5G mmWave AiP (antenna in package) modules are on track to gain increasing penetration in handsets and other devices after being incorporated into iPhone 12 series, and FC-AiP technology...
Tuesday 24 November 2020
Sigurd counts on 5G chips for sustained growth in 2021
Testing house Sigurd Microelectronics is optimistic about its business outlook for 2021, as testing demand for related chips for 5G phone, networking, automotive and AI applications...
Monday 23 November 2020
ASE Technology to raise backend service quotes by 5-10% in 1Q21
Taiwan's top OSAT firm ASE Technology will hike backend service quotes by 5-10% starting first-quarter 2021 to reflect increased cost and tight capacity supply for some products,...
Thursday 5 November 2020
Sigurd sees clear order visibility through 1Q21
IC testing specialist Sigurd Microelectronics has seen clear order visibility through the first quarter of 2021, with capacity utilization to stay high at 85-90%, according to industry...
Monday 2 November 2020
Taiwan GaAs supply chain, IDMs gearing up for Wi-Fi 6 boom
The Wi-Fi 6 penetration rate is likely to advance to 50-60% in 2021 with the latest wireless communication standard increasingly adopted for handsets, routers and notebooks, prompting...
Friday 4 September 2020
CHPT, Sporton and Sigurd post double-digit revenue increases in August
Taiwan-based IC test interface solutions provide Chunghua Precision Test Tech (CHPT), mobile device certification specialist Sporton International, and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics...
Tuesday 1 September 2020
III-V IC makers, backend houses bracing for post-Huawei scenarios
Taiwan's III-V semiconductor specialists and backend houses are bracing for the worst-case scenario for Huawei's woes and eyeing more shipments for 5G iPhones to bolster their performance...
Monday 31 August 2020
Taiwan backend houses cautious about 4Q20
Taiwan backend houses are cautious about business prospects for the fourth quarter of the year thanks to upcoming disruptions in MediaTek shipments to China's Huawei under the latest...
Thursday 27 August 2020
KYEC, Sigurd to boost capacity support for MediaTek orders
Testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics will substantially scale up their capacities for MediaTek orders in September and October, while being aware...
Tuesday 11 August 2020
IC testers KYEC, Sigurd gearing up for robust MediaTek demand
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are both gearing up to satisfy robust demand for MediaTek's chips in the fourth quarter of 2020 following...