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Chunghwa Precision Test Technology Co’s (CHPT, 中華精測) second-quarter revenue was the highest for any April-to-June period in its history, the wafer testing service provider said yesterday.
Despite supply chain disruptions caused by the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, revenue hit NT$1.185 billion (US$39.8 million), up 43 percent quarter-on-quarter and 13.1 percent annually, the company said in a statement.
Last month’s revenue of NT$414 million increased 0.02 percent from May and was up 22.9 percent from a year earlier, it said.
“Although some orders had been delayed in the second quarter due to rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, revenue in the quarter hit
Wafer testing service provider Chunghwa Precision Test Technology Co (CHPT, 中華精測) yesterday reported that revenue last month rose 27.22 percent from February, but fell 7.86 percent to NT$323.78 million (US$11.28 million) from last year.
“A more diverse product mix and increased demand from customers in the US have mitigated the seasonal impact,” Chunghwa Precision Test said in a statement.
Revenue in the first quarter was NT$829.1 million, down 34.88 percent quarter-on-quarter, but up 2.18 percent year-on-year, it said.
The firm has had robust demand for its vertical probe card business, which provides services for 5G products such as radio frequency (RF) chips and
The war game results from the Center for a New American Security were released on Thursday, comparing US reliance on Taiwanese chips to America s dependence on the Middle East for oil.
Gudeng Precision Industrial Co (家登), the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pods to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), yesterday said it is looking at setting up a factory in the US to align itself with TSMC’s capacity expansion there.
Gudeng is one of several TSMC suppliers that are considering following their customer in setting up operations in the US to provide on-site services.
TSMC is building a 12-inch fab in Phoenix, Arizona, for an initial investment of US$12 billion. It plans to produce 20,000 wafers a month using 5-nanometer technology when the fab becomes operational in 2024.
TSMC uses