BOOKED: The firm said its factories are fully utilized even after the merger with SPIL, which means concerns that the merger would undermine demand were unfounded
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 04, 2018
By: Lisa Wang / Staff reporter, in KAOHSIUNG
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE, 日月光半導體) yesterday said it is
Officials and company executives, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) chairman Jason Chang, third left, and Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu, fourth left, break ground for ASE’s new integrated-circuit factory in Kaohsiung’s Nanzih District yesterday. Photo courtesy of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc
investing NT$12.5 billion (US$429 million) on a new advanced fab in Kaohsiung to expand capacity, with the aim of keeping up pace with high demand for system-in-a-package (SiP) services.
The rapid proliferation of slim Internet of Things devices is driving demand for SiP packaging technology, which encloses several chips, such as microprocessors and memory chips, in a single module, the world’s largest chip tester and packager said.
“Our factories are fully utilized [even] after the consolidation of ASE and Siliconware Precision Industries Co (SPIL, 矽品精密),” ASE chairman Jason Chang (張虔生) told a media gathering.
“This proves that the concern that the combination of the two firms would undermine ASE’s customer base and reduce client orders is unfounded,” Chang said
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