KLIC doesn't have a monopoly on copper wirebonding... ;)
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ASE lands pull-in of copper wirebonding orders
Mavis Hong, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 27 June 2013]
IC backend service company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has seen its Europe- and US-based fabless clients adopting copper wire to package their products since the beginning of 2013, and enjoyed a substantial rise in copper wirebonding orders, according to company COO Tien Wu.
ASE's revenues generated from copper wirebonding surpassed those from gold wirebonding for the first time in the first quarter of 2013, said Wu.
Another milestone for ASE's copper wirebond business is that the company saw orders placed by its customers in Europe and US contribute more than those of its Asia-based clients in the first quarter of 2013, Wu indicated. This proves that ASE's copper wirebond services are mature enough to ease customer concerns over yield rates and its impact on product quality, Wu said.
ASE is also looking to receive more requests for copper wirebond services from its IDM clients later in 2013, which will help the backend firm generate more revenues from the product line, Wu noted.
Citing company data, Wu disclosed that about 75% of ASE's fabless clients have turned to copper wire, and only 35% of its IDM customers adopt the packaging.
ASE started to develop its copper wirebond services in 2009, and has already built sufficient capacity to meet the expected future growth in demand, Wu said.
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