STATS ChipPac Ltd, a Singaporean chip-testing and packaging company, announced yesterday that it had completed the expansion of 300mm (12-inch) wafer bump and wafer level chip scale packaging (WLCSP) operations in Taiwan.
The announcement came as the company, the world’s fourth-largest chip tester and packager, officially opened a new plant in Hsinchu County at its Taiwanese subsidiary, STATS ChipPac Taiwan Co (台星科).
The new plant will allow the firm to boost production capacity at STATS ChipPAC Taiwan to 420,000 bumped wafers and 60,000 WLCSP devices a year, the statement said. STATS ChipPAC has invested more than US$150 million in Taiwan, it added.
Company vice president and chief operating officer Wan Choong Hoe (尹松豪) said the expansion was undertaken to meet higher customer requirements and cater to rising demand for mobile and consumer devices.
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan managing director Richard Weng (翁志立) said the new plant allowed the company to triple its Class 100 cleanroom space to 3,478m2 and increased both its 300mm bump and WLCSP capacity.
In addition to its Taiwanese operation, STATS ChipPac also runs plants in Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and China.
The Singaporean firm reported a net income of US$18 million or US$0.01 earnings per share (EPS) in the third quarter of the year, compared with a net income of US$19.2 million or US$0.01 EPS in the second quarter. The firm reported a net income of US$24.2 million or US$0.01 EPS a year earlier.
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