Chartered seeks wafer testing suppliers in Taiwan

Digitimes, 24 Nov 2008, Ingrid Lee, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES

Instead of drafting merger talks, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is actually looking to outsource its wafer-testing orders to IC packaging and testing companies in Taiwan, according to industry sources. Ardentec, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Powertech Technology (PTI) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (formerly Winstek Semiconductor) are being identified as beneficiaries.

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